Christmas Cantatas At Ashton Churches Planned
Ashton Sunday schools prepare Christmas programs across churches. The Methodist plan a cantata Santa's Reception at 7 45 Friday with a reception featuring Santa and Mrs Santa and a cast of Fairies Indians and Uncle Sam. The Presbyterian to present Santa's Surprise at 7 30 Friday in the Opera House with Santa Claus present. Evangelical holds 10 30 morning service and 2 40 Reynolds address followed by a 6 45 Christmas program. St John Lutheran schedules 7 15 program of recitations songs and exercises. Catholic St Mary's High Mass at 9 Christmas morning with special choir music.
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Ashton
Methodist Church
Methodist
Santa
Nickey
Christmas Fairies
Uncle Sam
Columbia
Queen of Song
Mr. Stingyman
Great White Bear
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Sunday School
Santa’s
Opera House
Santa Claus
Evangelical Church
Reynolds
St. John's Lutheran Church
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Father Burke
High Priced Hogs Reach New Peak in Chicago Market
The cartoonist’s hog with money wings hovers over reports of hog prices at 8.70 per hundred in Chicago, the highest since the Civil War except for 1882 when prices hit 9.35. Miss Eva Arnould returns home from Evanston to spend the holidays.
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Chicago
Commission Merchants
Eva Arnould
Evanston
Holiday Buyers Pack Stores Now
Ashton merchants report heavy pre Christmas shopping with many visitors in town. Sleighing draws farmers from surrounding areas, aisles jammed and cash sales preferred as farmers use cash from a good crop. Merchants optimistic sales will exceed last year.
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Ashton
Double Wedding at Trostle Farm Near Franklin Grove
Miss Elizabeth Wisman and Clifford Blocher and Miss Mellie Kenney and Lee Fissel wed in a Thursday ceremony at Ira J. Trostle’s country home north of Franklin Grove. Rev. Oliver Buck presided as about fifty guests attended a supper and reception before the couples left for a eastern states honeymoon. The Blochers plan to farm near Ashtom, the Fissels near Nachusa.
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Ira J. Trostle
Franklin Grove
Elizabeth Wisman
Clifford Blocher
Mellie Kenney
Lee Fissel
Oliver Buck
Brethren Church of
Violet Richwine
Genevieve Randall
Nachusa
Trostle
Mr. Fissel
Elizabeth Fissel
Mr. Blocher
George Blocher
D. M. Billmire
Blocher
Harry G. Wisman
This City
Lizzie Trostle Lahman
Frankilin Grove
Petty Thievery Pervades Franklin Grove Homes
Local reports describe ongoing petty thefts in Franklin Grove with break-ins at L T Moores basement stealing canned fruit and a prepared chicken for Sunday dinner and a beef theft at Henry Salzmans cellar. Mrs George H Buck longtime Franklin Grove resident died in Chicago aged 35 years. Funeral service held Sunday. she is survived by husband Elburn Buck a son eight a father and mother and siblings. Mrs Buck had joined the German Lutheran Church as a girl.
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L. T. Moore
Henry Salzman
aWitt Buck
rge,Buck
Frank‘Am
Grove
Chicago
L. P. Warrington
Methodist Church
Buck
George Buck
Franklin Grove
William Witt
Anna Witt
German Lutheran Church
TWO YOUNG COUPLES MARRY
The wedding of Charles H Feldkirchner and Lottie E Lord will take place at August Degner's home at noon today with Rev L P Warrington performing the ceremony. Feldkirchner, a young farmer, has moved to his father's farm near Flagg. Lord is daughter of Mrs August Degner. Earlier, John J Danekas and Edna L Reed were married last week at Justice Cole's home in Dixon with Jena Damekas as bridesmaid.
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Charles H. Feldkirchner
Lottie E. Lord
August Degner
L. P. Warrington
Methodist Church
Feldkirchner
Flagg
Miss Lord
John J. Danekas
Henry Danekas
Edna L. Reed
Chester
Iowa
Public School Notes and Activities Report
Public school staff take holiday vacation out of town. Sophomores held a bob party Thursday evening. Report cards were issued Monday. A literary program is scheduled Friday at 1 30. The debate topic is Women Suffrage.
Big Damage Suits Filed in Lee County Circuit Court
Precipes were filed by Baxter and Wirick for Katherine and Helen O Rorke of Reynolds township against Wm Berg of the same township. One suit seeks 2000 dollars, the other 10000 dollars. The declarations have not yet been filed.
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Lee County
Baxter and Wirick
Rochelle
Katherine
Helen O’rorke
Reynolds Township
Wm. Berg
Dixon Telegraph
Obituary Notice: John Evans Dies at 81 in Ashton
John Evans longtime Ashton settler and second township supervisor passed away yesterday at his home at about 3 p m aged nearly 82. He was a respected man and active Methodist church member. Funeral arrangements were not announced at press time.
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John Evans
Ashton Township
Evans
Ashton
Methodist Church
Nine Hour Shifts At Ashton Northwestern Station
The Ashton office at the Northwestern is turned into a three trick station like DeKalb and Sterling. Station agent P. J. McMillan Will Bates and Thomas Sinclair cover shifts from 7 am to 4 pm 1 pm to 10 pm and 10 pm to 7 am respectively. Extra help may come soon to handle excess work as trains reduce or fill out tonnage nightly. Merchants anticipate evening closures after New Years due to thin dusk trade with country customers arriving mainly in the afternoon.
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Ashton
North Western
DeKalb and Sterling
P. J. McMillan
Will Bates
Thomas Sinclair
McMillan
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United Evangelical
Ira Trostle
George H. Buck
Dixon
Jonker’s Jewelry Store
A. W. Rosecrans & Co
Illinois
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