Early History of Oklahoma by Rev J R Hamilton
Reverend J R Hamilton outlines Oklahoma’s native name origins and explains the original no man’s land of unassigned Indian Territory. He details how white settlers pressed into the land in 1889, the government’s eventual opening of tribal lands, and the creation of Oklahoma’s four counties centered on Oklahoma City.
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J. R. Hamilton
Oklahoma
OxtanHoma City
Jan
Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma Wa
Secretary of the Interior
Red Man's Land
Lee County
Illinois
Oklahoma City
Old Oklahoma
Local Option Law Up for Spring Vote In City
The Gazette reports petitions filed to bring license and no license questions to spring elections under Illinois local option law. It explains that a district becomes anti saloon territory if a majority votes yes after a petition signed by at least one fourth of the last election’s total votes. The piece adds notes on dry to wet changes, 30 day stock removal for liquor dealers, and reflections on newspaper ethics. Frank Tilton returns to the streets in good health after a bout of illness.
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Gazerrs
State of
Illinois
Special Meetings at the M E Church
Revival services at the Methodist Episcopal Church draw large crowds with Rev. Fred L Baldwin assisted by a deaconess and joined by Rev J P Davies of Rochelle on Tuesday. Children’s meetings run daily with about thirty five attendees and a new batch of song books has been bought.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Fred L. Baldwin
Franklin Grove
Florence Allinson
J. P. Davies
Rochelle
Regular No 25 train to resume service soon
Assistant General Superintendent Wallisher of the Galena division and Clinton McCullough informed Gazetto staff that passenger train No 25 would be reinstated on the next time card, expected shortly. The train, previously removed last summer, drew 135 petition signatures in two hours, and with mayor McWethy’s inquiry the company decided to restore service in ten days to three weeks, benefiting Ashton citizens and westbound travelers.
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W. \. Wallisher
Galena
Northwestern Railway
Clinton McCullough
Gazetto
Chicago
Tama
McWethy
Wallisher
Ashton
Rail route choice delights Dixon region residents
Residents in Dixon Oregon and points east of Rochelle celebrate a new rail stop plan on the Burlington and Milwaukee lines. They say the replacement would ease travel eastward and improve service, though officials previously faced criticism for past actions.
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Dixon
Oregon
Rochelle
Burlington
Milwaukee
Myrtle Chapman and John Confer Wed in Oregon Parsonage
A M Ght on couple announced marriage at the Presbyterian parsonage in Oregon on Wednesday two weeks hence, uniting Miss Myrtle Chapman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Chapman of North Town, with Mr. John Confer of Lenwood who has resided in town for two years. The article notes the bride’s popularity and hopes for a happy life, though it contains garbled text.
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Presbyterian Parsonage
Oregon
Myrtle Chapman
E. F. Chapman
John Confer
Lenwood
Hebride
Earth rotation and wheel physics discussed in 19th century text
A fragment discusses proving that the bottom of a wheel does not move by showing the top advances while the bottom stays still, with demonstrations using wheel spokes and a straight wire. It notes how such arguments test weighing scales and the ease of weighing facts, then shifts to local notices about horse sales, shipments to New York and Cuba, and poultry raising by Mrs Noggle.
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Joel
New York
Cuba
Noggle
Daughter Summoned Home Died at 19 in 1908
Sarah Emma McDougal daughter of Mr and Mrs Nelson O McDougal died Saturday February 1 1908 at their home eight miles southeast of Ashton aged 19 years 5 months 5 days She was born August 27 1888 The family moved from Harmon a year earlier Funeral was held Tuesday from their Reynolds township home with Rev Fred L Baldwin presiding. burial followed in Ashton cemetery.
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Sarah Emma
Nelson O. McDougal
Ashton
Harmon
Reynolds Township
Fred L. Baldwin
Groundhog sighting stirs six week winter forecast
Doom and doubt over a six week cold spell follow a groundhog’s appearance on a sunny, frigid Sunday. Some say the creature saw its shadow while others note the extreme cold kept it in hibernation. Weather implications loom for the coming weeks and next year. A combination horse sale note appears amid the readable text.
Blizzard Hits Northern Illinois Snow Drifts Persist
A prolonged blizzard battered Northern Illinois with heavy snow on Friday and Saturday, followed by a frigid Sunday near 15 degrees below zero. Monday through Tuesday brought renewed storms, with a semi rain crust forming over the snow and mail carriers facing delays while rail service sought to return to schedule.
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Illinois
Mai
Ducks To Cuba Shipped From Local Resident
Thursday afternoon Mrs Geo E Noggle sent 15 Pekin ducks to a Havana Cuba party. The birds traveled in three coups with self feeders full.
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Geo. E. Noggle
Havana
Cuba
Not so Much What You Pay As What You Get
An Ashton store proclaims value driven shopping in dress goods and carpets. It highlights 50 cent dress fabrics placed on a central table, touts new snappy styles, and quotes a Minnesota customer praising Ashton. The message emphasizes expanded room to display goods and asserts low prices for quality patterns.
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Minnesota
Ashton
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