20 Apr 1905
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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1905
Page
1
The Temperance party captured the city with a 29 vote plurality and no licensed saloons for two years. Official returns show 237 votes with 116 straight Temperance and 90 straight License. 31 split tickets. Franklin Grove also elected Temperance majorities and district officials. The report details trustees, village clerk, and guardian actions amid broader estate and local notices.
The annual Lee County Sunday School Convention will be held June 6 and 7 at Lee Center. The program features sessions on how to conduct Sunday School work, with various township presidents and speakers listed. Delegates will be entertained by Lee Center hosts with broader talks on wining souls and county progress.
Inventory approved in the estate of Burdie Emmons a minor. Report of sale of real estate approved and conveyance ordered in guardianship of Arthur F Miller a minor. Estate of Mary Miller deceased declared fully settled. Decree for real estate sale in the estate of Bridget Lyons deceased. Hearing on petition to sell real ...
A local appeal condemns boys with guns for killing returning song birds. It notes it is unlawful to kill robins, bluebirds, larks, woodpeckers, thrushes, orioles, grosbeaks, cedarbirds, blue jays, and other familiar feathered songsters, and condemns the cruelty involved.
Population in Ashton grew in six weeks with thirteen new families totaling 38 people and a net gain of twenty two residents after five deaths. Birth rates exceed deaths by twenty to thirty percent while housing remains tight with one new house under construction two additions and two more fine residences planned. Only two empty houses remain for rent as demand sustains property values and city prospects.
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