Man Injured Falling Through Shed Floor at Nachusa Farm
W. W. Webster, 73, suffered severe leg and hip injuries when a hay mow floor collapsed while he stood on poles knocking roof boards with an axe. He was carried to a farm house, then transported home by Moyer’s ambulance from Dixon. Doctors and family were notified and he remains under care, with hopes for full recovery but a long convalescence ahead.
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W. W. Webster
Nachusa
Mr.Webster
Mr. Webster
McClannahan
Fred Emmett
Will
Spearishton
Moyer
Dixon
Illinois Corn Exposition Promotes Scientific Breeding in Springfield
President Roosevelt urges immediate action to conserve resources as the Illinois Star Exposition organized by Springfield citizens prepares a November 23 28 1908 corn show. Exhibits include corn by products feed machines and a corn kitchen plus lectures by agricultural leaders under Governor Deneen’s support with corn commissioners named in each county.
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Roosevelt
Illinois
Springfield
Charles S. Deneen
Officers Organize to Seek Pension Bill Aid in Congress
Surviving Civil War officers of Illinois thirteenth district met at Dixon G A R hall with Major George S Avery elected chairman and Major O J Downing secretary. They form a committee to draft resolutions urging Congressman Lowden and U S Senators to back a bill retiring volunteer officers with pensions similar to regular army retirees.
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Thirteenth Congressional District
G. A. R. Hall
Dixon
George S. Avery
O. J. Downing
Lowden
United States
Congress
B. F. Sheets
Oregon
Col. Lowden
Congressman Lowden
Ogle County
Lee County
J. W. Niles
Whiteside County
W. H. Wildy
Carrol County
A. F. Buchner
Jo Daviess County
W. L. Brady
Stephenson County
Ashton Public School Opens With Strong Faculty
The Ashton Public School will open Monday Aug 31 with a full teaching staff led by principal B A Streeter and assistant Ye Noelsch. Grammar department head Mr Geot A Fraser, Miss Edna Brayton, Miss Minnie Schade, and Mrs Cora Payne join the new corps. The curriculum revision aims to better align with higher institutions, especially the State University, and to serve scholars pursuing varied lines of work. Teachers will visit the school building Saturday afternoon from two to four for pupil consultations.
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Ashton Public
B. A. Streeter
Ye Noelsch
Geot A. Fraser
Edna Brayton
Minnie Schade
Cora Payne
Bette
Rates to Toledo on North Western Line Excursion
The North Western Line offers round trip tickets to Toledo Ohio for Aug 31 to Sept 5 with excursion rates. Tickets on sale daily Aug 27-30 through Chicago and Northwestern Ry with liberal return limits. For details contact a ticket agent of The North Western Line at 5611.
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Toledo O
North Western Line
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
North Western
Wrist Fracture After Wet Porch Fall
Mrs Stauffenberg slipped on a rain slick board at her home and broke bones in her wrist while stepping out the back door to attend Assembly at Dixon. The accident occurred about 2:30 last Wednesday afternoon.
Birthday Party Honors Mrs Coral Albertson at Shippee Home
A birthday party for Mrs Coral Albertson was hosted by Mr and Mrs Ridgar Shippee, attended by about a dozen young married couples. The Albertsons plan to live on the Benton Drum mond farm next year. Rockford faces a glanders outbreak with the state veterinary board ordering swift culling of suspected horses, depleting George Smith’s livery of eight glandered animals last week and prompting likely further action citywide.
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Coral Albertson
Ridgar Shippee
Mrs. Albertson
Benton Drummond Farm
Rockford
George Smith
Amboy Banker Henry Klein Dies Suddenly at 55
Henry Klein owner of the Amboy bank and a leading local figure died suddenly of heart failure early Sunday morning after weeks of poor health. Born in Amboy and lifelong resident, he leaves his wife, three daughters Austa Ruth Stella, and son Henry Klein Jr. and sister Mrs J D Derr Dixon. Funeral at Amboy Methodist Church Tuesday at 3 pm. You are reminded to buy Ashton souvenir post cards at Gazette Book Store.
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Henry Klein
Amboy
Amboy Bank
Mr. Klein
Klein
Jacob Klein
Austa
Ruth
Stella Klein
Henry Klein, Jr
J.D. Derr
Dixon
Methodist Church
Danger Arouses in Nachusa Area After Local Accidents
Citizens warn against Nachusa locality citing past incidents. Reports recall Mr Webster's Friday accident near the village and reference A W Rosecran’s earlier crash and John Stephan’s near fatal furniture fall escape, urging caution.
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Nachusa
Ashton
Mr. Webster
A. W. Rosecran
John Stephan
Corn Show Office at State Fair
The Illinois State Corn Show will be in the Arm Ierr Building Springfield November 23 28 with headquarters in the Dome Building at the State Fair for final premium lists and exposition information. The event emphasizes a special boy’s class offering $200 cash plus donated prizes from merchants totaling near $1 000 for the top youth corn grower. Carl Bode leaves the Gazette September 1 to pursue violin studies at Chicago Musical College, while Pete manages the Gazette’s mechanical end and Edison Vogel fills the vacant composing and publishing duties and assists on days and past projects. Subscribe for the home paper.
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Armierr
Springfield
Carl Bode
Musical
The
Gazette
Chicago Musical College
Pete
Edison Vogel
Concrete Block Garage to Open by Killmer and Boyd
William Killmer and Foster Boyd form a partnership to open an automobile garage. Killmer will build a 35 by 40 foot cement block structure across from the livery stable, 18 feet tall at the front and 10 at the rear, using 2000 blocks with a three foot foundation, and a stock of automobile sundries including gasoline and lubricating oil. Blocks will be produced in Dixon and shipped in for a plain finished but attractive building.
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William Killmer
Foster Boyd
Tripp County Land Opening Aims for October Start
Tripp County South Dakota will open a million acres of agricultural and grazing lands likely in October. The Rosebud extension of the Chicago and North Western Railway is the only rail line serving the lands and Dallas is the railway terminus and border town. The U S land office will probably be located there with pamphlets on securing a quarter section homestead free on application to any agent Chicago North Western Railway.
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Rosebud
Chicago and North Western Ry
Dallas
S. D
U. S. Land Office
Chicago & North Western Railway
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Ae Corn Grower’s Association
Galena
Cairo
Illinois Corn Show
Smith
Grand Prairie
Arkansas
J. E. Batle
Stuttgart
Ark
HIGH
Lee, DeKalb
Whiteside Counties
General Assembly
DeKalb County
DeKalb Whiteside
Fields
Whalen
Gazette Boox
Gray
Cliffe
Tindal
Davis
McEnany
Lee DeKalb Whiteside
Downing
Harris
Yetters
Wm. Killmer
Tripp County
South Dakota
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