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Interesting Items From Around Home body of Miss Annie Nichols, years old, telephone operator the Wyoming exchange, was ered from Spoon river short tance west Wyoming by searching party at 7:30 o'clock Friday morning. Indications point to sidcide. Austin Young, Knoxville avenue, must had premonition concerning the bank holiday. Friday morning went to loop bank and drew $68. But, someone else wanted Mr. Young's money they followed to the alley back the Peoria Life building and then him to put his hands above head. the robbers did get $18, Mr. Young trifle He had than pocket his which he stored The bandit looked in one Journal, Saturday. Due to the prevalence of scarlet fever homes Grob school district, southeast of Gilman, the school closed on Tuesday week in order prevent furspread the disease. With 20,000 acres of land under lease Kankakee and counties, the Northern Illinois Oil Gas company started drill for oil the farm Van Voorhis, just of Beecher. The Kankakee counland under lease lies in Summer Yellowhead townships and the county land lies townships. The oil and company, said backed by easthas Kankakee territory since first began picking leases. up Van Voorhis, leased physician, 580 acres the company and the first which his property, down feet. drilling under Hovis, Winchester, Ky., working 24 hours day this Those in charge believe will strike oil at about 850 feet, Van Voorhis states, but are prepared to drill until oil Oil found on that farm 38 years the land the property Miller. One drillers who worked on the two wells sunk at that time lives in Kentucky he, according to port, who operators possibilities of the land Kannear kakee. Otto Falk, who lives four miles west of this city, had just finished weeks ago, when his terrier dog jumped into kettle boiling lard. hot coals had just been out and as the dog had the habit jumping the tank the thought lard water, but after had leaped onto the edge and his mistake, could not keep from falling The managed to out and hid get the couof days, when Mr. Falk found the poor creature mercifully him put death. probably worse stuff than this would have said Mr. Falk, "but we don't know it, we made some soap and going make more out of the balance. was and white the dog's in According the following article from Paso Journal, Fairbury the only town where old gold being collected: Saturday when King had occasion look for some gold had in the office he found that some thief sneak been there. investigation discovered that bit every gold had the laboratory, other some drawers that belonged his patients, had been strip the door leading the operroom had been loose and the lock pried theft curred either on Thursday or Friday Lane, receiver for the Sibley State bank, which closed last August, began paying 20% dividend last approved claims against the institution. The total amount being distributed this time Leonard Hinkle, who arrested Wednesday night at Piper City charged larceny, tered of the county court Paxton Thursday and was sentenced Judge Will Cannady serve 60 the county He had in Piper City about three He charged with stealing lumber jacket, valued $5, from dance The the property of John Miller. Hubert Engel, son of and Mrs. Walter Engel, of Carlock, near severely bitten and bruised up when brood sow broke out pen was to drive her His father heard screams and rushed to the boy, who had been thrown ground his clothes off by the animal. A stranger went into the Zimmerman store first the week and said he needed pair of socks. He picked pair from counter show and Mr. they would He carelessly threw down ten dollar bill, assuming the storekeeper would not examine Mr. Zimmerman asked that was the smallest he had and money stranger said was. Then Mr. Zimmerman picked the ten dollar bill and scanned reached into his vest pocket and said, "Here's quarter didn't know Then beat The undoubtedly phoney. thought he one the gang that cleaned Minonk up Saturday Index. John Kelley, of Loda, has filed bill in the Iroquois circuit county court against the Illinois Men's as the result of alleged unpaid insurance policy. The plaintiff asking payment of $5,000 from the the death of his son, John Melville Kelley, holder the accident policy. The bill reads that John Kelley named ficiary and that the company fused to pay the $5,000 stipulated the policy accidental death. The plaintiff further claims that son's death was not suicide and that the coroner's jury returned verdict accidental death. Kelley was shot Saturday evening, October 15, 1932, the bedroom his home at Loda. Members his family were in the house the time the shot was fired they found the young man lying across his bed gunshot wound his head. The gun was found the floor beside the Watseka Times. Last Thursday morning the machine shop of George Kensing in El Paso burned. Neighbors assisted getting some Kensing's tools, but the such turning lathes, circular pulleys, were destroyed. Mr. Kensing, although rying insurance on his residence, no outbuildings contents. buildings burned the carpenter house, house and toilet. thought that the stared in the cob house, but from what cause unknown. Charles Cassell, was president stitution went into receivership, petition in bankruptcy in the eral court last Saturday. He represented by the law firm of Malo Bell, Watseka, the Watseka schedules filed with the petition, the law mitting period the filing the and schedules. reported that liabilities total which listed are secured, and are An appraisal required to certain the value the assets which include store building and some residence properties not the Cassell including home, however, is not held in Mr. also in 270-acre farm Sullivan county, which there is mortgage of $6,500, and farm Cumberland county, Illinois, free encumbrance except tax liens. He further holds life estate in 1,400 acres of farm land in Iroquols county. The high school building on the east was broken into some time Saturday night considerable damage done, though nothing seems to missing. When Coach Oscar Barthel arrived the school for some purpose Sunday morning discovered several doors broken open and Prof. Waldrip's room drawers were on the floor and the safe showed plain that had been tampered with. The handle had been pried loose, and also the knob on the combination dial, but the attempt to get the door open failed. Prof. Waldrip for he in turn advised Pifer, who came nonk once and made cafeful vey the situation. He took prints, which were easily obtainable, and this may lead to must have been local who interested. would have known that they could not open safe that way that the safe considerable Minonk NewsDispatch. you are going to get stung, least you may stung good cause, decided Messrs. Jens Rasmusand Gandy, they tackled removing which made their home over the ceiling of of the rooms in the Presblterian church for the past three years. has been puzzle just the bees made home how at them. But the bit of plasfell and they visited the the the were highly censed at being this time the they suaded, rather forcibly, leave their chosen home, the church free from Courier. Stone, of Pecatonica, who spending his sister, Mattie Wright, received ter few ago his grandCincinnati, Ohio, which magnitude the jigsaw puzzle busifriend of his printing establishment Chicago, which at the present time five continuously picture puzzles alone. The fibre board manufacturers also doing rushing business for the puzzle trade, which proves that this newest doing people number Kankakee railroad men will affected by the authorization granted by the Illinois Commerce Commission for the Kankakee Senrailroad discontinue all operations the property, road, established 1882, formerly of the busiest small railroads the country, has operated under deficit for several years. The abandonment the Kankakee Seneca has been asked by its owners since April when the War Department ordered reconstruct its bridge over the Illinois waterway Seneca cost Eventually this structure would have to replaced estimated cost The railroad, the commisfound, has no funds to meet such expenses, repair its properties. The road operates Kankakee and Seneca Bonfield, Frielings, Essex, Coster, Gardner, Booth, and Langham. has been carried over the road for several years. In this age of trial marriages and quick an event of when Mr. and Mrs. John Volkens, 94 and 97, their 70th wedding their home here last Wednesday. Open house was held, freshments were telegrams and gifts came from near there was flowers in evidence. Guests were reveived by Mrs. Valeria Kramer, and her husband, live with and Mrs. Volkens care for them. event was further as celebrated Sunday when sixty relatives, including children, grandchilnieces nephews, enjoyed family reunion dinner at Volkens home, chief feature which was large beautifully decorated wedding Married February 1863, Holstein, Germany, the kens family came to America few years later settled Iroquois county, where they engaged in farmuntil they retired moved Watseka about 26 years have two children living, Mrs. liam Peters, of Kankakee, and Mrs. Anton Charlier, of Watseka. Watseka Republican. Directors of the Minonk State bank meeting last Monday night, decided to place limit per of deposits, is being done in other places. move is for the protection of the depositors and in general. will not affect checking accounts in affairs should the of all The ruling will not be any deposits made starting last Tuesday. The closings of the Farmers State bank and Roanoke State bank last Saturday morning caused an uneasiness and some withdrawals funds from the Minonk stitution and the directors decided was time to take this extra precaution to preserve the assets the bank, There is no reason why this move should make any hardship anyone other hand, should sort of allay the hysteria that going around. bank closing greatest calamities that befall community not one's funds but those up his neighbors. Naturally bank loan out the money that gardless very thing that closing many best The meeting of the Iroquois county board which of was by Frank Hooper, judge However, day ruled that Hotaling continue facto until the next regular meeting of the board on June 12th, when Hotaling will be reappointed another man named. The board illegal the ground the