Abstracts - personal notes - unknown newspaper in Walworth county for 1925. 

Jan 11. 1925.  Will O’Brien  of Elkhorn given 2 years in prison 

Jan 15, 1925 Large tax list 
Feb 26, 1925. County  teachers listed 

March 5, 1925.  Photo and lists of soldiers includes from 1st Co.  John Moore, John J. O’Brien, Gerald Daly, John Delaney, Floyd Wood.  Co. L. Organized and mustered June 27, 1921 as Co. H.  New group formed locally because Whitewater too far away.  Co. L. Today:  Corporal John J. O’Brien, Private Daniel F. O’Brien, Floyd E. Wood.  New name assigned Co. L. 127th infantry

Real estate and court actions.   Estate of Jennie Ballard.  Will of John M. Brewster and letters of Canie Atkinson 

March 26, 1925.  W. D. Holmes property is among a long list of other people in the legal sections in an action by the railroad. 

April 9, 1925.  Estate of Jennie M. Ballard, Adm. To Kate E. Daniels.    

December 21, 1925.  Henry O’Brien breaks shoulder.

Married J. Howard Sullivan and Ethel McGivern, Delavan

Delavan Enterprise:  December 24, 1925.  Harold Shanahan, 23,  son of Cornelius Shanahan, 428 Racine Street, Delavan, promoted to Corporal in marines.  Joined April 1924.  Harold was born in Delavan

December 17, 1925.  Estate of Dewey Atkinson, Estate of William O’Brien. 

November 5,  1925?  Killed Dewey Atkinson, 26, accident Sunday morning on Hwy 12, 6 miles north of Elkhorn, near Wandawega Park.   Injured Helen Knoll of East Troy.  In another car were Mrs. Wm. Hill of Burlington, Mr. Hill and daughter, Miss Margaret and another unnamed occupant slightly injured.  Atkinson was operating without lights in dark.  A passing motorist stopped, lit a match to view license plate on Dewey’s auto, car exploded and destroyed.

Delavan Enteprise October 8, 1925.   Died:  Mrs. James Dowling at her Delavan Lake home Friday, October 2, 1925 after lingering illness.  Mary F. Holmes was born in Darien, Wisconsin December 8, 1878 the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Holmes.   All her life spent in Walworth County except for short time prior to her married to James Dowling in Chicago, September 24, 1901.  She leaves husband, sister, Mrs. William Moore, also a niece, Mrs. Earl Finley, all of this city.  Pall bearers B. L. Jones, R. H. Sage, Arthur Flynn, Wilbur Lynch, Frank Cowan of Chicago and James H. Murphy of Burlington.  Among those from distance attending were Mr. And Mrs. Dan Callahan, Mr. And Mrs. Frank Cowan, Chicago, and Miss Mary Dowling, Milwaukee.

October 8, 1925.  Purely personal section.  Mrs. Francis Finley is visiting her brother in Sharon..  Frank Medbery of East Troy guests of Mr. And Mrs. William Moore.  Mr. And Mrs. Frank Cowan of Chicago visit her mom, Mrs. Nora Kelly. 

Tibbets section - mention Otto Enright death at Spring Prairie.  Attending were Mr. And Mrs. Hugg 

Real estate.  Susie Adkins to R. Schultz, Town of Troy.

October 15, 1925.  Althea Malaney death 

Unsure of date but may be Jan 1, 1925.   Frank Holmes, a one time resident here, passed away at the age of 30 years at Harvey, Illinois.  He was the son of Mr. And Mrs. Thomas Holmes and his death occurred Sunday.   The funeral was held here Tuesday afternoon. 

Unsure of date but may be Jan 1, 1925.   Personal Mention column.  Chas. Daley of Woodstock, Illinois visited here. 

Unsure of date but may be Jan 1, 1925.   Court proceedings.  Will of Patrick O’Brien. 

Unsure of date but may be Jan 1, 1925.  Geral Donohue falls through ice at Lake Como. Is. o.k.

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