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Message: Some RENNER stuff from The Tornado:

July 17, 1886 Lost - On the road between Eli CAIN's and John RENNER's place, a saddle. A reward of one dollar will be given the finder, by leaving it at the Tornado office or J.C. REEVE's residence.

October 16, 1886 James RENNER, who resides esat of town, deposited $1.50 with us for more Tornados.

March 14, 1891 Since our last the following persons have had the tab on their paper changed: G.W. APLEY, J.R. RENNER, Sarah E. CLARK, W.H. HARRISON, J.H. VARIAN, Mrs. J. HENDERSON, C.E. WILLIAMS, Harry DOW and Mrs. W.W. ALLEN.

June 6, 1903 Frank RENNER who lives three miles east of here, has built an addition to his house.

July 18, 1903 Mrs. C. WELCH and daughter Jennie, Mrs. W.T. WELCH and two children, Miss Mabel LUTYENS and Miss Lula WELCH drove to Frank RENNER's to spend the day Sunday and all enjoyed a good time.

November 13, 1903 HUSKED HEMBLOCK'S CORN Neighbors Help Mat. HEMBLOCK Husk His Corn Last WEEK There was a big husking bee last week Wednesday at Matt HEMBLOCK's east of here. Mr. HEMBLOCK is having trouble with his eyes and it is with difficulty that he can see objects as small ears of corn. A number of his neighbors and friends who realized Mr. HEMBLOCK'S predicament kindly tossed aside their coats, left their own fields and rallied in the HEMBLOCK field where they worked hard and fast and in the evening had over 1100 by. picked. This kind act shows the gentlemen are all good neighbors who are willing to help an unfortuante one. Those who made up the husking party were: John and Thomas COONEY Jr., Thos. MOSHER, John BROPHY, Glen GUY and Will RENNER, Tim KEEFE, Jacob and W.A. HEIN, Frank CUNNINGHAM, D. McNABB, J. HEMBLOCK, W. BURKE, Jacob HENDRICKS, James BUXSOM and Mr. DECKER.

December 14, 1906 Some Few Accidents Glenn RENNER was kicked on the leg by a horse in HEPBURN's blacksmith shop last Saturday. Although the animal gave Glenn a severe rap no bones were broken, only the muscels being bruised. John SCHAUFF was thrown from a rig last Friday and sustained a sprained ankle. The team of colts he was driving ran away and it didn't take long for the tumps on the rough roads to pitch John out. Oscar who works for James MORRISSEY east of town nearly gouged his eye out with a weed stalk Monday. He was picking corn and when he stooped over the weed hit his eye ball splitting it open.

December 14, 1911 Nathan MEEK Answers Call Nathan MEEK, and old soldier and one of the well know old timers of Tampico township, died at his home three miles south of Tampico Saturday night about 12:30. Death resulted from senile diabetes and gangrene which affected both feet and was spreading to his limbs. The disease had manifest itself sometime ago and only for the past three weeks had his condition been such that he was confined to his home. The funeral services were held Tuesday noon at the Methodist church, Rev. H.A. SNYDER officiating. Music was rendered by Mr. and Mrs. Jack HELLIER, E.W MEREDITH and Mrs. Lovinia BOOTH. Internment was in Whittington cemetery southeast of Tampico. The pall bearers were: John S. JOHNSON, J.C. ADAMS, Robt. ADAMS, A.J. GRAHAM, Frank COLLINS and Asa BURDEN. Nathan MEEK was born in Hardon County, Ohio,

Feb. 23, 1839, and when a mere child came west to Illinois with his parents who first settled near Amboy, later going to Iowa, then to Wisconsin and finally locating near Walnut where he resided a number of years. He was married Dec. 21, 1865 to Catherine B. ADAMS at New Bedford who died May 23, 1899. About thirty-seven years ago he located on a farm southeast of Tampico and then a few years later moved to the place three miles south of Tampico where he lived until his death. He joined the Methodist church when nineteen years of age and taught school previous to serving three years in the Civil War as a private in the ranks of Co. 8, 93rd, Ill., Vol. Inf. He was a good, quiet citizen, a man of good principle, and held in high esteem in the community which had been his home for so many years. Four sons, William P., of New Bedford, Samuel, Richard and John of Tampico, survive, also two other brothers, William of Walnut, Samuel of Carlton, Neb., and three sisters, Mary RENNER of Davenport, Neb., Betty RENNER of Walnut and Melissa of Carlton, Neb.

November 7, 1918 DEATH OF GEORGE M. WROTEN George M. WROTEN a former resident of Tampico who has been farming near Clear Lake, South Dakota, for the past two years, died at his home there last Sunday after a weeks sickness of influenza. The remains arrived here Wednesday morning and the funeral services will be arranged later with burial at the Whithington cemetery. Rev. BARBER pastor of the Baptist church will officiate. George is survived and mourned by his mother Dora WROTEN, brother Glenn who is in France, on sister Grace RENNER and two half-brothers, Edwin and Frank. The father and one sister, Bessie have preceded him in death.

November 14, 1918 The following is the list of boys who were to entrain for Cammmmmmp McArthur for service Tuesday of this week but were stopped on orders from Washington when peace was declared early Monday morning: James P. EGAN, Deer Grove; Edward Gus HEIN, Erie; Geo. Arthur HINRICHS, Tampico; Wm. Carl ROCHE, Tampico; Jerred J. ROGERS, Clarence John RENNER, Alvin L. WINCHELL, Wm. Guy ALBERS.

March 6, 1919 FAIRFIELD NEWS Tim TURNER expects to move to Iowa, Fred RENNER of Deer Grove will farm the place.

April 15, 1920 With the death of Barney McGRADY there remain but six old soldiers in Tampico and vicinity, all aged whose spans of life are limited. It will not be many years until there will not be a single veteran of the Civil War remaining alive in Tampico. At present there are but six: Fred W. SMITH, Robert COLLINS, H.A. WOOD, James FULLERTON, John RENNER and James LEAHY.

May 13, 1920 MARRIED IN SHEFFIELD Miss Esther RENNER and Lee W. DOW were united in marriage April 21, at the home of the bride in Sheffield. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. RENNER, pioneer residents of New Bedford, Mr. RENNER being a Civil War veteran. The young lady has many relatives and friends in and around Tampico and New Bedford, and is much liked and highly spoken of. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee DOW, former Tampico people, now residents of East Moline. He is a steady, industrious youn man of splendid habits. He was an early volunteer of World War, belonging to the 64 Ill., in which his grandfather DOW was one of "Yates' Sharpshooters." Ward was more than a year at Camp Bliss, El Paso, where he was promoted to Corporal of the Machine Gun Company. He was nearly a year in France where he was promoted to Sergeant and spent the last days before the armistice in the lines near Thiacourt. Mr. and Mrs. DOW will build a cottage beside that of his parents in East Moline.