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Livingston County, Illinois
(Transcribed by: Teri Moncelle Colglazier)
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1866
There is a flowing well of coal oil near Reding, Livingston County, Illinois. The well is 40 feet deep and furnishes about 80 gallons per day.
1878
Business Troubles - Failures in Illinois Towns. Chicago, Jan 19. -- Gerard Fordyer, of Reading, Livingston County, Ill., filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the office of the clerk of the United States District Court in this city to-day. His liabilities amount to about $4,000, and his assets to about $700.
1889
A Canadian Lynx in Illinois. Special to the Republic - Bloomington, Ill., Sept. 28 -- To-day there was presented to the museum of the Illinois Wesleyan University in this city the skin of a Canadian lynx of very large size which was slain by a pary of hunters in this county a few miles east of Bloomington. For some weeks the people of Southern Livingston County and North McLean have been alarmed by the depredations of some ravenous wild beast of great size and unusual species which devoured sheep and hogs and made several attacks on large animals. The people believed it to be a panther or a jaguar escaped from a menagerie and were in great alarm. The animal escaped all the hunting parties which pursued it until this week, when the beast was discovered and killed. The animal is of the species never seen or heard of in Central Illinois.
1895
Illinois Smallpox Statistics -- Springfield, Ill., April 27. -- Special Telegram -- A tabulated smallpox statement has been made by Secretary Scott of the Illinois State Board of Health, showing that between ?__? and April 30 twenty-five places in the State have been infected. There were eighty-three cases of the disease and about twenty-five deaths. The infected portions, with the number of cases and deaths in the State are given as follows. Kirkland, DeKalb County 6 cases and 2 deaths, Olney, Richland County, 1 case; Winnetka, Cook County, 4 cases and 2 deaths, Quincy, Adams County, 1 case and 1 death; Dwight, Livingston County, 1 case and 1 death, Byron, Ogle County, 1 case, near Byron, 1 case and 1 death, Des Plaines, Cook County, 3 cases. Harper, Ogle County, 2 cases and 1 death, Belvidere, Boone County, 1 case and 1 death; Madison, Madison County, 10 cases and 2 deaths, Cairo, Alexander County, 1 case, Ellery, Edwards County, 1 case, Mattoon, Coles County, 10 cases; Waterloo, Monroe County, 4 cases, Shawneetown, Callatin County, 23 cases. Alton, Madison County, 1 case; Belleville, St. Clair County, 1 case, Spring Valley, La Salle County, 1 case, and 1 case at Chaining Bridge, Monroe County. During the past quarter smallpox has been reported to the Illinois Board of Heath as existing in 105 infected centers and 25 other States and at 5 points in Canada, as follows: Alabama, District of Colmubia, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Virginia. 1 city each: Arkansas, 7; Connecticut, 4; Indiana, 11; Kentucky, 9; Louisiana, 2; Michigan, ?__?; Missouri, 5; New Jersey, 2; New York, 4; Ohio, 6; Pennsylvania, 6; Texas, 5; West Virginia, 2; Wisconsin, 16. Of these States Wisconsin had the most, with 16 cities infested.
1903
Coal Company in Trouble - President of Illinois Concern Asks for Receiver. (Special to The Herald.) Bloomington, Ill., Dec. 31. -- D. C. Eyler, president of the Manhattan coal company of Cornell, Livingston county, has filed a bill in the circuit court asking for a receiver for that company. He claims that the management of the business affairs of the company under C. A. Denham, who is secretary of the company and manager of the mine, is not satisfactory. Mr. Eylar claims that he has been compelled to bear the brunt of the financial obligations, and that with a view of all the stockholders being compelled to know how the affairs stand and to share their just proportion of the obligation he asks that a receiver be appointed to look after the mine. The Manhattan Coal company was organized a little over a year ago, with a capital stock of $250,000 and the builk of the stock is held in Chicago and the east.
1912
The memories of many of the 200 persons livings in Aberdeen, who formerly resided in Livingston county, Ill., were swept back forty-three years Monday by reading in the Pontiac Leader of an incident which created considerable excitement forty-three years ago this month in that county. The paper was received by George W. Langford, the real estate man, and told of the disappearance of Blanche, the 12-year-old daughter of Aaron Widener of Fairburk. The neighbors thought Indianas had carried her away and numerous searching posses were organized and the country was scoured for miles. It seems that the girl had wandered off the well-beaten road and become lost. She was found nearly two days later by C. A. McGregor, former postmaster of Pontiac. One of the men who helped search for the missing girl was John D. Jump, father of Chief Jump of Aberdeen, whom the Illinoisians say was a brave man, filled with nerve and energy. The young woman who caused so much apprehension is now married and is Mrs. A. M. Bently of Pontiac. (Transcriber note: Alvaretta Blanche Weider married Albert M. Bentley in Livingston County on 25 Mar 1878 - The License # is 118 and can be found in Vol. G.)
1919
No "Pleasure" Cars for Husbandmen - Result of Inquiry Made as to Why Farmers Own Motor Cars. - Believing that the words "pleasure car" were everywhere being much misused an investigation was recently made by George W. Herbert, Inc. of Chicago, to acertain the viewpoint of the farmer on what he considered the greatest use of the automobile to him. This investigation was made among the farmers of Livingston County, Illinois (county seat of which is Pontiac), asking the following qauestions: 1. Did you buy your automobile for pleasure or as a necessary part of the equipment of your farm? 2. What percentage of the time is your automobile used for pleasure? For business? 3. How many miles do you cover in a year? This inquiry went out to farmers who owned a well-known car selling from $650 to $850, and owners of another well-known car selling at $1,650. The reason for doing so was to reach the type of farmer who owns a medium-priced car and also those owning a higher-priced car. There were 277 such owners. Eighty-eight replies were received. TO the first question 53 said they bought the car as a necessary part of farm equipment; 21 said they bought the car for both pleasure and business; 2 said they bought the car for pleasure; 2 did not answer. To the third question, "How many miles do you cover in a year?" 18 said 3,000 miles, 16 said 2,000 miles, 10 said 1,500 miles, 6 said 1,000 miles, 4 said 4,000 miles 4 said 3,500 miles, 2 said 800 miles, 1 said 2,600 miles, 1 said 1,800 miles, 1 said 1,600 miles, 1 said 1,300 miles, 1 said 2,200 miles, 1 said 2,100 miles. From the above it will be seen that so far as the farmer is concerned there is no such thing as a pleasure car. Here are a few remarks made by the farmers in answering these questions: "Use auto going to town and church on Sunday." "Use automobile one-tenth for pleasure, nine-tenths for business" "It is a great time-saver. Can go to town while the horses eat." "My opinion is that two-thirds of the cars run by farmers in this vicinity were bought out of necessity." "Use it all the time for business or whenever necessary." "Use it Sundays for pleasure; all other days for business." "Bought it as a necessary equipment of farm" "Use it very little for pleasure" "I am too busy for much pleasure" "As for using the car for pleasure, it is so little I could not tell you. For business I use it all the time" "After using an automobile, it seems absolutely necessary." "For real pleasure we have not driven 200 miles this year. Our total mileage from 4,000 to 5,000." "It is one of the most convenient things on the farm" "Without use of car production would be cut down enormously" "Have two cars; use both for business" "It's handy all around." "We bought a --- to handle our business, also have a large car which is used for family use when the other car cannot be used." "It would almost be impossible for us to get along without the cars." "We bought it as a business proposition, but had in mind pleasure posibilities" "We bought one for pleasure and the other to use every day instead of horses" "I bought the --- for pleasure, as I could not load my family and hired held in the --- Saturday nights and Sundays." "Use Sundays to go to church, weekdays to town to do trade." "We don't go pleasure riding only when we go visiting" "Use automobile for pleasure very small percentage, as a farm who tends to his business has very little time for pleasure trips." "We have run our car 2,500 miles and 222 miles was for pleasure." "It's lots handier than team, because quicker and eats only when in use" "I have no time for pleasure trips" "When my car is needed, it is used." "Use car for pleasure Sunday afternoon, rest of week for business." "Own car nine years. Have second tire on front weel and third on the other wheels this spring" "In purchasing did not realize the necessity as I do now." "I bought it so that I can go to town faster when I have to go and get back to work again." "I feel as though I could not be without any." "Farmers are buying mostly for business." "Use my car for pleasure once a month, for business nearly every day." "My car is used for nearly everything."
1956
Friends of Milton J. Brown of Odell, cut, baled and stored 22 acres of alfalfa hay for him. Mr. Brown, who has been a patient at St. James Hospital Pontiac, has returned to his home.
1971
Extensive remodeling work has been completed at the Eagle Theater, according to D. M. Dillenbeck, Theatre manager. Spacing between the rows of seats was increased to 36 inches in one of the major improvement cited by Dillenback. A new tile floor has been installed in the theatre. Dillenbeck said nearly 100 seats were removed from the building to allow for wider spacing between rows. The walls and ceiling inside the theater as well as the outside front wall of the building have been repainted. Dillenbeck said he hopes to install new carpeting in the theater lobby soon. The work project took about 4-1/2 days to complete, Dillenbeck said.
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