Chicago wards rally for Lowden in governor bid
Republican hopeful Colonel Frank O. Lowden gains formal endorsements from seventeen Chicago wards as part of a drive to secure downstate support. County and city organizations plan to back his bid, with scores of newspapers and county bodies aligned, while Lowden campaigns through four counties and Chautauqua stops.
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Frank O. Lowden
Chicago
Cook County
Ogle County
Lowden
Woodruff
Peoria
Star
Rockford
Rock Island
Moline
Pike County
Barry
Quincy
Adams County
W. H. Stead
Colonel Lowden
LaSalle
Tribute to Samuel F. Mills Memorial Admonition
The late Samuel F. Mills is celebrated as a God fearing man whose life left a lasting record of virtue. The tribute likens his character to a rose in bloom and urges future generations to reflect on how his deeds improved the world and guided others toward a purer realm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel F. Mills
Earth
Mother Earth
PLAN COUNTY FARMER PICNIC AT FRANKLIN GROVE CAMPS
The Lee County Soil Improvement Association formed a picnic committee with Amboy members to join Farmers Elevator Co. in Franklin Grove. It aims for a large, educational event around September 1 at the Franklin Grove camp grounds with invited Lee county citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee County Soil Improvement Association
Amboy
Herbert Conner
W. A. Green
L. S. Griffith
G. L. Carpenter
J. C. Griffith
Ashton
Farmers Elevator Co
Franklin Grove
H. S. Conner
Lee County
the Soil Association
Anti Saloon Field Day Set Across Lee County Churches
Lee County churches plan an Anti-Saloon League field day on Sunday August 20 with a League speaker in each cooperating pulpit. The event aims to boost a dry county vote and curb John Barleycorn with church support. Also notes copper cable sale by the local electric line operator and a community thank you card row for recent misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee County
Anti-Saloon League
Dixon
Sublette
Ashton Compton
Franklin Grove
Harmon
Lee Center
Nachusa
Paw Paw
West Brooklyn
John Bareycorn
John Barleycorn
Potters Field
League
Geo
McGinnis Northern District
Anti-Saloon League of
Illinois
Amboy
H. Levin
Reynolds
Reynolds Brothers Turn Illinois Soil To Rich Farm Crop
Howard Ackland and his brother of Reynolds run 400 acres on their father’s land in the corn belt. They use high potash fertilizer to lift corn yields from 15 to 60 70 bushels per acre, feed cattle hogs sheep and calves on farm, and market grain via livestock routes. J. W. Henceroth reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Ackland
Reynolds
Ackland
Illinois
Corn Belt
Kansas City
Chicago
Ackland Brothers
J. W
The Engineer Warns Motorists on Railroad Crossings
A Southern Pacific locomotive engineer warned drivers about the danger of speeding toward crossing shadows of a coming train. He described the toll of the moment on the engineer and urged motorists to slow down and reassure the crew that the train will not force a tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Oil of Gladness for dust cloths and mops
For sale at surre's PMARMACY. Oil of Gladness offers dusting aids including 25 and 50 cent Dusters. The product promises easy dust removal for furniture, pianos, woodwork, carriages and automobiles.
News of the City Told in Paragraphs
Mee Rev. G Mack and family return from a two week vacation spent at the Assembly. Various locals and visitors from Clinton Wisconsin Aurora Chicago and Iowa share greetings visits and trips to farms parks and events including a wedding trip to the Atlantic coast. lasting travel updates include the Starved Rock excursion and several short visits among local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. G. Mack
Assembly
A. Z. Hollister
Red Down
Clinton
Wisconsin
Rhoda Andrus
Bride
Evangelical notes and bakery opening report
Evangelical notes describe Ashton preaching services next Sunday at 10 30 a m with alternating morning and afternoon times. Reynolds schedule follows a similar pattern with Sunday night services. Bakery opens after repairs by C O Baker with steady patronage and daily fresh goods. Paul Moore assists as clerk. H H Herwig visited Dixon yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton
Reynolds
Reynolds Church
W. H. Mansharpt
C. O. Baker
Baker
Paul Moore
Millard Funeral Held after Aurora Resident Dies
Mrs. Firena Thatcher Millard of Aurora died Saturday night at age 71 3 29. She is survived by husband D R Millard son Nelson H Millard two brothers Orrin D Thatcher and C R Thatcher. The Millard family moved from Ashton to Aurora in 1892. Funeral Monday at 10 30 from the Aurora home. burial in Ashton cemetery conducted by Rev J G Eller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Millard
Seminary Avenue
Aurora
Firena Thatcher
Ashton
J. G. Eller
Camping at Glen Park by 32 Epworth Leaguers
A party of 32 young folks, mostly from Ashton, camped this week at Glen Park in La Salle County. The Epworth Leaguers enjoyed outdoor sports and fished enough for one meal. They plan to return at week’s end. Mrs. Guy Taylor and son Theodore of Assumption visited Mrs. E. Stephan, and Miss Lillian Sharps of Chicago vacationed with her sister Mrs. W. C. Schafer Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Park
la Salle County
Epworth
Fred A. Graham
Guy Taylor
Theodore of
Assumption
E. Stephan
Lillian Sharps
Chicago
W. C. Schafer, Jr
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5. F. Mills
The
Ashton Bank
Soil Improvement Association
E. J. Williams
M. J. Taggart
Laila
Loala Quick
Clyde Weyand
Green
Iowa
Mee
Marie Strube
California
Miss Strube
Compton
Joseph W. Dale
Valparaiso
Indiana
John Stadeble
Sterling
Clifford Knapp
Stadeble
Knapp
G. F. Fisher
Son Leland
Superior
Nebraska
Jo Beach
St. Louis
Allen Krug
Allen
H. Walsh
Mr. Krug
Adam Krug
Edward Reed
Anthony
Kansas
Reed
Oklahoma
Louis Sindlinger
DeKalb
John Sohne
Starved Rock
Mahlon Evens
George Batchelor
James Batchelor
A. J. Jomer
Edwin
John Rost
Mary
H. H. Herwig
D. P. Millard
RK. J. Dean
Gazette
A. W. Rosecrans
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