Drowned Young Man After Riding Out for Cows
Ray Sanford twenty year old son of Mr and Mrs Grant Sanford of Canfield farm disappeared Monday evening after riding a horse to find cows along Kyte creek near Canfield bridge. His body was recovered hours later east of the bridge where water runs four to five feet deep. Coroner Unger held an inquest Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Sanford
Grant Sanford
Canfield
Canfield Bridge
Chana
Kyte Creek
Unger
Rochelle
Epworth League Party For Soldiers With Music and Speech
The Epworth League hosts a party next Tuesday honoring Methodist boys called to the colors. A program features Wiener and Genevieve Randall, Miss Lucile Randall, Miss Helen Army, a male quartet, and Rev. F. A. Graham with campfire songs. Refreshments include ice cream and wafers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Wiener
Genevieve Randall
F. A. Graham
Helen Army
Fitase Teehanaene
Lucile Randall
Business Outlook and Local Accidents Highlight 1917 Report
A 1917 market overview notes strong war economy, high agricultural prices, and robust foreign trade while signaling shifting industry from building to war needs. Also details a Rochelle truck crash injuring George Goyen and a September 1 cattle and sheep sale hosted by Knapp Smith at Ashton Sheep Yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers State Bank
United States
Ashton
Knapp & Smith
F. D. KeLsey
P. W. Cuarters
Lincoln Highway Boosters Plan Rochelle Meeting
County superintendents from six counties met in DeKalb to promote paving the Lincoln Highway from Chicago to the Mississippi. A Rochelle session is planned for next Monday at 10 o clock with boosters invited. J M Sterling of Dixon will join the organizing committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
DeKalb
DuPage
Kane
Ogle
Whiteside
Lincoln Highway
Chicago
Mississippi
Lee County
L. B. Neighbour
John M. Sterling
L. W. Mitchell
Dixon
L. J. Trostle
Franklin Grove
Arso
Rochelle
J. M. Sterling
Ashton
Adam Krug Weds Anna Binz in Chicago Ceremony
Adam Z. Krug of Rochelle and Miss Anna Binz of Rochelle were married in Chicago on Monday morning at about 10 30. They left for a visit with relatives in Cleveland, Ohio after the ceremony. Krug runs a first class barber shop in Rochelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Krug
Adam Z. Krug
Rochelle
Anna Binz
Chicago
Cleveland
Ohio
Mr. Krug
Picnic riders asked to meet before nine at church
Those without transport to the Sunday school picnic at Iron Springs should assemble promptly before nine at the church for a departure at that hour. A Lincoln Highway segment is closed between here and Rochelle for cement road work, with the route now detouring east on the county line road 24 miles then one mile north to the Lincoln Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Springs
Here
Rochelle
Christian Endeavor Leader Mary Griffith Heads Sunday Session
Miss Mary Griffith will lead Christian Endeavor next Sunday at 6 30 PM with the subject My Favorite Hymn Tell Why The Ashton Bank and the Farmers State Bank will remain closed Labor Day Monday September 3rd as weather permitting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Griffith
Christian Endeavor
C. E
Ashton Bank
Farmers State Bank
Oakdale
United Evangelical Church
Miss Alpha Attig
Bradford
Governor Lowden to speak at Malta Amboy Labor Day fair
Governor Frank O. Lowden will deliver an afternoon address at the Malta Amboy Labor Day celebration. Senator Adam C. Cliffe heads the gathering and concerts by the DeKalb Military band and local groups accompany the event. The Lee County Fair at Amboy closes a strong year with large gate receipts and top exhibits from several nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Frank O. Lowden
DeKalb County
DeKalb
Lee Band
Fairdale Band
Barb City
Milledgeville
Adam C. Cliffe
Cliffe
Charles E. Fuller
Congress
Lee County
Amboy
Lee County Fair
Dixon
Paw Paw
Sublette
Franklin Grove
Dixon Chamber of Commerce
Ashton Public School Enrolls for Prosperous New Year
Look for big enrollment as Mr John Absher teaches grammar and Miss Maude Grant takes 3rd and 4th grades at Ashton Public School opening Monday. Buildings and grounds have been cleaned, flagpole ceremony marks Old Glory display, and several staff changes occur along with community notices on church services and a new tailor shop opening in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Absher
Maude Grant
Chana
Ashton Public School
Ashton
John Arndt
Erie
Estella Rosecrans
O. A
Dayton visitor and local notes from Dixon area
Raleel Durston of Dayton Ohio stopped Monday evening to er with his mother before heading to Rockford for Delco Light Company business. The Queen Esther Circle meets Monday night after vacation at Mrs Frank Chapman’s home with Miss Eliza Griffith assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleel Durston
Dayton
Ohio
Rockford
Delco Light Company
Queen Esther
Methodist Church
Frank Chapman
Eliza Griffith
Laura Hobart
Roscoe
Bernice Brunsvold
Beloit
Wisconsin
Dixon
Lotty Krug
Farmers Telephone Exchange
Chicago
Miss Krug
Ruth Hurd
J. O. Webster
Zetta
S. T. Jennings
Webster
Camp Grant
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Harry A. Wheeler
Ilinois
O. C. Baker
Lafayette
F. A. Bach
Willow Creek
A. C. McBride
Wyoming
Steward
M. M. Fell
Reynolds
Alto
West
Brooklyn
Henry F. Gehant
Viola
Oregon Fair Grounds
Ogle County
David E. Shanahan
Illinois
Mt. Morris
Oakdale Park
Margaret Attig
Lizzie Friesleben
Fairbury
Wesley Attig
Business Outlook
Goyen
George Goyen
William Reinke
Mr. Moore
Mr. Goyen
J. W. Dale
Charles Ackerman
Harry Cluts
Cluts
de Kalb
Diona
Kirk
J. E. Wolf
Methodists
F. W. Lanpweer
John Meeke
Lincoln Way
A. M. Moore
Meeke
George Beach
Ashton Red Cross
Frank Ainsworth
Harriet Ainsworth
Martha Heidenthal
Myra Griffith
Robert Knapp
G. A. Hamel
Owen
Ontario
Canada
Franklin
Syracuse
New York
Mr. Hamel
Clyde Goodman
Kathryn
Winona
Minnesota
Fred Lewis
Terre Haute
Indiana
Frank Bohart
Jerry Ccenery
Rochelle Hospital
Charles Heidenthal
Harry Wisman
Harrison Wagner
Guttenberg
Iowa
Lansing
A. W. Rosecrans & Comp’y
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