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Last Week in Tampico History - Week of June 28th
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 615 posts Jun 28, 2009 6:04 AM	When I started this series a year ago, I had the idea of posting a daily note or two from the Tampico Tornado but I quickly realized a single message topic would grow much too large and so I moved to a weekly series entitled "This Week in Tampico History." The format worked and so it continued throughout the past year. This week marks one full year of Tampico articles from the pages of the Tampico Tornado newpaper - years 1884 through 1920. If you have been reading this series, you can see Tampico has a rich history, steeped in helping to develop the “west” by its early establishment as a vibrant town; and in the richness of its people (e.g., Ronald Regan and Admaril Reeves.) I have enjoyed sharing my transcriptions with you this past year and I hope you have enjoyed them equally well. Through the many years I have been "dabbling" at transribing the Tornado, I have come to gain a feeling of the real life of Tampico - far beyond its "historical notes." I hope my postings have also provided you with something far beyond historical notes - that they too have provided you with a real sense of “the real life” of Tampico during the close of the 1800s and into the turn of the 20th century. As always, I will continue to turn to this message board on a regular basis to see what you, the reader, contribute and, hopefully, be able to answer some of the questions you post as well. Please continue to add your notes and questions so we can all continue to give detail and meaning to Tampico's rich history. Sincerely, Les Niemi Last Edited by on Jun 28, 2009 6:06 AM
LesN 616 posts Jun 28, 2009 6:12 AM	June 28, 1884 Mr. and Mrs. Hi. McKENZIE who have been visiting in Kansas and Nebraska for the past two months returned home last Monday. Hi says he met Daniel FOY’s folks and a number of Tampiconians while west. He thinks they will have a good crop in those states this season, yet in sections the crops are very backwards. June 28, 1890 Bennie BRAINERD while out to grandpa LUTYENS the other day, was badly bitten in the face near the eye while playing with an old dog on the place. June 28, 1890 Peter HAGAN lost a valuable horse last Thursday by being overcome by the heat. June 28, 1907 Must Have License To Use Seines The new fish law which becomes effective July 1 is very stringent in regard to seining. A license fee of $5 is required for every 100 yards of seine or trammel net, and fifty cents for hoop nets, the latter may be fished from June 1 to April 15 succeeding. Seines may be used from September 1 to April 15 succeeding. Trammel nets are unlawful in any water course except in the Illinois, Ohio, Mississippi, Wabash and Calumet rivers proper and then only from June 1 to the succeeding April, the only fish that can be taken in a trammel net in these streams are carp, dogfish, buffalo and catfish. Black bass, pike pickerel cannot be taken except by hook and line and then cannot be sold between September 1 and April 15 succeeding. A seine and trammel net cannot be lawfully used between sunset and sunrise. Each 100 yards of any kind must have a license tag displayed. No license is required to fish with hook and line. Licenses may be secured from county or village clerks. June 28, 1907 Slugged The Umpire Thomas MOSHER of Deer Grove was fined ten dollars and costs Tuesday at Sterling for slugging John MAMMEN Sunday at a baseball game played at Deer Grove. Mr. MOSHER plead guilty but claimed that he was justified in the act. He maintains that a ball was knocked on the foul line outside of third base and that MAMMEN called it a fair ball. This resulted in a heated argument, and during the excitement he struck MAMMEN. June 28, 1907 Mr. and Mrs. STROUSS of Walnut were called here last week by the injury that befell their son Arvid. Mr. STROUSS returned Sunday and she returned Tuesday. June 28, 1907 Reinhart JOHNSON went to Ottumwa, Iowa, Tuesday where he has a good position as book keeper. June 28, 1907 BRAINERD & DRAYTON have erected a new thirty foot steel tower on M.R. LYON"s farm occupied by Frank WEST. June 28, 1907 The fronts of the GRAHAM building and MEREDITH's Meat Market have been burnished up and improved by coats of paint. June 28, 1907 Vernon GLASSBURN ahs been quite sick this week with an attack of tonsillitis. June 28, 1907 Twin girls born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph ARNOLD last Sunday morning was certainly and event enough to cause Joe to feel like a president of the United States and smile the big, broad kind all week. June 28, 1907 William H. LAMON of Philadelphia is here visiting his son, photographer George LAMON. The elder LAMON has been engaged in evangelistic work in which he has been very successful. He is a pleasant, genial gentleman whom it is pleasure to meet. June 28, 1907 Some very thoughtless young people have been creating a disturbance in the western part of town in the vicinity of Frank COOLEY's residence. The girls are not more than sixteen years of age and in company with boys lounge around and under the trees near the COOLEY home at late hours in the evening disturbing Mr. COOLEY who is very sick and needs quiet and rest. The offenders refused to move at Mrs. COOLEY's polite request and now arrests and exposure are threatened and this course would seem justifiable if no other reason than for the good of the young people. June 28, 1907 A concrete base was built in the part last week by William ROWE. The cannon in the cemetery will be moved to the park as soon as the base hardens. E.E. WHEELOCK will have charge of moving and will be assisted by commander J.H. MILLIGAN and others. June 28, 1907 Newton DENISON has received word from the physicians in Chicago that the X-Ray photographs of his back show it to be in excellent condition, one vertebrae was broken but it is all healed up nicely and that he could expect to get well any time. June 28, 1907 The street and alley committee of the village council had Fred SEARS of Prophetstown survey the streets on both sides of the Baptist church last week to establish grades for the cutting down of the hill and for the new walks. The survey showed that Frank DAVIS' barn is ten feet on the street line. The street north of the Catholic church was also surveyed and lines established.
Katminder 61 posts Jun 28, 2009 8:33 PM	Les, you make my morning! I get up early, make coffee, then check to read any new postings you have done. I love reading the old articles. If I had a hat on, it would be off to you!
LesN 617 posts Jun 29, 2009 5:09 AM	I am glad you have enjoyed these transcriptions & thank you for the kind words. Les
LesN 618 posts Jun 29, 2009 5:15 AM	June 29, 1895 Attend the picnic at B.F. DOW's grove July 4th. June 29, 1895 There are now twenty-two fire extinguishers in town. Twelve are owned by individuals and ten by the town. Those owned by the town will be kept at the following places and are for public use: Two at the school house, one at PITNEY's hotel, J.F. McNAUGHTON's hotel, MASON's store, Ray McKENZIE's, George BERGE's, John MASON's Herbert KEMP's, Ed. PRATT's. June 29, 1895 The Sunday schools of Fairfield will celebrate the Fourth! Yorktown Centre and Zion will unite in Sunday school field day celebration, in B. DOW's grove. Short, bright speeches, live music, games, comic races, clean base ball, free ice cream and lemonade, are the order of the day. This departure is a step in the right direction. Fourth of July is no longer observed as Independence Day, but 'tis made the gala day of the beer saloon, the bowery and the gambling institutions, with Independence day attachments to give a show of respectability. As a people need to open our eyes to this matter. Come down and enjoy yourselves with us. The invitation is hereby extended. June 29, 1895 Marion LANE from near Yorktown was a guest of J. M. BALDWIN of this place. June 29, 1895 ATTENTION VOTERS Tampico, June 28th, 1895 Attention, please! Friday night you will be called upon to vote "For" or "Against" improving the condition of our school building. Are you in favor of uniform heat and good ventilation, with healthy children alive to their tasks or poorly ventilated air for the children passing the school day in drowsiness? The lower floors that keep the children's feet cold in the winter can be made warm only with furnaces. See how small the additional cost yearly for the eight xxx xxx xxx. The amount expended annually for our school is $2,100. The $124 (interest and principal) of the bonds to be met annually would be about 6 per cent. additional expense. If your school tax last year was $2, the additional tax will make your school tax $2.12. If $5, your school tax will be $5.30. If $10, your school tax will be $10.60, etc. Respectfully submitted George FORWARD L. J. KENDALL Fred W. SMITH Directors ------------ -The School board is of the opinion that women are not entitled to vote upon the proposition of raising funds for school purposes. Their vote counts only in the election of school officers. June 29, 1906 New Bridges are Done The four new steel highway bridges over the new dredge ditch south west of town were completed this week. Commissioners STEADMAN, ARNOLD and PIERCE have worked hard and as a result for years and stand any kind of traffic. Tampico township now has steel bridges over all the larger ditches. June 29, 1906 Dr. H.A. TERRY has returned from St. Louis where he spent xxx xxx xxx June 29, 1906 Commissioner George BURDEN of Fairfield township has purchased three wheeled scrapers for use on the road and ditches. June 29, 1906 The public highways in Tampico township are receiving attention along another line. Why is so much of our valuable land worth $100 per acre given over to the public highway purpose? For years the question has been asked but never answered. There is no sense in using 60 feet for a road way and having about ten feed on each side to grow weeds. The actual roadbed is about 20 feet wide and surely 40 feet from fence to fence would be just as good as the present unnecessary width. Worse than throwing it away is the use it is put to growing of weeds. If but 54 feet were allowed for road purposes the roadsides would be left in better condition. The farmers could better care for the extra ten or twelve feet if it were inside the fence than where it is on the outside. He is compelled to mow it anyway and now it is the catch trap for tin cans, bottles, wire and telephone poles which make the mowing of weeds anything but a pleasant job or profitable because of damaged machines. June 29, 1906 Leslie DENISON has made some improvements at his house and is fixing things up more conveniently. June 29, 1906 George THOMAS an electrician of Sterling came here Monday and has wired A.T. GLASSBURN's new house. June 29, 1906 Jesse VanBIBBER is thinking about buying an automobile and has begun to look up catalogues [sic]. June 29, 1906 Ray McKENZIE has improved his house very much by building a concrete foundation under the porch and a concrete balustrade. June 29, 1906 Mrs. Mira JANTZ and three daughters, and son-in-law, Mr. RILEY of Princeton were here Monday in an automobile. Mrs. JANTZ was looking after her farm the old KENNEY place north of town now occupied by John GIBSON. June 29, 1906 Draper MAXFIELD returned Friday from Stockton, California, where he has been for some time. Draper says he felt the earthquake plainly that destroyed San Francisco as it racked his bed and racked the house so badly that locked doors swung open.
Denise 419 posts Jun 29, 2009 2:02 PM	Gosh Les, I feel like crying - really! I so look forward to all of your transcriptions and postings. Can't we have a "re-do" or something, like back in the early years? (giggle) You stay tuned to us - can't imagine this site without you. Denise
LesN 619 posts Jul 02, 2009 6:01 AM	Hi Denise, Of course I will be logging in all the time - the TAHS website is my favorite site to check out. Les
LesN 620 posts Jul 02, 2009 6:06 AM	June 30, 1888 H.H. DOW has gone to Minier, Ill., for a short visit. June 30, 1888 Gen. Benjamin HARRISON of Indiana, for President, and Levi P. MORTON, of New York, for Vice-President are the Republican nominees. Now that the nominations are over each party will get down to work and get their candidates to the front. June 30, 1888 W.D. EDISON of Philadelphia visited the Rosedale creamery [in Tampico] last Wednesday. Mr. EDISON controls a large trade in choice creamery butter in the Philadelphia market, and the butter shipped from "Rosedale" leads all the rest. June 30, 1888 During his visit to Spring Valley Joseph KEMP purchased a business lot, upon which he will erect a store building soon. June 30, 1894 Tip DOW is busy improving his property planting potatoes. June 30, 1905 Burke HURLBERT is thinking of buying an automobile but there are so many makes he can't decide on the one he wants. June 30, 1905 Hundreds of red, yellow and black automobiles, big and little will travel through the Whiteside county on July 4 enroute to St. Paul. In these the members of the Chicago Auto club will got to St. Paul to attend a big meeting there. It is thought that the autos will not pass through Tampico but north of here through Sterling. June 30, 1905 Auto Runs Into Tree Roy McKENZIE ran into a tree with his automobile in his yard. He turned into the yard to run under the tree where he expected to make some repairs. A screw driver dropped down into the brake and when he pulled the brake lever it didn't work. The auto stopped when it hit the tree. A smashed lantern was the damage done. June 30, 1905 NEW BEDFORD Miss Mamie BREED closed her school at the Center last Friday with a picnic for her pupils. June 30, 1905 E.W. DOW of Rock Falls is just a little better. June 30, 1905 Galon ROGERS went to Sandwich Tuesday to visit with his father who is not very well. June 30, 1905 A fancy sign on a telephone pole near the livery barn tells the public where OLDS' barn may be found. June 30, 1905 Joseph WRIGHT and J.V. EMMITT of Sterling were here Tuesday in the former's automobile. They are interested in Michigan lands. June 30, 1905 Mrs. John HOWLETT and daughter Ethel were in Walnut last week Friday looking at pianos. Ethel won a certificate and thinks now she ought to have an instrument. June 30, 1905 A large new awning that rolls up and down has been placed on Will PARENT's furniture store. Will is bound to keep everything both inside and outside in the best of shape and has one of the nicest and best furniture stores in northern Illinois for a town of this size. June 30, 1905 Austin FOY suffered considerable last week from a bad abscess in his head. The abscess was caused by a tooth which was pulled and then a hole drilled up into the jaw, a large quantity of pus being extracted which had formerly reached the exterior through the nasal channel. The abscess was a painful, disagreeable thing of which Mr. FOY was exceedingly glad to have cured.
LesN 621 posts Jul 02, 2009 6:15 AM	July 1, 1893 H.H. DOW has a splendid garden and he is not satisfied with enjoying the products of said garden unless his neighbors, less fortunate, can also enjoy its fruits. Tuesday he furnished us with a generous supply of early turnips. They were fine and very palatable. July 1, 1904 New Bedford Mr. and Mrs. A.E. LINDGREN was up to H.H. DRAPER’s last Sunday. July 1, 1904 YORKTOWN F.M. THACKABERRY returned to DeKalb Milton THACKABERRY of Chicago brought his three sons out to spend the summer with relatives Miss Mamie THACKABERRY gave a party last Thursday evening. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. All reported a good time. Mr. and Mrs. John TEMPLETON and three children of Kewanee and Mrs. Henry MYERS of Athalia, Ohio visited at Mrs. Anna TEMPLETON's last Sunday. Miss Ada TEMPLETON is assisting with the house work at Mr. John YONK's July 1, 1904 WHIPPLETOWN Herman DRAPER lost one of his work horses by being chocked on oats. July 1, 1904 Tampico and Deer Grove crossed bats Sunday at Deer Grove. Tampico was beaten 9 to 13. July 1, 1904 J.R. HOWLETT has replaced his old wall phone with a new desk instrument which is much more convenient. July 1, 1904 John CORDES and J.H. MILLIGAN have both installed new 'phones on the line east of here which Joe Lauff says is prospering and more 'phones are to be put in soon. July 1, 1904 Members of the Methodist church are raising a fund of $200 for a large memorial window in the new church to the late pastor Rev. George BERNREUTER. The window will be the large one in the eastern side of the church and will be a handsome one done in pretty stained glass effects. July 1, 1904 J.C. PAICE and daughter, Miss Edith WEIREITER spent Sunday in Prophetstown and also visited Walnut Tuesday. July 1, 1904 John MOSHER of Deer Grove intends to build a large new barn about 24x40 soon. July 1, 1904 The rear axles of both B.D. GREENMAN's and Asa GLASSBURN's automobiles broke the same day last week. Mr. GREENMAN's axle broke and Mr. GLASSBURN towed the machine to town. The same evening the axle broke in Mr. GLASSBURN's machine while he was in Rock Falls. He went to Belvidere the same day on the train to the factory where the machines are made to ascertain the cause of the breaking and get new axles. July 1, 1904 Stiles H. PIERCE was home from Kasbeer Sunday and part of this week. He was taken suddenly sick while enroute from the depot to his home in that place and fell over unconscious knowing nothing until several hours later when he regained himself at his boarding place where he had been carried. He laid unconscious for an hour before he was discovered and taken care of. July 1, 1904 The rain store last week Friday which was accompanied by a small gale, blew the wheel off the windmill at Ben DOW's farm south of here and brought large limbs down at places north and south of here. July 1, 1904 Misses Hazel and Edna PIERCE went to Eldora, Iowa Monday where they will visit several days. July 1, 1904 Electric massage treatment and shampoo, you're next 3 chairs at STROUSS' barber shop. July 1, 1904 Miss Blanche NORTHHAM of Austin visited at the home of Mrs. D. P. ALDRICH for the past two weeks. July 1, 1904 Tampico Assessment H.A. KEMP, lots 13, 14, 115, blk 16 - $230 R. COLLINS Lots 7, 8, blk 21 - 540 M.C. PIERCE, Lots 7,8, blk 25 and n 75 ft. lot 7, blk 29 - 300 Emily BROWN, Lot 2, blk 21 - 360 July 1, 1915 Mr. and Mrs. Lee DOW motored up here last week from Minonk and visited several days at the homes of Chas. WEST, L.W. DENISON and other relatives and friends. July 1, 1920 The mercury nearly went over the top this week. It registered 97 on Sunday and 99 on Monday according to H.A. WOOD, the weather man. A nice, gentle rain came Tuesday morning which will be a big help to all crops. July 1, 1920 AIRPLANE HITS TWO COWS Another airship dropped in here last week Wednesday and after doing several stunts almost directly over the Chautauqua tent alighted on the KIMBALL farm just south of town. The aviator was looking for passengers to carry at $10 each but after learning that a plane had been in here only the week before they left. They flew here from Rockford. The St. Louis Aircraft company's plane and pilot BROWN who was here the week previous had a bad accident at Coleta where they were taking up passengers. While making the last flight in a pasture two cows became frightened and ran in front of the machine just as it was taking off. The propeller blade was smashed, one wing was also smashed and both the cows injured so badly that they had to be killed. The plane was wrecked so badly that it had to be taken apart and shipped to the factory. The pilot and passenger escaped injury July 1, 1920 JOS. SCHMITT LEASES OPERA HOUSE Jos. SCHMITT, Proprietor of The Grand Theater has also leased BURDEN"s opera house and will now run both of these amusement places. Harold GLASSBURN and Thomas DARBY who have been leasing BURDEN's opera house decided not to lease it again because Mr. GLASSBURN's health is not the best and Mr. DARBY is planning on leaving town. Messrs. GLASSBURN & DARBY have given the people of Tampico and vicinity some of the very best moving pictures shown on the screen and featured some of the biggest and best pictures produced, they have enjoyed good patronage and their many friends will regret that they have seen fit to retire. July 1, 1920 NEW MINISTER FOR CHRISTIAN CHURCH Rev. A.C. DeBORD of Huron, South Dakota, has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Christian church in Tampico and will locate here soon. He preached here last Sunday. Mr. DeBORD is a young man of pleasing personality and has been located in Dakota for the past six years. He has a wife and three children. Services will be held as usual next Sunday at the church and in the evening Rev. DeBORD will deliver a patriotic address. July 1, 1920 The Fairfield Town Board of Appointment - Supervisor, T.A. DRAYTON, and Justices Will F. STEERS and B.E. HOGEBOOM met last Tuesday and appointed Paul STREMMEL Town Clerk to fill the vacancy in that office caused by the removal of Glenn E. BROOKS to Sterling. July 1, 1920 I.J. BOOZ plans on moving July 2 and 3 his bakery and restaurant into the building now occupied by The First National Bank which will move about the same time to the building now occupied by Mr. BOOZ and which has been purchased by the bank. Mr. BOOZ will move into the bank building only temporarily and expects to move into the store room now occupied by COOK's pool hall about Aug. 1.
LesN 623 posts Jul 03, 2009 5:54 AM	Ok, that is the end of a year of "This Week in Tampico History." If you have been following along, I started posting transcripts from the Tampico Tornado on July 3rd of last year. Thanks for all the comments and replies - I am glad you have enjoyed the series! Sincerely, Les

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