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Eureka group works to restore Civil War monument
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EUREKA, Ill. (AP) — A dilapidated Civil War monument in central Illinois is getting a much needed face-lift. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that a Eureka rotary club is raising money to restore a rundown Civil War monument and uncover the stories hidden below the decay. The names of more than two dozen Union Army soldiers from Woodford County are inscribed on the monument, which has stood in the Olio Township Cemetery for nearly 144 years. Erosion and moss have rendered many of the soldiers' names illegible. Organizers say their $6,700 restoration effort will provide an opportunity to blast the moss off the memories and shed light on the men who served in Company A of the 86th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The group is nearing its fundraising goal. 
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Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: On Monday the 11th inst. on Center Ridge in Mercer County,some citizens got out their cannon to celebrate the taking of Richmond. The gun wasoverloaded and burst. No one was injured, but one 30-pound piece went though thesecond story of a house.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation.
1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Pee Wee teams will be able to play baseball and softball as usualon Diamond Three at Dorrance Park this summer, but after that, the ball field is doomed.County crews have put the diamond back in shape after heavy trucks marred the playingfield earlier this spring. Illinois Department of Transportation crews drove onto it to makeborings for the relocation of the junction of Illinois 84 and the Port Byron-Hillsdale road.
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