Cockelrease Has Resigned
C L Cocklerease resigned his job with the Secretary of State to become a deputy in the office of A H Bartlett, county clerk. Mike Godfrey was also a deputy. Josh McDavid was elected county judge. [Litchfield Daily Union, Litchfield, Illinois, Friday, November 27, 1914 - Lynn Boyd Reener]

New Officers File Bonds
The newly elected county officers file their bonds late Thursday...A H Bartlet, co clerk; C W Johnson, sheriff; E A Lewey, superintendent of schools; Co Treasurer Kiggins [Litchfield Daily Union, Litchfield, Illinois, Friday, November 27, 1914 - Lynn Boyd Reener]

New Officers at Carlinville
Co Clerk elect, J A Blaeuer selected Milton Mahan of Palmyra as one of his deputies; Sheriff elect Knoemeller will appoint W E Morris of Mt Olive as first deputy and Walter Crump of Palmyra will be appointed second deputy and jailer; Co Treasurer Day will retain J P Arnett as his office deputy. Litchfield Daily Union, Friday, November 27, 1914

Sheriff Elect Gets Gold Star
Sheriff elect Chas Johnson was agreeably surprised yesterday afternoon, when he answered a hurry-up call to the Elk's Club rooms where he was presented with a gold star, a gift from a number of Litchfield friends and some of the court officers at Hillsboro...M E Bray mad a speech...The star is solid gold with the words "Sheriff of Montgomery County" laid in black in a circle around a solid gold eagle... [Litchfield Daily Union, Friday, November 27, 1914 - Submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener]

Mayor Davis As A Policeman
Hiram Wood, of Schram City, has Thanksgiving dinner at Mom Beveridges, but refused to pay for it saying that he was broke...Mayor Davis being at the restaurant at the time and being ex-officio a member of the police force, marched the fellow around to jail... [Litchfield Daily Union, Friday, November 27, 1914 - Submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener]

Election Thank You
Ed Haley - 2nd ward - lost
George Traylor - chief of police - re-elected
[Litchfield Daily Union, Monday, April 25, 1927 - submitted by: Lynn Boyd Reener]


Congressman J Earl Major will deliver the Independence Day address at Pana on Monday
[Litchfield Daily Union, Friday, July 1, 1927 - submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener]

The City Council Meets
A Short Business Session - An Adjournment Until July 14th Taken
Mayor J E Hewitt called the members of the city council in regular session last evening and all aldermen except Duncan answered roll call. City Clerk Richards, City Attorney George P O'Brien, Chief of Police George Taylor, Fire Chief Street and Street Commissioner Bishop were present. The business of the meeting was taken up as follows:
City Treasurer C Winkleblack showed balances to the amount of $22,791.08…Three funds were overdrawn last month leaving a balance of $20,680.52.
Street Commissioner Charles Bishop showed that $879.71 was spend last month
Justice of the Peace W N Morris showed 13 arrests, $241.00 in fines imposed, and $238.00 collected.
Chief of Police George Taylor's report agreed with Judge Morris
Chief of the Fire Department W E Street showed no fires during June
City Clerk Maynard Richards showed collections of $170.60 during the month.
Bills were paid and anticipation warrants issued
Alderman listed - Childers, Gooch, Price, Dupree
Auditing Committee - Hugh Hall, L P Brubaker, and Ray Farquhar
[Litchfield Daily Union, Friday, July 8, 1927 - submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener]

• Litchfield-Hillsboro Chautauqua to be held Sunday, August 14th
• Jack "Cyclone" Moore Retains His Title
• Hillsboro man, S M Arsht, a furniture dealer, took a long-term lease through W H Todt Agency on the Goodell Building on State Street
• "Sunday Afternoon at Walton Park" will be shown at the Capitol Theatre this evening in connection with the regular program. This picture filmed by Cassens Art Studio in this city and it will be of interest to the theatre patrons as well as to the patrons of Walton Park. The picture is a good one and every body will be delighted with it.
• The city council met with Mr Hard "a Water Meter man" regarding badly needed water meters for the city.

[Litchfield Daily Union, Friday, July 8, 1927 - submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener]

• Work has begun on erection of St John's Lutheran church in South Litchfield. Fred Boeker, Mt Olive, is contractor.
• Officers and Directors of the Co-operative Savings and Loan Association were - M M Milnor, president; M Morrison, vice president; Charles Morgan, treasurer; Walter Holderread; M J Buscher; E B Appleton; J F Coddington; G E Brubaker; and J C Strehle, secretary.

submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener

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