Friendly Enemies Highlight Fourth Night of Ashton Chautauqua
The 1922 Redpath Five Night Chautauqua opens July 31 with Dixie Duo prelude and Granville Jones lecture The second night features the Zedler Symphonic Quintet with piano solos The third night hosts Frank Dixon on The Indispensable Tools of Democracy On the fourth night the comedy Friendly Enemies stars New York actors and on the final night the Van Browne Trio performs Music and readings accompany children hours on afternoons throughout the event.
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Zedeler
van Browne
Dixie
Dixie Duo
Dixies
Granville Jones
Jones
Zedler Symphonic Quintet
Frank Dixon
Dixon
United States
New York
van O. Browne
Redpath Bureau
Installation of Officers at Ashton Lodge No 977
The semi annual ceremony of Ashton Lodge No 977 Independent Order of Odd Fellows installed new officers in the lodge hall Monday evening. Names listed include William Witzel as Noble Grand Raymond Losey Vice Grand John Stadeble Past Grand and many others with a banquet served afterward.
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Ashton Lodge
Order of Odd Fellows
William Witzel
Raymond Losey
John Stadeble
Harry G. Wisman
William Farrow
Fordsons Fig
Tee Rod R
Knecker O
Roy Heidenthal
Paving Contract Begins as Sewer Work Nears
The paving project opens with 2 carloads of sewer tile shipped and unloaded along streets to be improved. Frank Trompeter says a steam shovel will reach Ashton in about ten days to start excavation. Underground water lines and sewer connections are nearly finished, signaling imminent street closures for the contractor.
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Frank Trompeter
Ashton
Squirrel Season and Game Regulations Announced
The notice outlines July first main season for squirrels with a ban on other game until Breen ber 1 and lists open dates for mourning doves rails ducks geese brant mud hens snipes plover prairie chick en rabbits fur bearing animals quail and certain birds with bag limits. It also provides contact for J W Dale M D and camping plans near Grand Detour with a July fur bearing pursuit note.
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White Rock Lawa Sparrows
Grand Detour
C. H. Lehman
Ashton Rebekah Lodge to Install Officers Friday
The Ashton Rebekah lodge No. 497 will hold a regular meeting at the Odd Fellows hall on Friday evening. Installation of officers will take place and good attendance is urged.
Hemstitching Offered at 10 Cents a Yard in Dixon
Mable Manges advertises hemstitching and picot edge work for all fabrics at 10 cents per yard. The shop is located at 218 W First Street in Dixon Illinois. Earl Flannagna of South Dixon township died Sunday from injuries sustained in a runaway with a binder Saturday afternoon.
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Mable Manges
First Street
Dixon
Illinois
Earl Flannagna
South Dixon Township
Sullivan Oil Co Anti-Monopoly Oils Promise Specific Uses
Sullivan Oil Co markets separate oils tailored to the machines they run and refuses substitutes. Distributor M. M. Billmire pledges high grade oils for most uses and honesty if a suitable oil cannot be provided.
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Sullivan Oil CO
M. M. Billmire
Card of Thanks from Minnie K Kersten of Illinois
I thank my friends and relatives for the fruit flowers beards and Wsits since my accident. Mrs Minnie K Kersten Steward Illinois.
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Minnie K. Kersten
Steward
Illinois
Sale Under Way for Summer Hats at Below Cost
About two dozen hats including Sport Felt and the latest summer shades. A number of black hats offered below cost. Feet and Billmire.
Safety-first road laws urged to reduce Illinois auto deaths
Automobile investigators under Louis L. Emmerson will enforce safety rules this summer including headlight dimming, grade crossing stops, speed limits, brakes, signaling devices, and age restrictions. They will push local authorities to cooperate, aiming to cut motor vehicle fatalities from 734 in 1920, and highlight the growing fleet from 38,000 to 700,000 in ten years.
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Louis L. Emmerson
Secretary of State
General Assembly
Emmerson
Rules of the road and vehicle safety urged in Chicago
In Chicago and across the state 284 incidents are linked to driver violations. The piece warns that most crashes stem from failures to follow traffic rules and urges citizens to report infractions to curb the menace of the automobile.
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Chicago
Downstate
Ogle County Fair Set For Oregon August 8–11
Interest grows in the Ogle County Fair to be held in Oregon from August 8 to 11. Harness racing with 2600 added purses and a new running race headline a strong program. Children admitted free on Wednesday August 9. A high class circus and vaudeville lineup includes Demore troupe and Roselle Sisters. Purebred livestock exhibits and stock shows are planned with secretary details available in Oregon Illinois.
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Ogle County
Oregon
Inas
Tts
Gon
Demore
Wire
Roselle Sisters
Rolling Globe
Inois
Blanchard Kin Reunion At Editor Home
A Sunday gathering at the editor's home celebrated a Blanchard family reunion. Honored guests included Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Annin and daughter Marjorie from Fullerton California. County residents and relatives from Mendota Belvidere Mt Carroll Columbus Ohio attended.
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Blanchard
Albert B. Annin
Marjorie
Fullerton
California
B. Stephan
George E. Blanchard
Frank Fritz
Lucile
Clara
Florence Goodwin
Alice Blanchard
Myrtle
Robert Sonntag
Mendota
Frank E. Blanchard
Violet
Ohio
Harry C. Blanchard
George
Sidney Kelling
Belvidere
Leonard Hammel
Mt. Carroll
Frank C. Dean
George Maurice and
Allen
Columbus
Lee County Odd Fellows Picnic at Green River Park
The Lee County Odd Fellows picnic is set for Green River park in Am boy today with large delegations expected from nearby towns. The Ashton Band will provide music and there will be contests for the young and prizes for far travelers. Prominent Odd Fellows will give speeches.
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I. O
Lee County
Odd Fellows
Green River Park
Amboy
Ashton Band
The Nickel Worthy of Attention and Respect
A short note extols the nickel as one day’s interest on $805 at five percent and tells of a man who saved nickels nightly, accumulating 870 in a year. It reflects on small change building fortunes and cites the nickel and dime as key figures saluted for thrift and hidden value.
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Woolworth
Picnic Postponed for Methodist Sunday School
Severe rain Tuesday morning forces postponement of the Methodist Sunday school event at Lowell park. The picnic will occur as planned one week later on Tuesday July 18, with activities moved to the same venue.
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Lowell Park
Stolen Ford Recovered After Nightime Abduction Attempt
A Ford touring car owned by Amos Dennis was found overturned on a highway between El Paso and Eureka. The car was towed to Eureka, damaged only by a broken windshield frame, and later driven home by Dennis and Earl Jordan. Police traced it to Ashton licenseholders, with items such as a horse blanket and an army coat inside. Separately, John Letheby Jr and bride Mildred Wingert were surprised by a Malta crowds carrying them into town for a playful wedding reception moments after their ceremony.
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Amos Dennis
Jesse Jordan
ElPaso
Eureka
Woodford County
Ashton
Frank Schoenholz
Dixon
Dennis
Earl Jordan
John Letheby, Jr
Malta
Letheby
John Wetheby, Jr
Mildred Lucile Wingert
DeKalb Chronicle
Brushed by Cherry Fall Smith Hurt in Tree Accident
A Ashton businessman, Mr. Smith, fell from a cherry tree while picking fruit and suffered a broken knee bone and extensive bruising. He was rushed to Chandler hospital in Rochelle for treatment as his family manages the store. Leonard Glenn also injured his arm last week and is in a sling after a similar mishap at Rochelle hospital. Lost a small suitcase between Ashton and Earl Vogel’s residence. contact Fred Schafer.
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Smith
Ashton
George H. Kersten
Mr. Smith
Chandler Hospital
Rochelle
Earl Vogel
Fred Schafer
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Department of Public Health
Ogle County Fair
Charivari Newlyweds
Friend
Leonard Glenn
Ines Css
Nature
Rice & Hutchins
A. W. Rosecrans & Co
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