Sheldon Fun Day King and Queen, Dan and Clara Schlotman present trophies to Betty Davenport of Sheldon and Terry Goodman of Early Park for winning floats.
Source
Watseka Spirit, unknown date, but after 11 Jul 1976
Dan Schlotman and Ollie Riker went a-hunting last Tuesday evening in search of eight little foxes Dan had spotted while on his mail route that morning. As they approached the foxes’ den, the pups ran out to meet their mommy, who was just bringing home the groceries. Our gallant huntsmen gave chase and succeeded in capturing one little fellow, which they brought home and fastened in the Schlotman garage.
Reynard Jr., however, decided that he did not wish to suffer a fate worse than death, and so, on Saturday night, he committed suicide by hanging.
When interviewed, all Mr. Schlotman could say was, “Gee, ya shoulda saw the ones that got away!”
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Unknown newspaper, but probably the Sheldon Journal, unknown date, but probably the 1940s.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Todd, one of the highly respected old couples of Sheldon, observed their golden wedding anniversary Tuesday in a very quiet way in their comfortable home. There was no special preparation made for the celebration of the event, but the occasion was not allowed to pass by unnoticed. A splendid dinner was prepared by Mrs. Todd and this was much enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. Todd and their grandson, Roy Taylor, who is making his home with them. These and Ray Taylor, another grandson of Chicago, constitute the Todd family at the present time. It was impossible for the latter to be present. It was just a simple and pleasant way of observing this important event, they preferring to have it that way at this time. However, many neighbors and friends extended felicitations, which made the day all the more enjoyable.
Mr. and Mrs. Todd are among the best people we have, and while they have been adding years they have also been adding friends, which go a long way in making their closing days of life full of joy and contentment. Their lives have been well spent, and the large circle of friends that they have gathered around them admire and love them for their many excellent traits of character and will always cherish their memory.
Mr. and Mrs. Todd were married in Pickaway county, Ohio, September 7, 1865. They resided there on a farm for eight years, when they removed to Tippecanoe county, Ind., where they remained for three years, coming to Illinois and settling on a farm in Concord township, which they still own. They remained there eleven years and removed to Chicago in 1887, where they lived for eight years. In the fall of 1895 they removed to Sheldon and have since made this their home. Four children were born to them – two boys and two girls, but they have preceded their parents to the other shore. There are two grandchildren – Roy and Ray Taylor.
Mr. Todd was born in Hocking county, Ohio, January 14, 1841, and has engaged in agricultural pursuits all his life. Mrs. Todd is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schlotman and was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, April, 1847. Her Christian name is Elizabeth J. She is a sister of Daniel Schlotman, now deceased.
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Unknown newspaper, but probably the Sheldon Journal. The Todds celebrated their golden wedding anniversary 7 Sep 1915.
(Sheldon) – Mr. and Mrs. Dan Schlotman presented a color slide travelogue of the 2200 mile conducted bus tour of England and Scotland they had taken in August when the Sheldon Senior Citizens met on October 16. There were forty-three persons in attendance at the pot-luck dinner hostessed by Rose LeSage and Doris Long. Mrs. Long gave the invocation before the meal.
Nurses from the Iroquois County Public Health Service gave free flue shots to eighteen members. Some members also had a blood pressure check. President Clara Ingalls conducted the business session. Secretary Laverna Marshall read the account of the September meeting and Harry Brubaker gave the financial report. Lillie Arseneau, Florence Bonnett and Martha Sabo observed October birthdays. Sixteen Sheldon Seniors had attended the September meeting of the Martinton Good Neighbors Club.
John Kuntz, Iroquois County Clerk and Recorder, will be present at the November meeting to give instructions on the use of the voting machines which will be used in coming elections.
Recipe blanks were distributed for members to submit favorite recipes to be used in compiling a cookbook to be sold to the benefit of the Volunteer Services projects.
A donation of $20 was voted from the treasury to the Iroquois County Transportation Service which provides multiple trips and telecare transportation. The Sheldon Senior Citizens will ride on the mini-van to Bloomington on Wednesday, October 31 to visit the Beich Candy Factory. Gk
To be voted at the Annual Election for Township Officers in the Town of Sheldon, April 3d, 1900.
REPUBLICAN For Supervisor, 176 – R. B. MYERS For Town Clerk, 246 – A. F. MOORE For Assessor 259 – JOHN E. MORRIS For Collector 277 – WM. WEDGBURY For Commissioner of Highways 228 – JOHN EWEN For School Trustee 244 – J. R. RUSSELL
DEMOCRAT For Supervisor, 288 – A. GILMORE For Town Clerk, 216 – J. R. STRICKLER For Assessor, 201 – H. V. CROSSLAND For Collector, 184 – DAN’L FINLAYSON For Commissioner of Highways, 232 – DAN’L SCHLOTMAN For School Trustee, 216 – CHAS. FLEMING
Notes
The numbers written on the ballot are total votes and difference in votes.
Here’s a little more information on the candidates, including their 1900 occupations
Crossland, Hiram Venton (1848-1917) – Farmer
Ewen, John (1863-1938) – Farmer
Finlayson, Daniel – Unable to find information on him
Fleming, Charles (1865-1939) – Farmer
Gilmore, Albert P. (1857-1907) – Farmer
Moore, Aaron Foreman (1842-1921) – Clerk
Morris, John E. (1848-1917) – Day Laborer
Myers, Reverdy B. (1848-1913) – Shoe Store Salesman
Russell, James R. (1835-1919) – No 1900 occupation listed
Schlotman, Daniel Franklin ‘D.F.’ (1850-1908) – Farmer, my ancestor
Strickler, Joseph Richard ‘Tuck’ (1875-1936) – Insurance Agent
“They are the most rugged ships I’ve ever seen and they can absorb tremendous amounts of flak and still fly home.”
Veteran P-47 Pilot
That statement was made by First Lieut. John J. Schlotman of Madisonville, Ky., a veteran Thunderbolt pilot who weathered 35 missions without mishap in the European theatre during his seven months of overseas’ service and chose as the first place to visit on this return to the States Republic’s Indiana Division where his P-47, “Perilous Pauline,” was manufactured by Raider hands.
“I’ve seen those planes so badly shot up,” he continued, “I’ve wondered how the pilots ever kept them in the air. After watching Raiders put them together here, though, I’m beginning to understand.
“I’m completely sold on the Thunderbolts,” he stated.
Thunderbolt pilot Schlotman was sent to England early in May 1944, where he flew with the 406th Fighter Group of the Ninth Air Force. He was based in France soon after D-Day. The Ninth, commanded by Maj. Gen. H. S. Vandenberg, is known as the biggest air force on the continent.
Plenty of Action
Even before receiving his promotion to first lieutenant last November, this P-47 flier had seen plenty of action in the flak-filled skies over Nazi territory. However, in all of his 35 missions, the only damage suffered by his “Perilous Pauline” was a bullet fragment which he discovered in the gas tank after he’d returned to his base.
“I didn’t even know I’d been hit,” he said. “But I’ve seen plenty in worse condition. Just the same they fly back, somehow.
Lieut. Schlotman wears the European Theatre of Operations ribbon with two battle stars. He also has the Air Medal and an Oak Leaf Cluster. He will rejoin the 406th Fighter Group at the expiration of his furlough at the end of January.
Source
Unknown newspaper, and date, but from the mid-1940s and probably an Indiana newspaper.
Notes
John Julien Schlotman went by “Julien.”
“Perilous Pauline,” Julien’s P-47, was named for Pauline “Polly” Cannon (1924–2015), who became Mrs. Julien Schlotman on 9 Jan 1945.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stephens, and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Schlotman left on Sunday on a vacation trip to New York City. While there they will attend the marriage of the former’s brother, Ben Stephens, who was a speaker at the local high school basketball banquet a couple of winters ago.
Source
Unknown newspaper, but probably the Sheldon Journal. Ben Stephens was married 14 Aug 1940.
WATSEKA — Clara M. Schlotman, 95, of Watseka, died Wednesday (Jan. 24, 2001) at Magnolia Wood Nursing Home, Watseka.
Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Saturday at the Segur-Knapp Funeral Home, Watseka.
Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the United Methodist Church in Sheldon. Revs. Joe Scheets, Karen Martin and Hubert Lytle will officiate.
Burial will be in Sheldon Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Iroquois Memorial Hospice; United Methodist Church, Sheldon; or to the donor’s choice.
She was born March 30, 1905, in Sheldon, the daughter of Nathaniel and Margaret McCarty Light.
Her husband, Daniel F. Schlotman, whom she married Aug. 20, 1927, in Watseka, died Nov. 6, 1981.
Surviving are two daughters and one son-in-law, Phyllis Kingdon of Watseka, Marcia and Francis Sowers of Kentland, In.; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Five brothers and four sisters are deceased.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Watseka.
Source
This was on a laminated bookmark given by the funeral home and had the twenty-third Psalm on the back. It is probably the same one that was published in the Watseka Times Republic.
