Sunday School Leader Slips, Breaks Ankle at Nachusa
After addressing a Sunday school convention at Nachusa, A. W. Rosecrans stepped into a ditch and broke the large bone above his right ankle. He was treated by a Dixon doctor and taken home by train. The injury ends his summer plans including attendance at the Lee County Sunday School Convention in Ashboy and speaking engagements as president of the Illinois State Sunday School Association.
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Nachusa
W. Rosecrans
Mr. Rosecrans
Nachusa Township
P. Canfield
Bremmer ‘Aand
Glenn Rosecrans
Canfield
Rosecrans
Lee County
Ashboy
Louisville
Kentucky
Illinois State Sunday School Association
Big Auto Car Here Sunday In Ashton
A large Nevada Motor Company auto toured Ashton on Sunday at 2 30 PM drawing a crowd of over 100. The seven or five man party dined at the hotel as residents marveled at the first of its kind designed to haul ten passengers. The 9600 pound car features hollow steel wheels with removable rubber tires and a 8 horsepower four cylinder engine planned for railroad station to mining camp transport.
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Ashton
Nevada Motor Company
Omaha
Company officers embark for Reno with heavy gear and fuel
The outfit included tents blankets repairing utensils and weather gear with a gas barrel in supply tanks. Two large headlights with thick lenses produced 800 candle power each. The party led by J P Bertschy G B Bertschy Robert Weinhart Henry McCormick and William Clifford left at 3 15 for Reno Nevada.
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Reno
Nevada
J. P. Bertschy
G. B. Bertschy
Robert Weinhart Henry McCormick
William Clifford
Narrow Escape After Furniture Van Wreck
John Stephan escaped a possible fatal accident when a furniture van overturned near Nachusa last week. A broken wagon bolt caused the pole to drop, the wagon toppled, and John was pinned under debris for about fifteen minutes before rescue. He suffered a cracked rib, a knee bruise, and general soreness, but recovered enough to ride the train home.
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John Stephan
Ashton
Franklin Grove
Nachusa
John
Going Fishing in Wisconsin and Minnesota Lake Region
Summer resort fishing peak described along the North Western Line with direct trains to the lake region offering hotels camps and boarding houses. Descriptive booklet and details available from ticket agents. The K L C E June 7 session centers on Songs of the heart and What Is True Repentance with John Stephan Rosa Stephan and Mable Gross as leaders organizers.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
North Western Line
John Stephan
Rosa Stephan
Mable Gross
Memorial Day Weather Disrupts Ashton Exercises
Memorial Day services in Ashton were affected by unsettled weather with low attendance. The event moved to the opera house, then a half hour's program. Prof McKnight urged civic pride, veterans honored and twenty one graves decorated at the cemetery.
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McKnight
Ashton
Lopera House
Mr. McKnight
George Washington
America
Marshall
C. K. Northrup
J. H. Johnson
United Evangelical Church
Marshal Northrup
North
Second Streets
Council Passes Stricter Liquor Ordinance Monday Evening
City council adopted a tougher liquor ordinance Monday evening, imposing stricter rules on licenses and sales hours. The measure aims to curb curbside tavern violations and enhance enforcement in the downtown district.
New City Ordinance Restricts Liquor Sales to Prescriptions
Monday the city council enacted a new liquor ordinance supplanting all prior rules. Pharmacists may sell intoxicants for medical use only with a doctor’s prescription, one pint per sale, no repeat prescriptions for the same person within three days, and no refills. The council also addressed gambling, aiming to deter and prosecute illicit gaming houses.
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Ashton
A. F . Bode
Ppee
Wreck on Route One Delays Letter Carrier
A mail carrier William Bohart had a buggy accident five miles south of town when the reach broke causing the front and hind wheels to shift. He borrowed another buggy and completed his route. The rest of the item reports a district school enrollment, a few student names, a diploma awarded to Clara Vaupel, and local notices including a lawsuit over unpaid subscriptions, a new larceny law, and a church meeting schedule at Ashton Evangelical with a Reynolds communion service and a visit by Lester Weaver to Sterling.
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Bohart
Baccalaureate Service At Ash Town High School
The Baccalaureate address for the Ash ton High School graduating class will be preached next Sunday at 7 30 by Rev Fred L Baldwin at the Methodist Episcopal church. The six graduates are Clara A Bode Mae E Hutchinson Clara C Wagner Mabel Yenerich Hazel Arnould and Roy C Heidenthal. It will be a union service following tradition.
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Ashton High School
Methodist Episcopal Church
Fred L. Baldwin
Clara A. Bode
Mae E. Hutchinson
Clara C. Wagner
Mabel Yenerich
Hazel Arnould
Roy C. Heidenthal
Tickets On Sale For Commencement Exercises
The commence ment seats go on sale Wednesday June 10 at 7 a m at the Gazette Box Store. The Board of Directors limits purchases to eight tickets per person. Graduates will make their usual reservations.
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Gazette Boox
Are Touring Europe
Monday morning John Char ters and Fred Richardson left for a five or six weeks tour of Europe. They expect to visit England Scotland France Ireland and Germany.
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John Charters
Fred Richardson
Europe
Philadelphia
England
Scotland
France
Ireland
Germany
Accident at blacksmith shop wounds hand
Thursday afternoon John Walters was polishing Tower knives at Klenke's blacksmith shop when a knife caught on a buff wheel and gouged his left palm. The injury is painful but not serious and will require a few weeks of rest.
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John Walters
Klenke
Longtime area resident Mrs. Mary C. Douglas dead at 80
Mrs. Mary C. Douglas aged 80 years 9 months 23 days died Tuesday morning at her daughter Ada Newcomer's home. Born September 4 1827 in Tthecy New York she was the daughter of William Cox a War of 1812 veteran. She came to Illinois in 1847 and later married Elijah Douglas a Civil War veteran. A Free Methodist Church original member she was buried in Ashton Cemetery after a private Friday funeral at 1 30 pm from her daughter's home with Rev. Fred L. Baldwin officiating.
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Mary C. Douglas
Ada Newcomer
Douglas
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ashton Cemetery
Will Hakes Visits Mother in Chicago on Saturday
Will Hakes traveled from Chicago Saturday afternoon to visit his mother, Mrs. Margaret Hakes, during a weekend family visit in the city.
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Will Hakes
Chicago
Margaret Hakes
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T. E. Steven
Presbyterian Church
Messrs
Petrie
W. R. McKnight
Ashton Ice Company
Cuas
A. Brown
Reynolds Township
Clara Vaupel
Irvin Kersten
Charlotte
Paul Mickley
Freda Schaneberg
Rosa C. Kersten
Supreme Court
Oregon Reporter
Ashton Evangelical
Reynolds
Lester Weaver
Sterling
F. L. Baldwin
OLD Pioneer
India
A. W. Rosecrans & Co
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