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Please Don't Quote Me HIstory of Lanark, Shannon, Milledgeville, Mount Carroll, Chadwick, Milledgeville, Savanna, Thomson, Fulton, Pearl City, Morrison, Freeport, Sterling, Illinois

PART IV - “The early history of this town (Polo) is very difficult to determine. Like Topsy it “just growed.” People here saw it grow, but paid little attention to its development. The first public sale of lots was March 15, 1853. The plat this time was not recorded nor was it recorded until March 15, 1854; neither had the railroad been completed.

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Baumgartner’s Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary

Friends and family of Gene & Faline Baumgartner are invited to an open house luncheon on Sunday, September 2nd from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Pearl City Legion Hall, Pearl City in celebration of Gene & Faline’s 50th wedding anniversary.

Gene Baumgartner and Faline Reiter were married at Salem Church in rural Lena on October 21, 1962. The couple has four children, Deb (Jerry) Sigmeier, Curt (Sue) Baumgartner, Tim (Joleen) Baumgartner and Kevin Baumgartner. The couple has 12 grandchildren and one great granddaughter.