City of Litchfield, Patrons List, Pg 29 - J Clearwater, PO Litchfield, business: physician and surgeon, nativity: Highland Co Ohio, Came to county in 1861
Business Notices, Litchfield, Pg 59 - Dr J Clearwater, Eclectic Physician, No 3 Masonic Block, Litchfield, IL, is prepared to prosecute his professional services as heretofore, with additional tact from experience in his profession; having practiced in the city for twenty years and in DeWitt and McLean Counties the preceding eight years - The liberal patronage received in former years, the undersigned solicits, by strict attention to the duties of his profession to receive a portion of patronage according to merit. - Treatment of Dyspepsia a specialty, as also disease of Alimentary Canal having their origin in the stomach from indigestion. [source: "Illustrated Atlas Map of Montgomery County, Illinois", 1874]

• Mark Howard, new policeman, replaced Dewey Bierbaum who resigned
• For Sale: 5 Rooms & Bath - 2 months old - $5700 - W H Todt & Co
• Notice of shareholders meeting, Litchfield National Bank, Hugh Hall, Secretary
• A R Stansifer resigned as secretary of the Cooperative Savings and Loan
• Personal property of Mr and Mrs James Carroll of Farmersville was sold at auction. R V Carroll, Litchfield, administrator, attended.

[submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener]

• The School Board has re-employed all the present crop of teachers except for Miss Henrietta Morehouse who was not an applicant for her position, as she intends to attend Business College next winter.
• Miss Anna Cory who has been teaching in Witt for the past few years has been employed to teach the 4th 5th and 6th grades of the Butler school.
• Mr Lester Parmenter of Blackburn College at Carlinville has been employed to teach the Ware's Grove school next winter.

[submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener]

• City Clerk Maynard Richards reports that the new wheel tax licenses are here and ready for distribution. The licenses are diamond shaped and are red and yellow.
• Walton Park pool opened for the season - Mr and Mrs Chaney are in charge of the park.
• Ludwig Makes Big $26.75 Offer - Sound business judgment as well as foresight on the part of Mr Ludwig has availed the citizens of Litchfield a most exceptional opportunity. A chance to get a Fairbanks suit and genuine Gossamer raincoat for $26.75
• Raleigh Rundle son of ex-alderman Thomas Rundle through W H Todt agency has purchased the property of the late Dr Marshall on the corner of Fourth and Douglas streets. He purchased the property for a home.
• Chas E Ferguson has purchased the Bert Kayser home on North Madison St from George Gilly. -

• Free Methodist Church Notes - Rev Anderson preach last night. Rev Allen Leader from the English Lutheran Church will do the preaching tonight, be there on time. Rev Boling will be here to preach for the first time Sunday Morning. William N Taylor, Pastor.
• Harry Butler has put in a Frigidaire system in his grocery store. The system was purchased from A H Niemann and installed by Prange.
• The Poggenpohl and was sold Tuesday at Raymond for $31,000. Tom Doyle of Raymond was the purchaser.
• J J Murphy formerly of this city but now of Taylorville has purchased the elevator at Thomasville. He will move his family to Farmersville. [Litchfield Daily Union, Friday, Jun 30 1927 - Submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener]
• Train Load Limestone for Farmers - Messrs P R Farlow and George Lierly of the Development Bureau of IL Central RR with the assistance of Alden Snyder of the Montgomery Co Farm Bureau, Mr Chas Hauser of the Litchfield Creamery and Prof Olson the Smith-Hughes teacher of the Litchfield Community High School have succeeded in interesting farmers in this vicinity to the extent of 21 carloads of limestone… Farmers who have purchased carloads of limestone and will distribute same on their farms are: Wm Hartke, Henry Grosenheider, Henry Roden (2), Wm Hendiechman, M J Buscher, Thos Horn, James E Crawford, J F Blackwelder, Bandy Bros, Wm Bartman, W H Monke, W H Wallace, Chas Shaffer, Henry Williams, August Hartke, Frank Grosenheider Jr, J Ed Priddle, Ed Klekamp, Wm Dickman, and Farmer's Elevator (2).
• Garbage Disposal Is Talked Of - The Board of Local Improvements met last evening in the offices of City Attorney O'Brien and discussed with Mr Stevenson the L & H Sanitary Haulage and Garbage Disposal System, which Mr Stevenson hopes to install here. Three members of the Downtown Improvement Association, Jno F Coddington, R L Hurt, and J C Strehle were present. No action was taken.
• Special Services Tonight at St Mary's - The Forty Hours Devotion in connection with the Novena of the Sacred Heart will come to a close this evening with special services. Miss Lorraine Wiegreff has arranged special music and a number of visiting clergy will attend…..

• Blowing Out Fire Plugs - Fire Chief Street and Water Maintenance Man J H Parrott are making an inspection and blowing out the fire plugs in the city.
• The Operetta Will Be Given by Woman's Club Tonight - The Operetta Flower Queen under the able direction of Miss Reba Henderson, assisted by Mrs Harry Bennett, president of the Litchfield Woman's Club will be given at the high school auditorium this evening at eight o'clock…

Submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener

• Taylorville Florist Quits Litchfield - C E Hull of Taylorville, who conducted a flower store in the Pappmeier building on the South Side of the square for the past two months has given up the ghost and quit. The Cottage Greenhouses can supply all the flowers needed for Litchfield and vicinity and if a downtown store could be made to pay Mr Forehand would have opened one here.
• Get In the Movies At Walton Park - William "Griffith" Cassens will film a great picture at Walton Park tomorrow afternoon about 3 o'clock.
• Action Is Taken On the Bridge - Charles M Slaymaker, Division Engineer of the Dept of Highways; Co Superintendent of Highways, Wm Baird; and Supervisors J C Strehle, A B Palmer, H F Casper; City Attorney, George P O'Brien; and Mayor J E Hewitt visited the bridge near Walton Park that has been a subject of considerable controversy…all got together last evening and formulated a plan whereby the city and county will join hands in defraying the expense…
• North Litchfield Assessment Turned in by H D Buel - Lots of Autos But Not Much Livestock in the County
• James Hearn has moved his restaurant from the Bioletto building to the McBride building next to the Big Four on State Street. This building gives Mr Hearn additional room.
• Roy Bost, the implement dealer on N State St reports that he sold 3 self-binders last week. The first binders sold in this county.

Submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener

• Mr Ross Stevenson of the L & H Sanitary Haulage Co was trying to interest the City of Litchfield and the City of Hillsboro in sanitary garbage disposal.
• The Co-operative Savings and Loan Association today thru their secretary J C Strehle paid out $25,400 in matured stock.
• Miss Reba Henderson to conduct kindergarten for children ages 4 and 5.

Submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener

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