Russian Man Found Dead After Freight Train Tragedy
A severely mutilated Russian man was found on the east bound track near Ashton Illinois around 11 30 p m Sunday night. Eight international money orders payable to the Jedlinsk postmaster and letters in Russian tied to the deceased were recovered. The Russian consul in Chicago translated the letters revealing a wife and children in Poland. Coroner and jury concluded death by being run over by a Chicago and North Western train. Fire company officers and practices were also listed with a current balance of 74 03.
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East End
Fred Wood
McMillan
Chas. T. Smith
Amboy
Jedlinsk
Russia
Jan Nasal
Tomacz Kotacz
Henry Stephan
Chicago
Chicago & North Western
Ashton
Illinois
Joan M. Trostle
Foreman C. A. Burnham
J. H. Byers
Turp. McCapg, J. B. Farver
J. M. Burnham
Poland
Ashton Fire Company Meeting at City Hall
A business meeting of the Ashton Fire Company was held Tuesday evening at the city hall with about thirty in attendance. The minutes note that the following applicants were admitted to fill positions.
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Ashton Fire Company
Father Does Not Forgive Elopement of Miss Janette O Neal
Miss Janette O Neal daughter of Rev Ernest Wray O Neal elopes with Baltimore designer Lew J Dumler and marries April 11. Father telegrams ordering return without the husband. She leaves him, plans to annul the marriage. Town mourns ceasing as friends recall her high regard. Also notes Dallas Taylor recovering from appendicitis and funeral attendees from Mt Vernon and Freeport.
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Janette O’neal
Ernest Wray O'Neal
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lew J. Dumler
Baltimore
O’neal
West Aurora
Janette
Miss O’neal
City council passes ordinances and names new officials
The old city council adjourned after paying bills and reviewing year end finances. Clifford Knapp was appointed street commissioner. New council members August Oesterheld Chas Tuck and L Moore took seats. Committees were set. gas plant bids considered. licenses granted for bowling and pool. Ordinances regulated liquor sales by druggists and other itinerant businesses. Jesse Emmert spent Tuesday in Rockford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old City Council
James Leidy
McWethy
August Oesterheld
Chas. Tuck
L. Moore
Fred B. Wood
Street
Alley Shippee
Leidy and
Oesterheld
Leidy
Beach and
Isaac Karl
Wm. Lesslie
R. J. Farringer
Henry Danekas
P. M. Shippee
Ashton Public School
R. W. Jeter
Thad Smith
John H. Eisenberg
L. T. Moore
H. F. Kersten
A. Fell
John Schade
Joseph Roesler
County fair a success at opera house fundraiser
The county fair organized by the Christian Endeavor of the Presbyterian Church drew a large audience on Friday May 1 at the opera house. Attractions included a merry go round, side shows such as San Francisco Earthquake and Marine Battle, shows by a fat woman and bearded lady, a fortune teller, and a snake charmer. Receipts totaled 35 dollars. Also noted, Supervisor John M. Trostle was elected chairman of the county board, receiving 17 votes to 8 before unifying support.
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Presbyterian Church
Opera House
Charles Arnould
John Charters
Kathryn Schade
Mary Roat
San Francisco
Mary Charters
Carl Bode
Will Meister
Walterus
Adeline Stevenson
Eva Arnould
Minnie Aschenbrenner
Clara Krug
Eva Hunt
Trostle
John M. Trostle
Shaw
Wagner
Thomas Long
J. M. Trostle
L. C. Risetter
Sher- Shaw
Anniversary celebration recalls Arnoulds twenty five years
Friday marked the twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Vincent C Arnould. Guests from twenty five years ago gathered at the country home two and a half miles west of town for visiting a large dinner and games. A gramophone provided music and a photograph was taken for a May day 1908 reminder. The Arnoulds were married May 1 1883 at the church in Dixon and kept a family of four Vincent Jr Hazel Garnet and Ray at the Early Dawn farm. The Ashton Male quartet will sing at Reynolds Sunday school convention May 17 with several noted Sunday School workers speaking.
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Vincent C. Arnould
Gramophone
Vincent Arnould
Dixon
Mills and Petrie
Mrs. Arnould
Vincent Jr
Hazel
Garnet
Ray
Mrs Ellenor Cooper Boyles Lived Fifty Years in Ogle Co
Ellenor Cooper Boyles born in Algonquin Canada on April 25 1834 lived fifty years in Ogle County Illinois where she taught school and raised a family. She married Daniel Boyle January 1 1860 and had Risden Wordelle who died young and Hattie who died at twenty. Her husband was buried last December and she died after long cancer suffering with funeral May 3 at the Christian church with Rev Welsh officiating. Don’t miss the Melbourn show coming May 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellenor Cooper Boyles
Algonquin Canada
David Cooper
Algonquin
Canada
John Oliver
Seattle
Washington
William
Oregon
Ill
Risden Wordelle
Hattie
Daniel Boyles
Methodist Church
Duri
Christian Church
Welsh
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GARS
Walter Simmons
Ralph Charters
BE. S. Farringer
Louis Sindlinger
H. O. Moore
Henry Nelson
Carl Greve
Caspar Krug
George Baker
C. K. Northrup
E. B. Arnould
Geo. B. Garrett
N. A. Petrie
J.M. Trostle
F. A. Richardson
Clifford Knapp
Larry Howey
H. W. Bates
Chas. Brown
Frank Bassler
Wm Bohart
A. M. Moore
W. B. McCrea
Will Schade
John Gr
Fire Company Meeting
E. W. O’neal
Dallas Taylor
W. H. McHerralt
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
B. A. Arnold
Freeport
Boyles
Jesse Emmert
Rockford
Wany
Christian Endeavor
Mrs. Vincent Arnould
Reynolds
Ogle CO
Washington Grove Christian Church
Rosecrans Store News
Rochelle
Steward
Chana
A. W. Rosecrans & Co
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