July 13, 1895
Last Sunday was a hot day, yes indeed it was. Thermometers here registered 103º in the shade. It was very close and hot until about four o'clock in the afternoon, when a storm arrived from the north-west. A strong wind proceeded the rain and the air was filled with clouds of dust. The fall of rain here was light, a little more than enough to lay the dust. North and South of us the rainfall was heavier and the wind did considerable damage by pulling down trees, grain, etc. A report reached here Monday that many windmills south of here were blown down. Monday the weather turned considerably cooler and Tuesday morning it was remarkably cool.

July 13, 1906
H.H. HODGEBOOM [sic - HOGEBOOM] and two sons of Mansfield, Missouri, spent Sunday visiting old friends in Tampico, taking dinner at Gus JOHNSON's. Mr. HODGEBOOM [sic] left Tampico five years ago and moved to Missouri but has recently sold out down there and will either buy land in this vicinity or Michigan where he will locate.

NEWS OF THOSE IN THE SERVICE
Don Temple, formerly of Tampico, has been discharged from the navy and returned to his home in Prophetstown.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heuer have received word from their son Robert in China that he has been promoted to sergeant.

Richard Shaheen received his discharge from the navy July 7th and has returned home. He was in the service about two years.

Milton Loudenburg of Durango, Colo., grandson of Mrs. Neva Denison, enlisted in the navy June 26th and is now at the base at San Diego, Calif.

Neil Carlson has completed his boot training at Great Lakes and is spending 12 days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Carlson. When he reports back he expects to be sent to Washington for special training.

Leo Gudgell F1/c telephoned his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Gudgell of Yorktown, Sunday evening from San Francisco, Calif. telling them he had been transferred from the USS Whippet to the USS Cowpen and would be at Mare Island. He also said he met Jimmy Glassburn recently and theyenjoyed a fine visit.

WALNUT THEATRE
Walnut, Ill.
Two Show Each Night -
- 3 Nights 3 -
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
July 18, 19, 20
It's All in Fun and Plenty of It
Claudette Colbert & Fred MacMurray In
"PRACTICALLY YOURS"
Added Shorts & News
Sunday, Monday, July 21, 22 - Matinee Sunday @ 2:30
Tender, Haunting Words That Led to Murder
Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotton in
"LOVE LETTERS"
Added Shorts & News

TOWN THEATRE - Prophetstown, Ill
Friday - Saturday Two Big Hits
Red Ryder in "CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH" plus - William Gargan in "NIGHT EDITOR"
Sun & Monday
Evelyn Keyes in "RENEGADES"
in Technicolor With Willard Parker Larry Parks
Tues. Wed. Thurs.
Gene Tierney in "DRAGONWYCK" with Vincent Price & Walter Huston

][No listing for Tampico Theater - It was not opened until Friday, Aug. 2, 1946. See our Articles & Local History for article

I was able to get to my office and transcribed the following articles from the July 14, 1894 Tornado:

July 14, 1894
Leslie DENISON will take in the preparatory school now being held in Morrison.

July 14, 1894
Quite a number of our farmers are engaged in cutting their oats this week. Oats bid fair to be a good crop.

July 14, 1894
That was affine looking load of fishermen, lunch baskets, etc., that drove north the other day for an outing upon the banks of the Rock river. Herbert KEMP, Geo., WINTER, Joe TEACH, Geo and John HOWLETT, the gentlemen. Just ask them what luck.

July 14, 1894
The strike is greatly interfering with shippers along this branch, as well as other points. Our stock buyers are not buying anything, they might get their stock started all right but there is no telling whether they would ever reach Chicago or not.

July 14, 1894
The striking miners at Spring Valley looted the Coal Company’s store at Ladd, last week Friday and took or destroyed $20,000 worth of goods. They called upon two butcher shops and the proprietors dished out to them what meat they had on hand and shut up shop. Later they went to two stores and made the proprietors deal out goods to them until their demands were satisfied. At Spring Valley they are holding high carnival. Tuesday night the mob attacked the regular troops, pelting them with stones as the soldiers were getting off the train. The soldiers fired into the mob killing two man [sic] and injuring several others. The people there are fearful of an outbreak at any moment. The mayor has telegraphed the Governor to order the troops away, and the council has passed resolutions in which they order the troops from the public square, and are swearing in deputies to have the orders obeyed. The troops cannot get water or provisions as the citizens are afraid to let them have any on account of the strikers’ threats if they in anyway furnish anything for the soldiers.

July 14, 1894
Miss Sarah McNAUGHTON is at Morrison this week visiting her sister, Mrs. H.E. BROWN.

July 14, 1894
L.J. KENDALL has joined his wife in Kansas and together they will visit at different points in the state for several weeks. During Mr. KENDALL’s absence H.H. DOW has charge of the lumber yard.

Here are some July 15th articles from Tampico Area History as published in the Tampico Tornado:

July 15, 1893
Ground has been broken for the new addition to our public school building yesterday morning. P.T. VanHORN's first bid was below the $3,500 appropriation, but when he found the a the brick could not be secured here, he raised his bid to $3,564, which was accepted. Jas. FITZGERALD, of Sterling, has the contract for the stone work and David CLEVELAND the contract for digging the cellar, and drawing the sand and stone. The addition will be 35 x 39, two stories high and will be completed by Sept. 1st.

July 15, 1893
T.H.C. DOW, the Blacksmith from New Bedford, was in town last Tuesday. He made a pleasant call on the Tornado
[THC - Thomas Henry Clay]

July 15, 1904
BLANK BONDS ARE RECIEVED
The Electric Railway Company Recieves 1800 Bonds for Tampico's Road
The blank bonds for the electric railway from Rock Falls to Tampico and south have arrived at Rock Falls and are being signed by President SHAW and secretary LEITCH. There are 1800 of the bonds of $1000 denomination making $1,800,000 the sum required for the construction of the road.
The bonds are engraved like bank notes and are handsome pieces of work. The engraving cost $2,400. The delay in securing the blank bonds was due to an engravers strike in New York, only one engraver working on the plates when there should have been a dozen. It took one man two months to engrave one plate from which the cards were printed.
After the bonds are all signed by the president and secretary at Rock Falls they will be returned to New York where it is claimed they are already sold and the money realized from their sale will be used to construct the road.
Att'y H.L. SHELDON of Rock Falls was here last Saturday and he said the capitalists had assured them everything was alright and while he had little to say for the publication he gave the Tornado assurance that the road would be built.

July 15, 1904
FINGERS CURSHED IN SAUSAGE MACHINE
So tightly were Hazel MEREDITH's three small fingers pinched in between the cogs of the sausage machine at MEREDITH's Bros. meat market Monday, it was necessary to smash the wheels and break the cogs before her hand could be released form its painful position. She was palying around the machine and got her fingers onto the cogs where they were drawn in and the first three on her left hand were smashed quite badly although no bones were broken. The accident was a very painful one and Miss Hazel's had will be sore for some time.

July 15, 1904
MAHLON FELL IS DRAGGED BY PLOW
Mahlon FELL had a narrow escape from serious injury last Friday. He was planting corn and in some manner his foot became fastened in the plow and he fell over backward, head down in which condition he was dargged for some distance. He managed to keep hold of the reins and pulled the horses into a hedge where they were stopped and assistance came to help him from his perilous position. His back was wrenched and bruised severly in the accident and that no bones were broken seems strange.

July 15, 1904
A carload of telephone poles and a large quantity of wire was received here this week for the new farmers line north-west of here on which work has been started. The new line will extend into the OLSSON district, among some of the subscribers will be W. WETZEL, Mert and John OLSSON, Nels ROSENE, John HELLIER, Olaf PIERSON and others. The line covers a territory heretofore not reached by any other lines.

July 15, 1904
PICNIC HELD IN BURDENS TIMBER
Two score of Tampico people enjoyed a picnic in BURDEN's timber south of here Tuesday and also formed an organization to make the enjoyable affairs which have been held the same place for two years as annual events. Mrs. FERRIS was elected president and Mrs. Geo. ISHERWOOD treasurer. The ladies went to the woods in the morning and had dinner and spent the afternoon without the presence of the sernere element. Just the exact maneuvers the ladies went through in the afternoon no man is supposed to know but here are rumors of a circus with clowns and accessories. The gentlemen were all present at supper after which they indulged in baseball. Those present were: Messrs. and Mesdames A.T. GLASSBURN, B.D. GREENMAN, T.W. STOCK, E.C. BOYER, H.B. BOYER, R.H. McKENZIE, Albert FERRIS, C.P. HORNER, F.A. BREWER, James STRUMS, T.A CURNOW, E.W. WAHL, Geo. ISHERWOOD, C.L. LOGAN of Los Angles, Cal., Mesdames W.H. HARRISON, Minnie ROUND, Melvina LOGAN, Mollie McMILLEN. Misses Daisy and Birdie FERRIS, Hattie and Irene TURNER, Mary HAYES of Pennsylvania Messrs. Asa GLASSBURN, Clark and Leroy McMILLEN, Mr. BARNARD.

July 15, 1920
YORKTOWN TO HAVE LARGE GARAGE
Art BLACK is constructing a large new concrete block garage at Yorktown on the west side of Main street south of BENNETT's store. It is expected that the new garage will do a good business because Yorktown is a hustling little city. BRUDER and JOHNSON, the hardware merchants have bought another hardware store at Hooppole which is being run by Chas. DIXON.

July 15, 1920
Jack REAGAN of PITNEY's store went to Chicago Sunday where he spent Monday attending a big convention and meeting at the Retail Boot and Shoe Dealers and securing some xxxpoints in the shoe line.

July 16, 1892
Our bicyclists are thinking of going to Sterling next Wednesday evening to see the bicycle Japanese lantern parade.

July 16, 1892
Cyrus W. FIELD the inventor and promulgator of the trans-Atlantic cable died at his home in New York last Tuesday morning.

July 16, 1892
I am an agent for the Stokes Mfg. Co. one of the largest bicycle houses in the United States, and can sell you a Bicycle from $20 up to $150.00. Call and inspect goods and get price. Harry L. GIFFORD.

July 16, 1892
Henry PITNEY has a Columbia "bike" and his experience in trying to ride the machine for the first time would fill a column to tell it. In speaking of it he said: "I have broken bronchos [sic] and considered them to be tough customers, but they are nowhere in comparison with an unruly 'cycle. The thing used me pretty tough, but I conquered it and am now master of this situation."

July 16, 1892
The people of Tampico and vicinity, I will have my photograph building completed and tastefully up by the Fourth and cordially invite you all to come and inspect my work and new quarters. All work first-class superior finish. Geo. NEEDHAM.

July 16, 1892
The Walnut Motor gages the size of the celebration there by the number of empty beer kegs and cases that were exhibited at the depot the next day. [Some things never change!!! - Les]

July 16, 1898
Thomas DOW is talking of buying a lot and building on it a new residence.

July 16, 1898
Thomas DOW has bought two lots in Glassburn's addition on south Benton street.

July 16, 1898
The carpenters under the direction of Herbert A. KEMP, commenced work Monday upon the stage part of BURDEN's new hall.

July 16, 1898
Work on this branch of the Hennepin canal will be commenced right away. There will be a chance for you to get a contract if you are looking for such work.

July 17, 1886
A singular accident occurred at Wilton Junction, Iowa, July 5th. During a private display of fireworks, T.D. FARRIER was sending up rockets, using a chair for support. The chair fell over and a rocket was deflected from its course. It struck Joseph ROSS, 19 years old, in the eye, crushing through the head and exploding in the mouth. ROSS died in two hours.

July 17, 1886
A new telegraph instrument, called the "Sensophone," has been brought out. It derives its name from the fact that the message is received on the finger by the sense of touch, instead of by the ear as in the well-known "Sounder." Otherwise the apparatus is similar to the "Sounder." Of course, the advantage of the plan is that no sound is heard, and therefore the telegraph is a silent one. A person may also write down the message with one hand while receiving it on the other.

July 17, 1913
REAGAN Auto Goes In Ditch
Jack REAGAN and family and Ed McGRATH and family had a narrow escape from a trip over in Mr. REAGAN's Ford car while returning from Rock Island last Sunday evening near Erie. Mr. REAGAN was driving the car and did not see a rut on account of some weeds along the road and the car tilted over against a stump which kept it from going clear over. None of the occupants were injured and all were able to step out of the car. The windshield of the car was broken and top torn somewhat.

July 18, 1903
FRANK FOY AND GRACE DENISON WED
Frank FOY and Grace DENISON, both of this place, were married Wednesday at St. Joe, Michigan. They returned Thursday afternoon and for the present will make their home with the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merrel FOY. The bride is the daughter of Herb DENISON.

July 18, 1903
While going to Walnut on the afternoon of the Fourth, James FORDHAM, son of John FORDHAM of Deer Grove, was thrown from his horse and his left arm was broken between the elbow and shoulder and his left shoulder dislocated.

July 18, 1903
Mrs. Pearl LANDWAIR of this place was judged insane Monday by Judge H.C. WARD on recommendation of the commission of physicians.

July 19, 1917
Miss Kate REAGAN of Sterling visited her sister, Mrs. E.C. BOYER here last week.

July 19, 1917
Ronald SMITH, a grandson of Mayor Fred W. SMITH has finally succeeded in enlisting in the United States army after being rejected several times for so called flat feet. At present he is in Jefferson Barracks St. Louis unassigned. Mayor SMITH is proud that one of his family is numbered among Uncle Sam's boys.

July 19, 1917
Friday the 13th proved its reputation in Tampico. On that day George LAWDER the crazy man was jailed after a hard fight, Mrs. Swan ANDERSON was injured on the Burlington tracks and Riley GREENMAN nearly choked to death on a piece of meat, which was bad luck enough for one day.

July 26, 1917
21 FROM TAMPICO IN FIRST DRAFT CALL
Twenty-one Tampico Men Will Be Among The First To Report in Army Draft
Every Tampico man who registered has been drawn in the army draft as well as every other man in every other community. Every man registered has been drawn and assigned in a "turn" number in which order he will be called to report to the exemption boards for examination, rejection or acceptance. If the numbers are called consecutively then those whose draft numbers were drawn first and have low numbers will be the first to report to the exemption boards. Below is the Tampico list with the order of report number following the name.
Whiteside county registered 3216 men. 16 per cent of this number is 515. For the first call the local Exemption Board has been directed to summon twice as many men (1030) as the quota to be required from it.
In all probability Whiteside county will be give credit for about 150 men who have already enlisted in some branch of the U.S. service. Assuming that this will be the number this county must furnish 365, therefore double that number (730) will be summoned for examination by the Whiteside County Exemption Board. The Board expects to receive the official numbers today. It will require a day or two to mail cards of notification to the men called for examination, and they must appear within three days. The men summoned for the physical examination will be divided into three sections, one appearing each day for three days. The men will probably be asked to report about the last of this week.

August 18, 1917
Louis and Leona DOW of Wynet are visiting at the home of L.W. DENISON.

August 18, 1917
A.A. SHERE and daughter, Mrs. Harry DOW of Franklin Grove visited at the home of John SHERE last week and also with their many old friends and acquaintances around Yorktown.