Morrison News - No Dates contributed by Georgi DiBartolo
Reporter, Miss Ruth Willer Office, Meyer’s Barber Shop, Phone 38; Residence Phone 285-R

Marriage licenses have been issued by Joseph Mann county clerk to John E. Hutten and Mary Evelyn Gaffey of Sterling: Ralph Norman and Iva Jane Smith of Morrison.

Elinor May Garwick, student nurse of St. Joseph hospital of Dubuque, Ia was a weekend guest at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Garwick of Franklin Corners.

Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Garwick and son Ronald and daughter Elinor May of Franklin Corners were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stoner of Milledgeville. Those who attended besides the Garwicks were Mrs. Calvin Dennis and son Marshall and Mrs. Anna Byers of Polo and Mr. and Mrs. A.S. Kreider of Milledgeville.

Memorial Services For 15 Veterans Held at DAR Chapter Meeting
Saturday evening the D.A.R. of Morrison conducted a meeting in the home of Mrs. Carl Wildi with Mrs. Henry Burch and Mrs. W.B. Manchester, serving as assisting hostesses.

Memorial services were held in honor of the fifteen boys of this region who lost their lives in the recent war. They are John Henry Hamilton, Robert Ritchie, Burdette Schroeder, Harold Rosenow, Merle Sheets, Frank Lawton, James Ludens, James Hawk, Harold Radiz, Marvin Myers, George Albers, jr., Harold Burkema, Gerald Cooper, Andy DeVries and Kenneth Snyder.
For each boy a green cross with a white flower placed upon it was made. Mrs. Archie Sauer had charge of these arrangements and Mrs. Bertha Macklin placed the flowers as the names were read.
Member of the club voted to donate the sum of $3 to the Girl Scouts in addition to the money that they have donated to the D.A.R. schools.

Mrs. Frederick A Sapp of Ottawa, Ill. serving as guest speaker for the afternoon presented an interesting talk. Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting.

On Terminal Leave - Eugene Elmendorf, T-5, son of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Elmendorf of Morrison arrived home on a 14 day terminal leave. He received his honorable discharge at Camp Stoneman, Calif., recently after serving as a medic in the transportation corps for the past 18 months. During this time he served on the hospital ships, U.S.S. Hope and Louis A. Milne.

Pictures at Kiwanis - S.A. Long of Morrison showed colored pictures of Guam and Hawaii before the Fulton Kiwanis club Tuesday noon at the Presbyterian church. Mr. Long served in the Seabees in the Pacific during the war. He was introduced by Clarence Hawk program chairman. The missionary society served the dinner.

Infant Improves - Thomas Charles, week-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lucke is much improved but still receiving oxygen in Jane lamb hospital in Clinton Iowa. Mrs. Lucke expects to return home the middle of this week.

MORRISON AND VICINITY NEWS Reporter, Robert B. Kingery Phone: Office 33 Residence 299
Silver Anniversary Is Celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. Leon Nelson -Mr. and Mrs. Leon Nelson of near Morrison observed their 25th wedding anniversary Monday and were honored at party at the Humphrey school Monday evening with about 75 neighbors and friends present. Sunday they were honored at a dinner at the Arthur Burch home near Morrison, in which house they were married 25 years ago. Eva L. Fadden of Morrison and Leon W. Nelson of Knoxville, Ill. were married on November 25, 1918, by the Rev. James Potter, Methodist minister. The following spring the couple moved to a farm southeast of Morrison where they have resided since that time. They have two sons, George Marvin, a student at the University of Illinois, and Willard, a student at the University of Iowa.A quarter of a century of married life was celebrated Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lang. Jennie Bush of Morrison and Louis Lang of Chadwick were married at the Ed Bush home on Nov. 24, 1915 and except for a short time spend near Chadwick, have resided in Morrison. They have one son, George Lang of Morrison, and one grandchild.

Transferred to Indiana - Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wagnecht and family left Morrison Monday for New Albany, Ind., where they will make their home. Mr. Wagenecht, who has been employed at the Clinton, Ia., DuPont plant, has been transferred to a plant near there. Saturday evening a group of their relatives and friends held a farewell party for them. The evening was spent socially and the guests presented them a gift.

Among the Sick -Charles Eads is critically ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ray Hardy.

John Sheeney fractured his left leg Saturday and is a patient in the Sterling public hospital.

Sterling Gazette 05 December 1907 (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)
A petition in bankruptcy has been prepared by attorneys acting for George W. Howe and will be filed in the office of the United States Clerk at Freeport in a few days. Mr. Howe is well known in Whiteside county having at one time held the office of county clerk. Recently Mr. Howe has been engaged in the stock business and it is believed that his dealings are responsible for his failure.

Sterling Gazette 12 December 1907 (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)
A petition in bankruptcy was filed in the office of the clerk of the United States court at Freeport yesterday afternoon by Attorneys Riordan and Blodgett of Morrison who appeared for George W. Howe and his sons Clarence J. and Martin O. Howe. The petition shows that the Howe’s total liabilities amount to $109, 206.58 and their assets amount to $34, 542.10. The schedule filed for Mr. Howe, sr. shows that his liabilities amount to $69,947.97 and that his assets amount to $25,073.10. There are about 75 creditors and the greater portion of Mr. Howe’s liabilities consist of mortgages and notes. Clarence J. Howes [sic] liabilities are scheduled at $7,920.01 and his assets are $6,525. Martin O. Howe’s liabilities are given as $31,338.60 and his assets are $2,944.

Daily Gazette Sterling 16 June 1910
Mr. Ralph Lane and Miss Elizabeth Alldritt, both of Morrison, were married Wednesday [06/15/1910] at Davenport, having made the trip to Iowa City in an auto for the purpose of becoming husband and wife. They will make their home in Morrison. (From Larry Reynolds)

Daily Gazette Sterling 21 Oct 1910 (Garden Plain) (From Margaret Mangers)
The Christian Endeavor society will hold a social in the town hall Friday evening., Oct 21. All are cordially invited.

Mrs. Edwin Parker and daughter Ruth left yesterday for a visit with relatives in Chicago.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jordan entertained friends form Morrison Sunday.

Rev. A. G. Stewart left Monday to attend the sate synodical meeting of the Presbyterian church which meets in the southern part of the state this week.

Mrs. Goodrich of Wheaton is spending a few days with relatives and friends.

Rally day will be observed by the Presbyterian Sunday school next Sunday, Oct. 23, at 2:30. An interesting program will be given

Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Murphy and daughter Pearl went to Savanna Tuesday to attend the wedding of Mr. Grandy which tool place that day at the home of the bride  s parents. Mr Grandy is manager of the Garden plain creamery and has many friends here who wish him and his bride years of happiness.

The Ladies Missionary society will meet with Mrs. Ren Boot Friday afternoon, Oct 21, at 2:30

Mr. and Mrs. Aleck Snyder and daughter Margaret were Fulton visitors Saturday.

Mrs. H. f. Schlegelmilch and two little daughters of Eau Claire, Wis., were the guests of Mrs. Edwin Parker last week. This week they are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. d. s. Stone and family.

Mr. and Mrs. William Sillema returned Saturday evening from a visit with relatives in Chicago.

Arthur Glashill and Miss Nellie Carroll of Fenton were married in Clinton one day last week.

A number of young people from here were in Newton Tuesday evening to attend a box social.

Daily Gazette Sterling 03 February 1913
Fred Mulnix, a well known young man of this city, was very seriously injured Sunday morning by being struck by passenger train No. 6 at Morrison, and it is feared that he received injuries that will cause his death. The accident occurred at the Morrison depot about 2:45 o’clock when Mr. Mulnix crossed the tracks ahead of the passenger in order to get on the right side for boarding the train. It is thought that he might have been sleeping in the depot previous to the coming of the train and awakened just in time to cross the tracks. The pilot beam of the engine caught him on the head and a blow sufficient to render him unconscious and badly crush the skull resulted. Dr. J. A. Nowlen was summoned and ordered Mulnix placed on the train and brought to the Sterling hospital. Up to a late hour this afternoon a report from the hospital indicated that Mulnix had not recovered consciousness. The scene of the accident is familiar to everyone in the county and owing to the fact that it is necessary to cross both the west and east bound tracks to board trains for the east there have been several very narrow escapes from accidents there. Mr. Mulnix was an employee of the Woodlawn farm company being engaged in driving a milk wagon on one of the routes of the company. (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)

Daily Gazette Sterling 29 March 1913
Miss Lydia Hawkins of Milledgeville is visiting this week at the home of her aunt Mrs. William Meakins of this city. (From Larry Reynolds)

Daily Gazette Sterling 20 April 1914
Mr. and Mrs. George Howe of Morrison, Martin Overholser of Pittsfield, Mass., Miss Eva Weeks of Rochelle, Miss Rodell of Watego, and Mrs. F. Campbell of Galesburg, attended the funeral of Mrs. Gus Rodell in this city today.

Daily Gazette Sterling 08 Jun 1914
(Contributed by Suzy Wert) - A Morrison Guest: Miss Sara Flynn of Morrison was one a party who attended the graduation of her nephew, Frank Broderick Friday evening. She remained in this city, a guest oat the Broderick home until Sunday evening when she returned to her home in Morrison.
To Morrison: Misses Agnes Little, Thelma Porter and Mesrs. Barker Adair and Harry Hein motored to Morrison Sunday evening in the latter’s car.

Daily Gazette Sterling 02 December 1914
August Jaeger of Morrison and Miss Elizabeth Winters of Clinton were united in marriage this afternoon in Clinton at the parsonage of the Lutheran church by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Lutz. The wedding was very simple and none were present save witnesses. Immediately after the ceremony the couple started for Chicago, where they will visit for a short time. They are expected back to Morrison some time next week. Mr. Jaeger has rented a house on South Base street near that of his brother’s Gus and they will go to housekeeping at once. The groom is well known in this city. He is a member of the harness shop firm of Jaeger brothers. He has been here for a number of years and has made many friends. He is a young man of correct habits and is well liked by every one. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. William Winters. She is a young lady who has won a large circle of friends in her home town. She is also known by a large number of Morrison people. She is very popular in her circle and will make a good acquisition to Morrison circles. The people of Morrison extend a welcome to Mrs. Jaeger and also wish them both much happiness in the journey they have just begun. (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)

Daily Gazette Sterling 22 Febraury 1915
A quiet out of town wedding of today which is a surprise to most of the friends of the couple, occurred this morning in Joliet, Ill., at the home of Rev. and Mrs. George Welch, Rev. Welch reading the words which united Miss Dossie Meakins of near Morrison and Mr. Vernon Smith of Kewanee in marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Smith will spend a short time in Joliet, guests in the Welch home, to make their home with the bride’s parents for the present on their return. Mrs. Smith is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meakins, who reside near Morrison. She is well known in this city, having received her education in the Sterling schools, graduating from the Township High school several years ago. Since her graduation she has been a very successful teacher. Mr. Smith is a son of Mrs. Walter Pierce of White Pigeon. He has been employed as bookkeeper with a large Kewanee firm for several years, but expects to go to farming after the first of March. Both Mr. and Mrs. Smith will receive best wishes and congratulations from a large circle of friends. (Contributed by Larry Reynolds - The Sterling Evening Gazette, February 22, 1915, page 3, column 4

Daily Gazette Sterling 22 March 1915
Mrs. Henry Meakins died Sunday [03/21/1915] morning at her home between Round Grove and Morrison. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 1:30 o’clock at the Liberal U. B. church, Coleta, with interment in the Coleta cemetery. Mrs. Meakins, who was formerly Miss Florence Overholser of this city, has been ill for the past year. An obituary will be published later. (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)

Daily Gazette Sterling 29 January 1917
Ivan Eugene, the four weeks old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Frankfather, died Sunday [01/28/1917] morning at 10 o’clock at their home four miles north of Morrison. The funeral services conducted by Rev. Sanford were held Monday afternoon at 1:00 o’clock at the M. F. Frankfather home. Interment was in the Hazelgreen [sic] cemetery.

Sterling Gazette 15 October 1920 (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Overholser and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Overholser of Coleta were the guests at the Dr. W. A. Overholser home on West Wall street Wednesday [10/13/1920].

Daily Gazette Sterling 18 August 1921
MORRISON NEWS - FARWELL FUNERAL - The funeral services of Lawrence H.[?] Farwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Farwell, who died Tuesday [08/16/1921] morning, were held today at one o’clock at the home in the vicinity of Thomson and at 2:30 at the Methodist church in this city, the services being conducted by Samuel Stump. Interment was made in Grove Hill cemetery.
Contriubuted by Larry Reynolds

The Thomson Review 2 September 1922
CHARGED WITH MURDER - Miss Maude Shirk who made her home in Morrison during her childhood was held to the grand jury in Chicago last Thursday charged with the killing of Felix Rachbauer, wooer and business partner of her sister Mrs. Pearl M. Pein in the Dells at Niles Center Road House west of Evanston. The two sisters Mrs. Pein and Mis Ruth Shirk in company with Mr Rachbauer spent several days in Morrison visiting relatives and friends and attending the fair. The woman fired ostensibly to save her sister from Mr. Rachbauer's wrath aroused by Mrs. Pein's order to stop gambling in the roadhouse. He was shot three times through the breast.

Daily Gazette Sterling 12 December 1922
JUSTICE WEDS TWO COUPLES - George W. Howe, justice of the peace performed two marriage ceremonies Saturday, the contracting parties being Miss Hertha Dodd of Morrison and Charles Guethe of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Sylvester L. Beers and Eva L. Kirtley, both of Dixon.
Conributed by Larry Reynolds.

Daily Gazette Sterling 06 Nov 1923 - from Georgi Di Bartolo
Miss Irene Robinson, who is a student at the Froebel-Pestalozzi Institute in Chicago, spent the week-end at the home of her parents.

Mrs. Charles Eads returned Saturday from Amberg, Wis., where she was called a few weeks since by the illness of a grandchild.

Attorney Harold Smith of Chicago visited relatives in Morrison and vicinity over the week-end.

Mr. and Mrs. T. Laman of Holland, Mich., are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Hugo Dykstra, and other relatives and old friends in this vicinity, where they formerly resided.

Daily Gazette Sterling June 25, 1931
Thomas Fletcher of Morrison was much relieved Monday evening to have returned to him by Joseph Port of Genesee avenue a grip containing silverware, jewelry and a number of valuable papers, which were stolen from the home of his sister, Mrs. Phebe Stapleton where he resides. Mrs. Stapleton is absent from the city and Mr. Fletcher did not discover his loss until Sunday evening. A search of the house failed to reveal that anything else had been disturbed, although a partially opened window and the fact that the front door had been tampered iwth showed that an intruder had been there. The grip with its contents intact was found by Mr. Port Saturday night, lying in the road in front of the John Renkes home on Portland avenue where it was evidently either lost or thrown from a car by someone who feared detection. Mr. Port held the grip over Monday thinking that an ad in the paper might furnish a clue to the owner. None appearing he opened the grip and found documents with Mr. Fletcher's name, which established its ownership. Mr. and Mrs. Port at once took the grip to the home, and as they approached heard Mr. Fletcher telling his tale of woe to a friend over the telephone. Needless to say he was greatly relieved at its return.

Announcement has been made of the marriage of two young couples from Morrison who obtained licenses in Rock Island and were married by a justice of the peace of that city. They are Harold WIlson, son of Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Wilson of East Park street, and Miss Alvieta Kohler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kohler of Clinton IA. and Arthur Ballard, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ballard, residing south of Morrison and Miss Emma Gregory, daughter of Ross Gregory of Morrison. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson will reside on Lincoln Way West in Morrison and Mr. and Mrs. Ballard will make their home for the present with Mr. Ballards parents.

H.H. Frost of 300 South Clinton street met with painful injuries about 4:30 Tuesday afternoon when engaged in some work on a building at his farm west of the city. A platform on which he was standing gave way, precipitating him a distance of 70 feet to the ground. In falling he struck a beam, which inflicted a severe laceration of his chin which required the taking of five stitches by a Morrison physician. He also suffered a cut on his lip, the loosening of some teeth and a couple of fractured ribs, but managed to drive his car to the office of a physician where his injuries received attention. The effect of the shock and bruises was felt more the following day.

Justice Vernon Dearinger suffered a fracture of the middle finger of his left hand Tuesday while playing ball. The break extends down into the bones of the hand and will take some time to mend properly.

Dr. and Mrs. J.A. Marshall and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Powell and sons left early this week for a vacation outing in the vicinity of Rhinelander, Wis. Their retinue included a camping outfit, fishing tackle and other equipment for life in the open.

Mrs. Andrew Ross returned to her home in Morrison recently from the Sterling hospital. She is making a good recovery from the effects of a major operation to which she submitted in recent weeks.

Miss Mildred Bull was discharged Tuesday from the Morrison hospital where she underwent a tonsil operation the day previous.

Sterling Gazette 28 July 1930
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Shambaugh of Morrison were in La Moille Sunday for the funeral services of Mr. Shambaugh’s grandmother, Mrs. Almira Shambaugh, who died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Walker.

Sterling Gazette 25 August 1930
The lurid tale of being taken for a ride by a cousin and two women companions, drugged, robbed and left unconscious by the highway east of Morrison, as told to Sheriff Kelly Friday [08/22/1930] morning by James O’Day, last of East Moline, has been substantiated. The bill fold, which O’Day claimed contained $175 in cash and valuable papers, was found Friday by Ross Bogott, who is employed by the Smaltz brothers’ plumbing firm, back of the Smaltz garage on Portland avenue. The case was missing, but a note and other papers connected it up with the story which the one-armed young man told to the officials of his experiences of Thursday night. O’Day went back to East Moline Friday hoping to obtain through California relatives, some clue to the whereabouts of the faithless cousin, Pat O’Hara, who hailed from Los Angeles. The bill fold and contents were turned over to the officers, who mailed it to O’Day at East Moline. The locality where the pocketbook was found would indicate that the holdup party might have gone out on Route 3.(Contributed by Larry Reynolds)

Sterling Gazette 29 August 1930
Coming as a surprise to the friends of the bride in Morrison was the announcement made early this week by Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Conrady of 304 South Clinton street of the marriage of their daughter, Nelle Grace, and Lloyd C. Hamlin of Waterloo, Iowa, the ceremony taking place at Geneva, Ill., Monday, Aug. 11. Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin were weekend guests at the home of the bride’s parents in Morrison, the following guests being entertained in their honor: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dirkee of Fulton, the latter being a sister of Mrs. Conrady, and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Conrady, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Melville, and Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drought of Morrison. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry c. Conrady of Morrison. She is a graduate of the city high school, later perfecting herself in the millinery art, and for the past four years she has been employed as trimmer in one of the millinery houses of Waterloo. Mr. Hamlin is connected with a garage in that city. Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin will reside in the Walnut Court apartments at Waterloo, Iowa. (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)

The Thomson Review 26 February 1931
Mr. Wm. Jamison and son Howard attended the Father / Son Banquet in Morrison Tuesday evening

The Daily Gazette 12 Mar 1931 (From Debbie Thormahlen)
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Kennedy returned to their home in Morrison Tuesday night from Binghamton, New York, where they have visited their daughter, Mrs. H. J. Johns, since before the holidays.

Mrs. Margaret Stinemyer, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wessel, and Robert Ross left Wednesday morning for La Plata, Missouri, to attend the funeral services of their relatives, Matthew J. Ross, whose death occurred Monday night.

F.A. Sapp of Ottawa was a visitor in Morrison Tuesday and was accompanied home by Mrs. Sapp, who has spent the last 10 days with her brother, G.M. Bent, and other relatives here.

Mrs. Andrew Borgman of Fulton was a guest at the home of her sister, Mrs. George Slager of Morrison Tuesday.

Morrison friends regret to learn of the serious illness of M. Deter of Sterling, a former resident of Morrison, and a frequent visitor here.

A.R. Lewis returned Wednesday from Chicago where he attended the annual conference of food inspectors.

The Thomson Review 04 June 1931
Rev. Ball of Chicago who preached at the Spring Valley Presb. Church Sunday was entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jamison.

Mrs. Roy Smaltz is hostell to the N.G. Club to her home near Morrison this week Thursday afternoon.

Sterling Gazette 14 April 1933
Bernice Decker, the youngest daughter of Ben Decker of Morrison, married Edward O. Engelkens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Okko Engelkens of Fulton, Thursday evening at 7:00 o’clock at the Bethesday Evangelical Lutheran church parsonage. Rev. A. L. Smith performed the ceremony. The couple were attended by Albert and Grace Decker, brother and sister of the bride. A reception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wiebanga. Mrs. Wiebanga is a sister of the bride. (contributed by Larry Reynolds)

Sterling Gazette 4 Jan. 1934
Grace Howe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Howe of Morrison married Joe Fielding, son of Mrs. Mary Fielding of Morrison October 7, 1933 in Chicago by Judge Charles Adams. The bride is a graduate of Morrison high school class of 1930 and the groom is a graduate of Morrison high school class of 1923. They are living in Morrison. (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)

Sterling Gazette 15 Jan. 1934
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ballard of Morrison announce the marriage of their daughter, Lucile, to Kenneth C. Williamson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Williamson of Rock Falls. They were united in marriage at 7 o’clock Friday evening, Dec. 29, 1934 by Rev. Crocker at the First Methodist church parsonage at Freeport. The witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. Archie Bonnell of Sterling, friends of the bride and groom. (Contributed by Debbie Thormahlen

Sterling Gazette 29 Jan. 1934
Edna Frankfother, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Frankfother, Sterling, married Ralph C. Allen, son of Rep. and Mrs. H. C. Allen, Lyndon, Sunday 2:30 o’clock at the Methodist church parsonage in Morrison, Rev. C. J. Dickey officiating. Attendants were the sister and brother-in-law of the groom, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Emmons. The bride is a 1932 graduate of Sterling high school and the groom is a 1929 graduate of Lyndon high school. The couple will be living with the groom’s parents. (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)

Sterling Gazette 15 May 1934
Edwin Carolus and Edith Green were married 8 o’clock Friday [05/11/1934] evening by Rev. Harry E. Miles in Morrison. The groom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Walter I. Carolus, Sterling, and the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl D. Green, Morrison. They will be living in Sterling. (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)

Sterling Gazette 23 August 1934
Harry Howe and Linnea Peterson were married at 4 o’clock this afternoon at the Swedish Mission parsonage in De Kalb, Rev. E. G. Eklund performing the ceremonies. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Ross Stouffer, Mt. Morris; and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ohlson, De Kalb. Both ladies are sisters of the bride. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Howe, Morrison, and is a 1923 graduate of Morrison high school. He is in business with his brother Merlin Howe operating Howe Brothers Oil Station on the east edge of Morrison. The bride is the daughter of H. Peterson. She is a graduate of De Kalb high school and De Kalb Normal school. She has been teaching in De Kalb for seven years. (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)

Sterling Gazette 06 November 1937 (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)
Rev. Albertus Perry and Mrs. George Howe were given a surprise Friday [11/06/1937] evening at the Methodist parsonage in honor of their birth anniversaries. Mr. Perry’s occurred on Friday, and Mrs. Howe’s on Saturday. Games and a social time were enjoyed, after which refreshments were served. There were 22 present. Both were presented with bouquets by the League members.

Sterling Gazette 08 November 1937 (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)
Donald Siefken, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Siefken, was stricken with scarlet fever Sunday [11/07/1937]. This will be the seventh case reported in Morrison recently. A nurse has been secured to check the north side school, where the outbreak occurred.

Daily Gazette Sterling January 25, 1938
Charles Albers, received of the Tampico state bank, has filed a suit in circuit court to collect a judgment of $6,919.85 and costs of $511.75 from John, May, Harry and Paul Wetzell. He also asks an injunction to prevent the defendants from transferring any of their property.

Miss Eleanor Holesinger of Garden Plain was a patient at the Morrison hospital for observation from Monday evening to Tuesday.

Mrs. Ray Onken and son, Larry Gene, were discharged from the Morrison hospital Tuesday.

Tobey McKee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess McKee of Unionville, received a gash on his forehead Mondy night, when his car struck a telephone pole. He was taken to the Morrison hospital where eight stitches were taken to close the wound.

Ike Boerema underwent a tonsil operation Tuesday morning in the office of a local physician.

Amos Fowler is reported seriously ill at the Hines government hospital.

Mrs. W.E. Robinson has been confined to her home by illnes the past two weeks, and is now under the doctor's care.

Silas Sternof Morrison wsa turned over to Jackson County authorities Tuesday morning by Sheriff A. E. Hamilton to face a charge of confidence game.

Born, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Fletchic of Malvern at the home Tuesday morning.

The Morrison fire department was called to the Frank Ariens home a half mile northeast of Morrison at about 10:30 Monday night when the chimney burned out. There was no damage done, the department being called as a precautionary measure.

Mr. and Mrs. C.G. Macklin left Monday for St. Petersburg, Fla., where they expect to remain until about May 1. They will join other Morrison friends there.

Daily Gazette Sterling January 27, 1938
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Blass of Morrison were called to Dixon Wednesday by the death of his father.

Whiteside County Farm Bureau News March, 1938
George Wolber of Morrison was the first patron to bring fresh meat to the Morrison plant. George is very enthusiastic about the lockers. He likes a good beef and pork. A.L. Goodenough had a hog in cold storage at a local dairy, and put the first meat into the Morrison locker. john Reecher, Henry Price and Abe Kreider are all boosters for the Sterling locker - they like it.

Sterling Daily Gazette 22 October 1940
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Spangler of Chadwick were among those who attended open house Sunday for the former’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ferguson, who were celebrating their golden wedding anniversary at their home in Morrison. (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)

Sterling Daily Gazette 26 November 1940 from Georgi DiBartolo
New Arrival - Born, Monday, to Mr. and Mrs. William Conner, at the Sterling hospital, a son.

Arlene Roberts and Theo Liddell of Chicago have returned to their teaching duties at Cicero after spending the holidays at the R.J. Richmond home. The former is a niece of Mrs. Richmond.

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hamlin of Waterloo, Ia., spent Thanksgiving at the Lester Conrady home, Henry C. Conrady, Mrs. Hamlin’s father accompanied them to Waterloo.

Loretta Wunder spent the week-end at Davenport, Ia.

Sterling Daily Gazette 11 February 1941
Frank Wells of Fort Collins, Colo., died on Monday [02/10/1941]. He was found one week ago on his farm with a bullet wound. He was born near Morrison. Surviving is his wife, a brother Edward Wells of Morrison and a niece Mrs. Earl Siefken of Morrison. (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)

Daily Gazette Sterling February 27, 1943
Mrs. A.M. Potter is spending the weekend in Ames with her son Jim who is in Iowa State

Everett McCulloh, son of Mayor and Mrs. A.S. McCulloh of Morrison spent the weekend at home. He is in the R.O.T.C. at Coe college in Cedar Rapids.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rosenow and Mrs. Emily Thomson left Saturday for Chicago.

Donald Yarbrough, son of Mrs. Glenn Yarbrough is home from California, where he is an electrician in the navy.

Tech. Sgt. Lee Austin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Austin, is home from Topeka, Kan., on a 10-day furlough. He is subject to 24 hour recall.

Sterling Gazette 19 July 1943 (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)
Benton F. Shambaugh C. M. C. 3 is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Shambaugh of Morrison. He enlisted in the Seabees in September and received his training at Norfolk, Virginia. On December 17th he was sent to California and left for oversea’s duty on January 3. He graduated from the Morrison High School. Prior to entering the service he was employed at the Green River ordinance plant.

Dixon Evening Telegraph 13 September 1944
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ewers of Morrison were Sunday guests at Rev. and Mrs. E.V. Hallock (Walnut).

Dixon Evening Telegraph 09 November 1944
Miss Johanna and Bernard Pollard of Morrison were Sunday guests of their sister Mrs. R. W. Long (Harmon IL). Mrs. Florence Long and children and Gene McCaffery were visitors also.

Sterling Gazette 02 August 1946 (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)
Mrs. Nelson Bushman announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter Dorothy Gladis to Everett W. Rick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rick of Morrison.

Sterling Gazette 13 November 1946
L. W. Wells, 87, of Mt. Morris, brother of Ed Wells and former resident of Malvern, died Wednesday, November 6th, following a stoke the previous Monday. Funeral services were Friday afternoon. He was the uncle of Homer Detra, Clarksville, Ia. (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)

Dixon Evening Telegraph 26 April 1947
Josephine Mann, Miss Margaret Blodgett and Mrs. George Weaver of Morrison were callers at the Max Genz home (Nelson in Lee Conty) Tuesday afternoon where they visited Mrs. Forrest Anderson who is recovering from a recent operation at the Dixon Hospital.

Dixon Evening Telegraph 26 January 1948
Mr.and Mrs. Jess Eads, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Statler, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Russell and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Heller of Morrison gathered at the Arthur Chaon home yesterday to help Mr. Chaon celebrate his birthday anniversary.

Dixon Evening Telegraph 23 May 1948
The 20th annual convention of Wa-Tan-Ye association was held at Clear Lake Iowa on Saturday and Sunday.... Despite the fact that train service was hampered by floods in Western Iowa, Mrs. Wilhelm and Miss Minnihan from Dixon, Louise Campbell and Mary Wyman from Morrison and Delores Moors and Agnes Walton from Clinton, arrived together after trying various modes of travel including trains, busses and trucks.

Dixon Evening Telegraph 25 January 1951
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Witmer and family and Mrs.Mary Alldritt of Morrison were visitors at the A.M. Ebersole home Sunday afternoon (Ohio IL).

Sterling Gazette 24 July 1953 (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)
Linda Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Smith of Morrison, and James Knapp, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Knapp of Hazel Green, Mo., formerly of Morrison, were united in marriage July 10 in Arkansas. The young couple have been visiting relatives at Prophetstown and Morrison and will leqave this evening for Chicago where they will make their home.

The Daily Gazette July 25, 1967
MRs. H.E. Reimers and son, Herbert J. of Jonesboro, Ga., spent Sunday and Monday in the home of Mrs. Alyda Reimers.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Pat Horton of Eugene, Ore., are visiting his parents, Mr.a nd Mrs. John Horton this week.