Lee County Sunday School Convention at Amboy
The forty seventh annual Lee County Sunday School Association convention will meet April 3 and 4 at the Congregational church in Amboy. Prominent speakers from state churches will discuss missions, teacher training, temperance, teen age needs, and program sections for elementary secondary and adult groups. The head officers and departments are listed, with sessions led by pastors and educators from Amboy Dixon Ashton Chicago and Franklin Grove. Work on the old school building progresses rapidly with walls down and potential razing by week’s end if weather holds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee County Sunday School Association
Congregational Church
Amboy
F. W. Merrill
Hugh Cork
Chicago
W. W. Heckman
Dixon
H. H. Appleman
F. A. Altman
Mr. Cork
F. D. Stone
M. M. Lewis
C. E. Schenck
Cork
G.l. Smith
Franklin Grove
Myrtle Ackerman
Ethel M. Kay
Money for flood victims raised in city drive
The city collected 73 dollars for flood sufferers in Indiana and Ohio. Joseph A. Roesler circulated the subscription and most money was sent to Red Cross Society. The paper stays at Roesler's store until Saturday for additional donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Ohio
Red Cross Society
Joseph A. Roesler
Roesler
Today’s Magazine promotion in Canton Ohio
The largest magazine in the world advertises itself as the best edited publication at 50 cents yearly and five cents per issue. It invites ladies to request a free sample copy and premium catalog from Today’s Magazine in Canton Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Today's Magazine
Canton
Ohio
Republicans Withdraw From Village Ticket
Three Republican candidates for village office withdraw from the April 15 election leaving the mayoral race as the main contest. Roy Hartzell Will Klingebiel and Glenn Rose Crans filed withdrawal petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Hartzell
Will Klingebiel
Glenn Rosecrans
Last Entertainment: John F. Chambers to Perform Friday
The Modern Woodmen Entertainment course closes with a live act by John F. Chambers on Friday evening April 4 in the opera house. Tickets are on sale at Gazette Book Store. Chambers avoids theatrical tricks and displays characters plainly in sketches. Norman Jewett, Amboy mail carrier, was severely burned by a live wire on Main Street last Friday while aiding his granddaughter. His horse entangled in a fallen telephone wire caused the shock. Jewett resumed work Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
John F. Chambers
Gazette Book Store
Norman Jewett
Amboy
Main Street
Jewett
United Evangelical Conference to Meet in March 1914
The United Evangelical church in Ashton plans to host its next Annual Conference in March 1914 bringing about eighty preachers and delegates. Pastor G A Walter announced the decision after a week of discussion, marking his final year and a forthcoming leadership change. Eleven new members joined last Sunday at Bradford and thirteen have joined since the conference began last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Evangelical Church of City
G. A. Walter
Chadwick
United Evangelical
United Evangelicals
Walter
Ashton
Bradford
President Wilson at Fifty Six Years Old
The article notes Woodrow Wilson, the twenty eighth president, is 56 years old, five years older than Taft at his oath. It cites Harrison as oldest elected president, Cleveland as youngest, and lists presidents who died before term end including Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley, with assassinations noted for three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Taft
William Henry Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
Grant
W. H. Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Abraham Lincoln
James A. Garfield
William McKinley
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Local Gazette Reports New Subscriptions and Renewals
In the last week three new subscribers joined the Gazette list: Clifford Reed Pangman Saskatchewan Canada. Charles W. Krug Ashton. and B Bly Amada Manitoba Canada. Multiple residents in Ashton Illinois show renewed subscriptions while a cement mixer purchase by John G Reitz signals new concrete work offerings, with the mixer on display at M N Glenn's hardware in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Clifford Reed
Pangman
Saskatchewan
Canada
Charles W. Krug
Ashton
B. Bly
Amada
Manitoba
C. O. Hedrick
John Shephard
Aurora
Oregon
John Walter
Rochelle
Ill
L. J. Sindlinger
J. M. McGraw
Gordon
John Stephan
John Payne
Harvey Heidenthal
Adam Eisenberg
Edward Herwig
E. R. Yocum
Franklin Grove
Peter Geyer
John G. Reitz
M. N. Glenn's Hardware
Itt
Plan to make July 4th election day nationwide
Samuel Alschuler urged combining elections into a national holiday voting on July 4 and Decoration Day with separate ballots for judiciary state nation and local offices. A Chicago Northwestern time-card change effective Tuesday introduced New DeLuxe special to San Francisco with no Illinois stops and revised schedules for local trains Nos 20 4 and renumbered Nos 17 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Alschuler
Chicago Association of Commerce
Mr. Alschuler
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
San Francisco
Northwestern
Illinois
Ashton Lodge No 977 Odd Fellows Install Officers Banquet
About 100 members gathered for a special meeting to install officers for the term. They met at 6:30, walked to the Presbyterian church for a banquet at seven, then held opening ceremonies and installed Inside Guard and Outside Guard along with other officers. A smoker and orchestra followed the adjournment, plus a voluntary statement praising Phoenix Insurance for a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton Lodge
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Presbyterian Church
L. S
Noble Grand
Glenn C. Rosecrans
Adam Faber
Dr. H. A. Bremmer
G. A. Hamel
A. C. Dugdale
S. T. Zeller, Jr
Frank S. Hart
A. M. Moore
John Vaupel
Joseph Mall
S. T. Zeller, Sr
B. A. Streeter
Jacob H
The Choir Will Sing at Methodist Service Easter Concert
The Methodist Episcopal church will host a sacred concert led by the choir this Sunday evening at 7 30. Easter music will be repeated on request and many new numbers will be sung. Also note Dr Stanley foot specialist visits Ashton Saturday until 4 pm at Kellys old hotel April 19th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Stanley
Ashton
Kelly’s Old Hotel
Town Election Quietly Cast Vote in One Contest
The town held a quiet election Tuesday with 252 votes cast. Voters chose Charles Heibenthal for Supervisor and Earl J. Howey for Highway Commissioner, while James Batchelor and Robert Knapp Jr. also received scattered support. Constable J C Wetzell and Justice Squire T Jennings were noted in results. Lutherans held a large Sunday service with five class members from Rochelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl J. Howey
Charles Heibenthal
James Batchelor
Robert Knapp, Jr
Justice of the Peace
Squire T. Jennings
Fy Ater
Constable
J. C. Wetzel
St. *¢ Lutheran Thured
Marguerite Wendel
Elma Aschenbrenner
Vera Griese
Earl Walter
Florrin Mack
Rochelle
D Howey Died at Earlville Brother of Earl Howey
Frank A Earl 53 died March 25 at sister Mrs Crum 5459 Rice St Austin after diabetes battle. Born in Ogle County he moved to Austin in 1880 lived with sister 20 years. Rev J S Ladd Thomas led funeral at his residence. interment in family lot. Charles Howey 42 died March 26 in Earlville TB. born Rogersburg PA March 1 1871. He came to Franklin Grove as child then Earlville blacksmith. survived by wife Anna two children Isabell and Charles, parents and two brothers Earl and Harry. Burial Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Earl
Isaac Earl
C. D. Crum
Rice Street
Austin
Ogle County
J. S. Ladd Thomas
First Methodist Episcopal Church
A. E. Semester
Earl
Charles Howey
Earlville
Charles
Joseph Howey
Rogersburg
Columbia County
Pennsylvania
Anna Harbison Hamill
Isabell
Harry
Oregon
F. W. Nazerene
Methodist Episcopal Church
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LEE County Sunday School Convention
L. H. Wood
Ruth Ayres
A. W. Rosecrans
Mary L. Kay
E. T. Bailey
E. H. Wiener
I. R. Devine
J. A. Roesler
A. W. Rosecrafs
Seta
Geo. R. Charters
M. N. Glenn
A. C. Kaecker
E. J. Venerich
Philip Breich
H. D. Mosher
Vereee
Henry Reitz
Teese
Herman Herwig
J.C. Griffith
J. Weishaar
Theodore McCade
C. Bode
Ceeseeses
Sindlinger
F. P. Hisenberg
A. J. Nickey
S. T. Jennings
Conrad Smith Nee Sane
Ralph J. Dean B. Bly
Ray Oellig
Fred Tilton
Aoe
Oscar Schade
Peter Aetna
W. Petersmeyer
J. A. Kersten Sone
Winfield Thomas
Charley Kurz
Geo. E. Geyer
L. T. Moore
Ory
Henry Weishaar
E. W. Farrow
Alonzo Fell
Jesse Jordan
Eeenee IG
F. Schafer
W. Knapp
C. Knapp
John Nass
Jacob Aschenbrenner
Conrad Kliebe
John Seebach
George W. Beach
United Evangelical Church
NEW
Fellows
The
Phoenix Insurance Company
Hartford
Conneticut
Mills & Petrie
Joan A. Wagner
DR. Stanley
the Gazette
Adam Messer
James Allen of
Creston
H. W. Bates
Frank Earl
D. Howey
Earl Howey
F. Thiess
A. W. Rosecrans & Comp’y
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