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Newspaper

Ashton Gazette

Location

Ashton, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1912

Page

3

Ashton Village Treasurer’s Report and Highway Notice of 1912

The document records the Ashton village treasurer N A Petrie's May 15 1912 balance on hand and detailed receipts and disbursements through the year including licenses gas and dog licenses show licenses cement sacks and sidewalk work. It also lists a highway contract notice inviting sealed bids on macadam road construction and road redressing with bid requirements and dates.

Philip Erich I. N. A. Petrie Ashton County of Lee Illinois N. A. Petrig R. S. Charters Commissioners of Highways State of Adam Witzel Meister County Arl J Howe Ralph Locke Wm Farver John M Burn Baker C& NW Town Clerk's A. D C&nw Ry Awe C&nwry Barney Dewey Navy A W Lebrke Wm Halsey C&nwrry Lewis Wood Earl Howey J W Randall E Hanson FP Riley Carl Witzel Clifford Knapp Wm Fletcher Wm Tuck Barney Dewe Aug Klingebi Wm Meister Harry Vaupe LT Moore D Baker O11 Co Frank Chadwick Standard Oil Co Standard Oil C& NW Ry Standard Oil C Aug Klugebie AW Oesterhelm Wim Farver John Vender John O Wmn Lesslie Wm Farrer Louis Studlir C Knapp Ashton Bank Mills & Petrie JC Wetzel H Zimpel J Hendricks Amn Blakely Oswald Pty Co Enginering & Contracting Am Contractor Pub Co A Westerheld Nelson

Town Commissioners and Clerk Names Listed

uc. w. Bowers, Robt. Knapp, Sr. Henry W. Reitz, Commissioners. Geo. B. Stephan, Town Clerk.

Awit C&nwry Standard Oil Co Scotford Stamp & Sta Co Am Lehrke & Co MM Billmire Harry Vaupel Carl Leimroth RJ Dean Win Fletcher Aug Klingeble Chris Kurth Henry Hoffme Fred Meister Wim Farver Henry Zimple GD Baker J B Farver Geo R Charter Cgrifith C Knapp C&nw Ry Low Standard Oil C C&nw Ry Wm Fee Standard Oil LT Moore Harry Vaupe Riley Geo Lucke Conrad Kifeb Wm Pfetzing Aug Klingebi Wm Fletcher Carl Leimrot Martin Klingt Harry Wiltiar Henry Zimph Standard Olco Nelson Earl J Howey P Ryan Farrer J Ryan Geo Luckey C&n Wry Conrad Smith Lewis Wood Fletcher Aug Kilugebie G D Baker Tuck McHenry Adam Witzel C Hasting John Burnhan Schade Tom Gilbert Geo Baker Standard Oj Geo Baker John Ryan P Ryan Clyde Hasting Hasting Universial Po

Testing Coins and Public Manners in Trade

A clerk laments customers testing coins for counterfeit, recalling English custom where traders test away from customers to preserve respect. He argues tradesmen must turn their backs to teach customers respect, noting that counterfeit coins are often refused and that customers now press their privilege.

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Dr H A Bremmer Physician and Surgeon in Ashton

Dr H A Bremmer announces offices on the first floor of a new building opposite the hotel in Ashton Illinois. The notice states his medical specialty as physician and surgeon and gives location details for patient visits.

H. A.bremmer Ashton Illinois

Champaign de Lillis Mare Insurance Terms

Champaign de Lillis is a seven year old imported Belgium stallion of 1900 pounds bay No 2963 by Modeste 28 5 percent, he by Brisae 9210 dam Boulette Gony 35539 Dam Colombe 37191 by Christophe Colombe 1 5 8 dam Liza 9887. TERMS 15 to insure mare in foal and 20 to insure a standing colt. Mares bred to above horse at owners risk. Parties disposing of mare or moving away will be held for insurance and money due at once.

Modeste Brisae Boulette Gony Colombe Christophe Colombe Liza

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Illinois Life Insurance Company of Chicago L. T. Moore Ashton, Illinois C. S. Kron Geo. W. Unger Furniture Co Rochelle, Ill FAY G. Smith Agency Central Life Insurance Company A. E. Hovda Roesler Tony Reitz Wm Heibei Klingebiel Newcomer C Kurth Griffith Oscar Schade Pfetzing Kliebe Mary Shoemaker Geo Garrett Bates Arnould Roesler Bowling Alley E Bates Hanson A Bates EJ Randall Bohart Mary Vaupel John Stephan LT Moore Comer Gag E Shippee Ed Arnould Wes Beach Mrs Canfield Garrett Canfield Sler Ralt & Bruk Uge Chas Tuck HO Nelson Chas Hunter Fred Tilton Geo W Evers L Wood Aug Klingebiel Fred Kliebe M Billmire Wm Weigle RW Jeter Bruce and the Spider Bruce and The Sir Herbert Maxwell Robert the Bruce Barbour Fordun Wyntoun Bruce St. Filian Bannockburn Stevenson Gladstone Lord Rosebery London Heaven Earth Emerson George Meredith Ashton Market Wiese Nord Smith’s Pharmacy L.W. Miller County Lee County Dixon H. A. Roe & CO Dixon, Illinois Grinding Champaign de _Lillis Champaign de Lillis Belgium Facteur Lee & Ogie County Lincoln A. Shumway
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