Decoration Day Services Plan in Ash ton Area
Decoration Day events in Ash ton include a 1 pm veterans gathering at city hall to elect a captain and begin a 1:30 parade headed by the Ashton Band. A cemetery ceremony follows with prayers, songs, and a Roll of Honor before a final march back to town with a Flower Brigade escort. Local auto owners provide transport for veterans and escorts.
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Ashton
City Hall
Main Street
Ashton Band
Sons of Veterans
L. P. Warrington
W. H. Geistweit
Lone Sch Dieters
M. N. Glenn Bon Ee
Olen America
Marshall
C. K. Northrup
Business
Flower Brigade
Messrs
W. H. Hart
A. J. Nickey
Justus Wagner
W. B. McCrea
The Profits on Pennies and U S Coin Policy
The article explains one cent piece composition and cost, states government profit from penny and nickel coinage last year surpassed 1 million dollars, and notes Treasury keeps only one and five cent pieces in circulation while others are not reissued. It cites penny usage on the Pacific coast and in coin operated machines as driving demand. It also outlines historical minor coins and current policy.
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Uncle Sam
Baltimore American
Treasury Department
Pacific Coast
Lee Center W On Saturday Afternoon Baseball Game
Rain halted a local baseball game between Ashton Grammar Room and Lee Center on local grounds. Lee Center led 6 to 0 after six innings when stopped due to showers.
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Ashton Grammar Room
Lee Center
News of the City Told in Paragraphs
Local business callers visited the county seat and other towns including Dixon and Flagg. The Gazette Book Store advertised post cards, while the Farmers State Bank added a Wales Adding machine to aid the cash desk. Eclipse watchers noted a near midnight moon. Governor Deneen proclaimed June 14 as Flag Day. The Odd Fellows building work advanced slowly due to rain. Tomato plant demand rose as cold killed early plantings. Freight and coal traffic along the North-Western line slumped amid Illinois strikes. Stock shipments remained light as farmers toiled in fields.
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M.N. Glenn
Chas. M. Huguet
Dixon
Gazette Book
Clara Bode
J. R. _ Titus
Flagg
Cora Payne
Lillian
Rockford
W. G. Kent
Farmers State Bank
Harry King
Westminister
Maryland
George Walters
Killmer & Boyd
W. W. Gilbert
Wm. Schade
D. H. Newcomer
Hazel Gooch
Clifford Knapp
Ute
Iowa
George Evers
Esmond
George Baker
Baker
Lucile
Evers
Alumni Association
Mesdames Curtins
Aurora
Wade
Rochelle
Martin Doody
Morris Doody
A. W. Rosecrans & Company
Ees
Deneen
Illinois
Land in Inlet Swamp Districts Two Other Cases to Be Taken Up
The Inlet Swamp drainage district seeks condemnation in three cases with new juries for each. First jury valued land higher than expected and assessed damages to owners Edwin L. Stough Isaac Stevens and Charles Bresson. Stough netted 125 per acre plus 312.50 damages. Stevens 150 per acre plus 375 damages. Bresson 20.125 of sum and 2 damages. Mickelberry case set for Wednesday with a jury of local names.
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Inlet Swamp
Scott’s Court
Edwin L. Stough
Isaac Stevens
Charles Bresson
Stough
Slough
Stevens
Steven
Bresson
Mickelberry
Commissioners
E.R. Mickelberry
M. L. Dysart
Nachusa
Reinhold Beier
Dixon
Frank W. Brauer
Palmyra
Bruce Zeigler
G.S. Weidman
Henry Shippert
Clinton Linderman
Joshua Reed
C. H. Stackpole
G. B. Linderman
South Dixon
Austin Powers
J. i. Reinhart
China
Reynolds Township
Reynolds
Ewald
Dixon Telegraph
North Western Line Special Summer Rates to Rockies and Pacific Coast
Yellowstone Park Colorado Utah California and North Pacific coast special low round trip rates via Chicago Union Pacific Northwestern line to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs and other Colorado points and to Salt Lake City San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Portland Tacoma Seattle Vancouver and other Pacific Coast points also to Wyoming and the Black Hills Luxuriously equipped fast trains Choice of routes Liberal stop overs and return limits Rates dates and descriptive matter on application to ticket agents The North Western Line 1312
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Yellowstone Park
Colorado
Utah
California
North Pacific Coast
Chicago
Union Pacific
Northwestern
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Glenwood Springs
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
Wyoming
Black Hills
North Western Line
Washington Grove Memorial Day Program Announcement
Memorial Day exercises scheduled for Monday May 30 at 9 30 a m feature the Lafayette band and a Franklin Grove quartet. Address to be delivered by William Emerson of Oregon. Participants include Thomas Pappock John Drummond Andrew Drummond. Band performances also set for 1 p m at Franklin Grove. Social invite extends to a Mum gathering at J C Griffiths home tonight.
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Washington Grove
Lafayette Band
Franklin Grove
William Emerson
Oregon
Thomas Pappock
John Drummond
Andrew Drummond
Lafayette
Blind Boone Concert Company Delights Audiences
The Blind Boone Concert Company drew hearty applause in two city performances. John W. Boone, a famed pianist despite blindness since infancy, showcased original works like The Marshfield Tornado and My Old Kentucky Home and imitated other instruments. Emma Smith and Jessie Brosius impressed with selections, as the troupe marks its thirtieth road year with consistently pleasing audiences.
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Blind Boone
John W. Boone
Boone
Marshfield
Kentucky
Emma Smith
Jessie Brosius
Interesting War Figures Show Union Youth in Civil War
The article details ages of Union fighters from 1861 to 1865, noting 2,841,906 men and boys sworn in and 359,528 total deaths. It highlights native-born Americans, Confederate losses, war costs, and graves in national cemeteries including 13,000 at Andersonville. It emphasizes devotion of Union soldiers to the flag and country.
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Union
Uder
United States
Southland
Andersonville
Low Rates East for National Conventions and Summer Travel
The Chicago and North Western Railway offers special low rates to national conventions and summer tourists. Discounts apply to Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, Saratoga Springs, Niagara Falls, Washington, New York City, Atlantic City, Boston, and Atlantic Seaboard points with direct Chicago connections to eastbound fast trains. The notice urges consulting any The North Western Line ticket agent for details.
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Chicago & North Western Ry
Chicago
Milwaukee
Detroit
Saratoga Springs
Niagara Falls
Washington
New York City
Atlantic City
Boston
Atlantic Seaboard
North Western Line
Thieves Raid Hen House And Train News In Town
Chicken thieves entered Mrs J H Hamilton's hen house on the E C Shippee place and stole fifty four week old chicks bought from the Baldwin brothers. Earlier, Joseph Roesler reported forty similar chicks stolen. Meanwhile fast passenger trains disrupt town schedules as engineers follow new speed rules. Illinois Encampment of the G A R in Freeport draws crowds with a grand parade and active veterans. County farmers replant due to a cold spell. some plan 300 acres replanting in the swamp region while others report corn coming up well.
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J. H. Hamilton
E. C. Shippee Place
Baldwin Brothers
Joseph Roesler
Illinois
Freeport
Inventor produces tile ditching machine for Dixon plant
Ben Rolph announces a new tile ditching machine capable of digging 8 inch to 44 foot depths at a rate of a rod every two minutes. Weighing 3000 pounds, it uses a cable drum driven by a four cylinder gasoline motor and can operate on soft ground. A Dixon manufacturing plant is planned after a published Popular Mechanics photo.
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Ben Rolph
Dixon
Popular Mechanics
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Opera House
Terry
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Company
Odd Fellows
Ladies Aid Society
the Methodist Church
J. C. Griffith
Post Office Department
U.S
J H. Hamilton
Benj. A. Rolph
Uncle Tom
Tom
Buck
Daily Telegraph
Atlantic
A. W. Rosecrans & Comp
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