Progressives of Lee County Form Amboy Convention
A Lee county Progressive mass meeting at Amboy elected A W Rosecrans as permanent chairman and named state delegates to Chicago. The gathering urged civic participation, criticized the Republican national convention, and backed Roosevelt and woman suffrage while appointing central committee members across townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee County
Amboy
I. F. Edwards
Dixon
James N. Sterling
Edwards
H. G. Reynolds
A. W. Rosecrans
Richard W. Thompson
Rosecrans
Chicago
Roosevelt
Clyde Smith
Ashton
F. E. Guffin
Paw Paw
Harry Dysart
Franklin Grove
C. A. Wilcox
J. E. Erwin
Fred Wagner
Bradford Frank Haley
O. Barnett Ashton
S. T. Jennings
F. C. Haley
J. S. Church
Bradford
W. Harck
Brooklyn
Herbert Cook
China- Dixon
Howard Johnson
W. H. Winn Dixon
A. G. Harris Dixon
W. S. Greig Dixon
Jas. N. Sterling
East Grove
Hamilton— Lee
Progressive County Covention
Roosevelt Backers Push For Nomination At Dixon Meeting
Delegates at a Dixon political meeting were instructed to back Theodore Roosevelt while supporting the Orchestra Hall actions and resisting Taft’s renomination. A motion for a full county and legislative ticket was laid aside after opposition, with several Ashton attendees named as present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viva Willow Creek
Wyoming
Committee On
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
A. G. Harris
Dixon
G. Reynolds
Roosevelt
Ashton
W. C. Venerich
A. W. Rosecrans
E. C. Shippee
S. T. Jennings
R. J
Woodmen Insurance Rates Tied to Member Loyalty
A Woodmen policy note from Illinois Insurance Commissioner Fred W. Potter warns rate changes may be safe if they do not trigger abnormal member withdrawals. The letter urges loyalty during a transitional period and promotes switching to new rates for savings. Hazel Fancher returns to Evanston after visiting Eva Hunt. Charles Sullivan of Chicago stays with the Hunts over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Potter
State of Illinois
Woodman Insurance
Hazel Fancher
Evanston
Eva Hunt
Charles Sullivan
Chicago
Hunt
Church Entrance to Be Rebuilt for Winter Improvements
At the fourth quarterly conference Rev. Alfred E. Simester received a cordial invitation to return next year. Church work has advanced, with growing membership. The Board of Stewards and Trustees were named, and plans include a new auditorium entrance widened two feet to the west, south approach with wider steps, and a circling cement sidewalk. minor repairs are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Quarterly Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Alfred E. Simester
James Batchelor
George Batchelor
W. B. McCrea
Wesley Beach
S. T. Zeller, Sr
C. W. Jonker
Ralph J. Dean
A. W. Rosecrans
A. J. Nickey
Wm. Lesslie
John W. Randall
N. A. Petrie
J. R. Titus
S. T. Zeller
Advertising Chautauqua Promoted By Franklin Grove Visitors
George Ives and S A Durkes of Franklin Grove toured the city Tuesday afternoon promoting the Lincoln Temperance Chautauqua set for August 18 to 23. They praised the talent lineup and urged local attendance for the event. Henry Salzman and John C Henning plan a two month Germany visit starting August 10, neither having visited the Fatherland in over 30 years. T B Nettleton traveled to Creston to resume road grading work. Earl Howey bought another engine for expanding road work this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ives
S. A. Durkes
Franklin Grove
Henry Salzman
John C. Henning
Germany
Mr. Salzman
Fatherland
Mr. Henning
T. B. Nettleton
Creston
Earl Howey
Mr. Nettleton
Workingmen's Law Criticized as Unfair to Employees
Illinois Lawyers' Association delegates condemn the recent workers' compensation act as a trap for employees, urging a full revision and repeal. They argue the statute favors insurance companies, offers no enforceable remedy in court, and allows employers to reassign injured workers at reduced pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawyers’ Association of Illinois
Edward Maher
General Assembly
Itago
Supreme Court
Avid K. Tone
Rich Ministers to be Denied Aid by Conference Plan
A Des Plaines camp meeting approves a plan to withhold funds from retired ministers with incomes over 600 dollars annually. Applicants may be questioned about income and asked to relinquish claims. cases then go to the Rock River conference for final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodists
Rock River Conference
Des Plaines
A. T. Horn
DeKalb
William Craven
W. J. Libberton
Chicago
C. Clayton Yonker
Lake Bluff
W. L. Whipple
Libertyville
Farm For Sale Near Marna With 240 Acres
240 acre farm with good black soil and buildings in fair condition. Five miles to county seat and one mile to railroad station Marna. Owner contact M. Huss Blue Earth Minnesota Farr ault Co R F D No 3 2208
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Marna
M. Huss
Blue Earth, Farrault Co
Minn
Piano Tuner Ernest Jensen to Visit Ashton Friday
Ernest Jensen piano tuner of Chicago will be in Ashton on Friday August 23 1912 those wishing their piano tuned should send orders to 1732 N Kedzie Ave Chicago Illinois 2212 Charles Kersten was a businessaller in Rochelle Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Jensen
Chicago
Ashton
N. Kedzie Ave
Illinois
Will Conduct Boys Store In Randall Building In Town
Henry Nelson plans to open a boys furnishing shop in the former Randall building, next to his mother’s former millinery site. He will buy a full stock of boys clothing and accessories in Chicago and aims to open before next month’s school term. Rae Chadwick takes Nelson’s Rosecrans position, as electric power investments arrive for local presses and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Nelson
L. C. Randall
Nelson
Rae Chadwick
E. S. Rosecrans
Clifford Knapp
Gazette
The
Times
O. C. Baker
Baker
United Evangelical Church Semiannual Meeting Notice
The Ashton K L C E of the United Evangelical church will hold their semi annual business meeting next Friday at 7 30 p m in the church. Officers will be elected for six months. A social hour will follow in the church parlors. All League members should plan to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Evangelical Church
Ashton K. L. C. E
League
MAD. H. J. SPRAGUE INTERRED HERE
Mrs Julia A Sprague wife of Henry J Sprague a former city businessman died at her Waukegan home Sunday morning after a March 10 paralytic stroke She was 74 years 25 days and had been unconscious for ten weeks The couple married February 28 1865 in this city Funeral services were held at the Christian church and the body interred in Ashton cemetery in this city later accompanied by her husband and relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia A. Sprague
Henry J. Sprague
Waukegan
Julia Ann Riley
Utica
New York
Illinois
Sprague
Frank Riley
Elizabeth Way
Rochelle
Kate Flynn
Chicago
Tuck
The
Christian Church
Ashton Cemetery
L. C. Mackay
Also Mentioned on This Page
O. Smith
A. E. Simester
Workingmen’s Law Io
Charles Kersten
Mad. H. J. Sprague
Hartzell
Harold and
Ronald Godfrey
Oak Park
D. M. Billmire
A. W. Rosecrans & Comp’y
Ashton, Illinois
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