Lowden Rally Draws 10,000 To Sterling Campaign Event
Frank O. Lowden heads toward Sterling in Whiteside county for a 10,000 strong rally with marching clubs from Lee Carroll Jo Daviess Stephenson and Ogle counties. He prioritizes Chicago and Cook County campaigning before the September 18 primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank O. Lowden
Chicago
Cook County
Sterling
Whiteside County
Lee
Carroll
Jo Daviess
Stephenson
Ogle
Whiteside
Colonel Lowden
Lowden
DeKalb
W. H. Stead
Fettle
Sinnissippi
Stock Yard London Club
Yards
C. B. van Norman
Men Who Live in Memory and Town Kindness
A civic exhortation notes two classes of citizens those remembered for service and those forgotten for quarrels. It urges residents to act for the town's welfare and to speak well of neighbors, repeating the call to kindness and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heves
Sunday School Festival Plans Advance in Lee County
Plans move forward for the Sunday School Festival to be held August 81 at Assembly Park under the Lee County Sunday School Association. The event features a large chorus from across the county, with Flora Withers Biggs and Mabel Woodworth as soloists, backed by a fifty-piece orchestra and two pianos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly Park
Lee County Sunday School Association
Lee County
Chicago
Flora Withers Biggs
Mabel Woodworth
E. M. Goodsell
County Association
Ashton
E. E. Holdridge
New Bakery to Open in Ashton by Mr C O Baker
Local notice announces Mr C O Baker from Mt Morris will open a first class sanitary bakery in Ashton next Monday after thorough cleaning and remodeling. The piece also reports on a Soldier reunion at Dixon August 15 and 16, a caution about auto buying schemes, an intense 105 degree heat spell with drought, and a church ice cream social raising 38 dollars. Miss Mattie Hart visited Dixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Baker
Mr. Morris
Baker
Mt. Morris
Ashton
Hull Seeks Support for Governor Nominations Tour
Senator Hull of Chicago spoke Tuesday morning in Ashtown for his Replican nomination bid. He warned of Lowden’s danger, overlooked his own views on woman suffrage and liquor, and drew little applause from a crowd mostly wearing Lowden buttons. A separate note reports a fast Chicago and North Western mail train run, then an anecdote about selling an eight-dollar calf through newspaper ads, illustrating advertising success.
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Morton D. Hull
Chicago
Hull
Rochelle
Lowden
Col. Smith
United State
Ashton Folk
Walt, Mason
For Sale Cheapest Property in Ashton
W B McCrea offers a sale of a eleven room house with summer kitchen and good barn in Ashton plus a four room house and nine building lots all at a low price.
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Ashton
W. B. McCrea
Oil of Gladness Dusters Sale at Smith's Pharmacy
Dust cleansing item advertised for cleaning and polishing furniture pianos and carriages. Oil of Gladness Dusters priced at 25 and 50 cents. Claims dust shakes out easily and promotes usage. Available at Smith's Pharmacy.
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Smith's Pharmacy
New Train Plan Aims To Boost Belvidere Clinton Service
North Western railroad supporters push for 40 new daily trains between Belvidere and Clinton with a 6:00 am departure from Belvidere, 9:45 am arrival at Clinton, and a Clinton to Belvidere return by 11:50 pm. Proposed Ashton stop at 7:50 am and 8:30 pm departure from Clinton would cut waits. The plan promises easier travel and fewer gaps. Mrs William B Taylor learned her Rodman Iowa brother is seriously ill and headed to Iowa on the 8:38 train. Mrs Henry Reitz and Mrs Jo Vendler visited Rochelle Tuesday afternoon.
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North- Western Railroad
Belvidere
Clinton
Ashton
William B. Taylor
Rodman
Iowa
News of the City Tells of Local Visits and Rail News
Miss Lena Bode and Gertrude Fell visited Rochelle while Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hamel and son Owen were in Chicago. Mrs. E. B. Arnould visited Franklin Grove, and Dr. and Mrs. M. L. English stayed with relatives in Dixon. Mrs. E. Stephan and son visited Oak Park. Mrs. Mary Hurd hosted visitors from Oregon and Chicago. Ashton Sheep Yards received Idaho shipments for feed. A fireman was replaced during a freight train stoppage caused by heat. Stays involved family visits across Franklin Grove and Dixon, with several trips to Chicago and Wisconsin. The North-Western week killer train operated. weeds killed by chemical spray. Auction of land with James Richardson montrel yielded $3,550. Several families visited relatives in Illinois and Iowa, including Reynolds, Clinton, and Rockford. Wages and shifts at North-Western depot altered. vacation planned in northern Michigan. Ford price reductions announced by A. M. Moore for August models. Water works plant breakdown repaired after nine Sunday morning outage due to heat.
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E. B. Arnould
William Spratt
Franklin Grove
M. L. ‘English
Clyde Lynch
Helen
Oregon
Mary Hurd
Ashton
Idaho
Mary Krug
Albert Todd
Wisconsin
Chicago
Clarence Lahman
Charles Arnould
Maude Glenn
Pasadena
California
Mortimer N. Glenn
Glenn
North-Western
Jess Wegner
Reynolds Township
James Richardson Montrel
Harry Edgington
Ada George
Chester Henen
Huron
South Dakota
Erwin A. Roesler
Roesler
William Evens
Beulah
Odessa
Elgin
Mahlon
George Danekas
Iowa
Methodist Boys Picnic at The Pines on Warm Saturday
Thirty three boys from the Sunday school visited The Pines for a picnic organized by teachers Mrs Knapp Miss Leala Quick Mrs H F Kersten and others. Cars provided by local families carried the group with bathing and noon dinner. The outing offered relief from heat and included routes via Oregon Poly Lowell Park and Dixon. Miss Olive Hutchinson of Ashton entertained the Assembly with two songs and an encore, drawing enthusiastic reception from the Moose band audience.
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Methodist
Pines
Clifford Knapp
Leala Quick
Harry Wisman
H. F. Kersten
A. W. Rosecrans
Willard Knapp
Conrad Smith
S. T. Jennings
Fred Graham
Rae Dellig
Arthur Gehant
T. H. Quick
Edgar Shippee
Oregon
Poly
Lowell Park
Dixon
Miss Hutchinson
Olive ‘Hutchinson
Ashton
Moose Band
God
Ashton Church to Host Rev John Divan Next Week
Evangelical Gaard announces Communion services next Sunday. Rev John Divan of Dixon will preach at the Ashton church Thursday at 7 45 p m and Sunday at 10 30 a m and 7 15 p m He will also conduct Bradford services Sunday afternoon at 2 30 p m A business session is set for Saturday at 2 30 p m The band plans its next concert on Wednesday evening August 9th.
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John Divan
Dixon
Ashton
Bradford
Rock River Assembly Opens at Dixon Draws Large Crowds
Open air events draw thousands at the 29th Rock River Assembly in Dixon with Bishop Mitchell addressing over 5,000 on Sunday. Madama Schumann Heink is billed for Friday August 4 and expected to attract over 10,000. Friday features Carthage College Glee Club while Saturday offers the Dunbar Quartet and a lecture by Peter MacQueen on Mexico. Dr William Rainey Bennett and more concerts and lectures fill the week including a Dixon Chamber of Congress Band performance Sunday afternoon.
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Rock River Assembly
Dixon
Bishop Mitchell
Assembly
Madama Schumann-Heink
Carthage College Glee Club
Schumann-Heink
Dunbar Quartette
Peter MacQueen
Mexico
William Rainey Bennett
Dixon Chamber of Congress
Sunday School program promises a notable Sabbath event
Next Sabbath day is to be a very interesting one for class No. 6 at the Methodist Episcopal Sunday School. Mr. Leo Hurd will sing a solo and Mrs. Graham will give a reading. All come and make it a big day. 8. T. Jennings, President. Subscribe for The Gazette.
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Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
Leo Hurd
Graham
T. Jennings
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Stock Yard Lowden Club
Gazette
Army of the Potomac
Rock River
N. W. Soldiers and Sailors Association
Ladies Missionary Society of the
Mattie Hart
Agnes Martin
Senator Hull
Small
Chicago & North-Western
Ashtom
Henry Reitz
Jo Vendler
Lena Bode
Gertrude Fell
G. A. Hamel
Son Owen
Emma Hutchinson
Myrtle Hutchinson
John M. Krug
Frank Aschenbrenner
George Seaworth
Rockford
W. H. Fee
North-Western Depot
Michigan
W. W. Bates
Paul Hurd
Mr. Bates
the Keys
Marguerite Roesler
Mr. Roesler
Pearl Roesler
A. M. Moore
The
Moore
Ford
Marshal Farrer
Methodist Boys
the Pines
Ochumann-Heine
Palace
A. W. Rosecrans & Comp’y
Rabbon
Illinois
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