Miss Lillian Fuchs Dies In Ashton Area
Lillian Dorothea Fuchs aged 18 years 10 months 8 days died Friday in Ashton after scarlet fever and pleurisy. Funeral at St. John’s Lutheran Church Ashton with interment in Ashton cemetery. Also notes death of William Weigle 68 buried in southeast Ashton area and a humorous report on a subscription shower spreading across Illinois papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Weigle
Weigle
Mr. Weigle
Heinebach Hessen
Germany
Anna Elizabeth Krug
Goethel
Evangelical Association
David
Amboy
Henry Philip
Ashton
Anna Martha
Sophia Christina Bird
Sterling
Jesse Lundy
Mendota
Amanda Christina
Heinebach
Zion Church of Evangelical Association
F. Theiss
Lillian Fuchs
Lillian Dorothea Fuchs
Fred Fuchs
Rockford
John Dahlin
Wm. Meyer
Walter Grimes
George Seaworth, Jr
Adam Schin
Seminary Girls Coming to Lecture Series Next Monday
The Seminary Girls will perform Monday evening January 25 with a program including duet violin selections piano novelties cartoons readings and humorous sketches. Single admission will be 15 cents due to high price at the last event. Tickets available at the Gazette Book Store. Henry Krug and family visited relatives in Franklin Grove.
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Gazette Book
TWO WEDDINGS THIS WEEK IN FRANKLIN GROVE AND ASHTON
A quiet Sunday ceremony joined Miss Almira Oneal and LeRoy B. Whitney at Rev. Cyrus Suter's home in Franklin Grove. They will reside in Ashton after a short Chicago honeymoon. In Nixon the county clerk's office hosted Miss Maud S. Morgan and Willard R. Reynolds, who will live in Ashton.
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Cyrus Suter
Franklin Grove
Almira Oneal
LeRoy B. Whitney
Ashton
M. A. Whitney
Chicago
Whitney
Reynolds
Willard R. Reynolds
T. J. Morgan
B. G. Vencred
Well Known Bishop Preaches Here Sunday
Bishop W. H. Fouke will preach in the United Evangelical churches at Ashton and Bradford next Sunday with services at 4 and 6 o clock. The well known preacher recently presided at the March conference here and just returned from North Dakota where he dedicated a church on January 10. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Fouke
Naperville
Illinois
United Evangelical Churches
Ashton
Bradford
Fouke
Apostle of
Sunshine
North Dakota
Subscribers Renew for Ashton Ill Area Readers
The Gazette reports two new subscribers C F Jauch and C E Sandrock. Renewals listed include J D Cluts Elmwood Til C K Northrup Milwaukee Maurice Cluts Ashton II Mrs W B Tilton Rochelle Ill Charles Kelley Franklin Grove III Peter Kelley Franklin Grove III John H Sloggett Ashton Ill Charles Halway Garrison Iowa Sam Schrieber Prairie du Lac Wis William A Petrie Ashton III F O Smith Ashton III Miss Mamie Hart Harvey Ill Milton Dilcher Dysart Iowa Wm H Vender Ashton II Charles F Lake Ashton III George R Charters Ashton III Joseph A Roesler Ashton III Frank P Eisenberg Ashton Ill Adam Faber Ashton Ill Clifford Knapp Ashton III William Killmer Ashton II Harry Pierce Ashton Ill
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Gazette
C. F. Jauch
C. E. Sandrock
J. D. Cluts
Elmwood
Til
C. K. Northrup
Milwaukee
Wis
Maurice Cluts
Ashton
W. B. Tilton
Rochelle
Ill
Charles Kelley
Franklin Grove
Peter Kelley
John H
Joseph A. Roesler
Frank P. Eisenberg
Adam Faber
Clifford Knapp
William Killmer
Harry Pierce
Card Of Thanks And 86th Birthday Celebration
The undersigned thank neighbors and friends for sympathy and floral gifts after a bereavement. Mrs. WM. WEIGLE AND Family. Mrs. Eliza Beach celebrated her 86th birthday with 24 relatives at a dinner hosted by her daughter Mrs. E A Durston. Mrs. Beach has lived in the community since 1852. The Queen Esther Circle was entertained by Mrs. Frank Kersten and Mrs. Carl Greve. about twenty attended despite a stormy evening and refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. Weigle
Queen Esther
Frank Kersten
Carl Greve
Arthur Dugdale
T. Zeller
H. A. Bremmer
John Oesterheld
H. L. Goodrow
Lucile
Harriet
Genevieve
Oak Park
James Janes
Aurora
J. G. Berghoefer
Palmyra
Missouri
Harriet Goodrow
Water Tower Nearing Completion at Ashton
Construction of the water tank and tower progresses with the tank sides half up and the bottom in. The height from ground to the ball tops 108 feet, with the well test yielding about 100 gallons per minute. Completion expected late next week barring weather delays, and two coats of graphite paint will finish the exterior.
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Ashton
Frank Williams
Earl Howey
Harry Vaupel
Two Lodge Installations Honor Rebekahs and Royal Neighbors
Ashton Lodge No 497 Daughters of Rebekah held a semi annual officer installation naming Lena Bode Zoe Read Mary Gilbert Ida Bassler Olga Howey Dora Putman Gertrude Fell Frank H Bassler Bertha Walters Lavilla Reed Lara Dugdale Amanda Vaupel Estella Krug Ruby Arnould Noble Grand Bertha Walters Conductor Lavilla Reed Chaplain Lara Dugdale R N G Amanda Vaupel L S N G Estella Krug R S V G Ruby Arnould talks followed by luncheon with visiting members from Dixon and a church mission report referenced.
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Rebekahs
Ashton Lodge
Rebekah
Lena Bode
Zoe Read
Mary Gilbert
Ida Bassler
Olga Howey
Dora Putman
Gertrude Fell
Frank H. Bassler
Dixon
Noble
Bertha Walters
Lavilla Reed
Concert Leaves Mixed Impressions on Lecture Course
A largely attended concert on the lecture course pleased many with its educational aim and historical pieces from ancient to modern composers but disappointed others due to missing orchestra members and a heavy didactic program. Plans for an extra free lecture in March were announced amid broad community notices and local events.
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Chicago
Cragan
Apollo
Schubert
Chopin
Mendlessohn
Schuman
Bizet
Prof
Noffsinger
Bureau
1916 Calendars Promoted by The Gazette
The Gazette advertises a beautiful line of 1916 calendars and invites local patrons to view the collection, thanking past customers for their support. Also promoting Pyro Alcohol radiator solution with free testing, and noting C. K. Northrup travels to Milwaukee to enter the government old soldiers home for the winter before returning to Ashton in spring.
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the Gazette
F. H. Boyp
C. K. Northrup
Milwaukee
Old Soldiers Home
Ashton
Florida Mecca for Pleasure Seekers
Dear editor letter from 1915 notes Jacksonville ascent to 14 story tower offers wide city views and St James River commerce. It describes Hodges family fruit farm near South Jacksonville with grapefruit lemons vegetables and poultry plus a $20,000 riverfront dwelling planned by Will Hodges Jr and land bought for $10,000. Continued on Page 4.
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Jacksonville
Fla
St. James
Benton Drummond
Jack Hodges
Mr. Hodges
Ashton
South Jacksonville
St. James River
Will Hodges
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William, Weigle
Clawms
Lacon Home Journal
Metamora Herald
Henry Krug
LeRoy Whitney
Jer
Emma
Aman Messer
Minnie Geyer
John
Church and Country Life Institute
Board of Home Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
Church and Country Life Copimittas
Rock River Presbytery
Prema
Myrtle Dade Camp No. 6061
Royal Neighbors of America
Ida van Ness
Jennie Tuck
Chicago Orchestra
Fred Focus
Milley School
Courcy
DeKalb
George A. Putman
George
DeKalb Show
Phelps
Methodist Episcopal Church
James M. Phelps
A. E. Ulrich
Ilda
Teaghe
Ashton Garage
N. B
Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
Florida
W. C. Yenerich
Hodge
A. W. Rosecrans & Comp’y
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