Memorial Day Observances Include Veterans Tribute and School Parade
Decoration Day ceremonies in Ashton drew about 1000 attendees with old soldiers, the Lafayette band, and students marching to the cemetery to lay flowers on graves of departed heroes. Rev W A Schutte lauded veterans, Theodore Roosevelt and Grand Army of the Republic in a German address. Washington Grove also honored thirty two fallen heroes with services and cemetery tributes. A legislature bill to require five day pre election school board ticket preparation drew praise from Amboy News. An advertisement for music lessons ends the report.
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Ashton
City Hall
Lafayette Band
Northrup
Front Street
J. R. Hamilton
Methodist Church
H. G. Wisman
E. S. Farringer
R. J. Dean
M. H. Randall
Florence Hamilton
Grand Army of the Republic
N. A. Petrie
W. A. Schutte
Freeport
Fort Sumpter
John A. Logan
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
A. W. Rosecrans
Tharch
Washington Grove
Board of Education
Senate
Pemberton
Amboy
Golden State Letter Describes Southern California Pleasures
A 1908 letter from R L Sholty, associate editor of the Gazette, extols Los Angeles and southern California as a perpetual vacation playground. It highlights Santa Monica, Redondo Beach, Long Beach, Terminal Island, Santa Catalina, Hermosa, Manhattan, and San Pedro, praising year round mild climate, beaches, resorts, and scenic coastlines.
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Golden State
Promised Land
Los Angeles
Switzerland
Europe
California
United States
Los Angeles County Coast Line
Atlantic
Los Angeles County
Santa Monica
Redonda Beach
Long Beach
Terminal Island
Santa Catalina Island
Ocean Park
Redonda
Hermosa
Manhattan
San Pedro
High Bluffs
Fermin Lighthouse
Vintage travel note on Loses region and era change
A nostalgic reminiscence describes Los es popular seaside cottages, bays, and pleasure piers near a calm tidal beach with shallow depths. It extols steam and rail access, local farms and giant birds, and cites Mariposa’s giant trees and Ashton's bustling trade. The piece foresees electric power and telegraph progress shaping the hundred years ahead, ending with an advertisement for Uncle Tom's Cabin show on June 1.
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Alina
Been
Lowe
Mariposa
San Fon
Loss
Ashton
Card of Thanks from Miller and Knapp families
We thank our many friends and neighbors for support and words of sympathy during our recent bereavement. The Miller family and the Knapp family express gratitude to all who helped.
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Iel Miller
Rd Knapp
Ashton High School Beats Dixon In Open Baseball Clash
A large crowd watched Ashton High School defeat Dixon 16 to 10 in a Decoration Day game. Dixon later sent their South Side High School team to face Ashton, but the locals again prevailed 20 to 9. Key hitters included Geo Stephan with two two base hits and a three base hit, and Arthur Simpson and W H Bates with home runs. Attendance around 125 for the Dixon game and 300 for the Ashton versus Married Men game with receipts of 22.50.
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Dixon
South Side
Ashton
W. HB. Bates
Ry Ashton
Frenerich
Beemer
Ashton High School
Arthur Simpson
W. H. Bates
John Morrissey
Geo. Stephan
Allen Krug
Stephan
Simpson
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Gazette Book Store
Epward Daghler
Golden ‘State
R. L- Sholty
the Gazette
Angeles
Cat
Ashton Gazette
Jundica
Singer’s Mammoth
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Co
Cis
Blood Hounds
Voailithe
Sindlinger
John Krug
Frank Reiley
J. W. Warrer
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