Citizens Meet to Honor Boys of 61 and ’98
A Memorial Day service in the Methodist Church honored Civil War veterans and living soldiers with Rev J R Hamilton delivering an address. The event included Lafayette Band music, prayers, and reflections on sacrifice, memory, and the nation’s history, noting the day’s somber, funeral tone.
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Methodist Church
Lafayette Band
John M. Trostle
Marshall
Methodist
Lafayette
J. H. Johnson
United Evangelical Church
Ashton
Messrs
R. R. Schuster
R. J. Dean
E. S. Farringer
H. G. Wisman
Citizen’s Memorial Society
N. A. Petrie
J. Hamilton
John Paul Jones
Mrs. Fannie H. Anthony Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Fannie H. Anthony wife of Rev C W Anthony died May 12 at 3 40 p m at 260 Downer Place after a long illness from paralysis. She was born November 16 1854 in Berkshire later living in Racine and Aurora Illinois. She married Rev C W Anthony in 1877 and had a daughter Maude. Survived by her husband and one brother H N Jones of Hollywood California. Funeral at 2 30 p m Thursday May 17 at the family home.
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Aurora Beacon
Fannie H. Anthony
C. W. Anthony
Downer Place
Fannie Hawley Jones
Nelson L
Harriet H. Janes
Berkshire
Wisconsin
Racine
Aurora
Frank H. Hall
West Side
Livermore
Cal
California
Illinois
Minnesota
Congregational
New England Congregational Church
First Presbyterian Church
H. N. Jones
Hollywood
Farmers Must Display Signals On Rural Mail Boxes
Postmaster reports an order from the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General mandating signals on rural mail boxes starting July 1, 1906. Carriers will not inspect boxes without obvious signals showing mail for collection. Patrons with unsignaled boxes may add a simple device. carriers will lower signals when no mail is left and display them when delivering mail. Carriers to inform patrons of routes and ensure full compliance by the effective date.
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H. E. Chadwick
Carra
Local merchants urge against mail order excesses
A local plea highlights how catalog houses drain money from the community by disguising higher costs with express and freight charges. Residents are urged to consider supporting nearby merchants, as manufacturers discard culls and profit from bulk sourcing. The notice promotes C. W. Jonker Jewelers on page five for Graduation gifts.
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Legitiment
Serious Runaway Ends in Narrow Escape at Town Well
Tuesday morning Albert Chambers and his broncho team nearly caused a fatal runaway at the town well. He loosened a tug while watering the team and the buggy freed itself. The horses bolted down Front Street, one catching its bridle on the pump and tearing it off. Chambers grabbed his young son from the carriage just as they were thrown to the ground, both mud spattered but unhurt after a miraculous escape.
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Blue
von Moltke
Paris
Frankfort
Sherman
Hell
Albert Chambers
Front Street
Mr. Chambers
Masons Hold Social With Musical Program and Games
Friday evening in the Masonic hall about thirty five Masons and their ladies attended a social. F D Chad wick and wife Mrs F A Rich ardson assisted, with an orchestra including John Charters Dr S C Gould and A J Orner. Ice cream and cake were served and games were played. The Chicago and North Western Railway announced a $25 round trip from Chicago to Denver Pueblo in September for the Centennial Celebration of Pike's Peak discovery, with lines east of Chicago likely to match.
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F. D. Chadwick
F. A. Richardson
John Charters
S. C. Gould
A. J. Orner
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Denver
C 128
Pueblo
Pike's Peak
Chicago
Wool Brings Big Prices At Zeller Sheep Yards
Nearly 15,000 sheep were shorn at Zeller Sheep Yards this spring as a prosperous season ends. Shipped from Colorado Nebraska and Iowa, 23,767 pounds of wool sold for about 25000 dollars, with five workers paid for aiding in the year’s work. The item notes a last car load fetching 5300 dollars and mentions church activities of the Keystone League of Christian Endeavor at Usster Evangelical Church.
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Zeller Sheep Yards
Zeller
Colorado
Nebraska
Iowa
Keystone League of Christian Endeavor
Usster Evangelical
Ellen Yenerick
White Satin Flour Promises Quality and Low Bulk Price
An advertisement touts White Satin Flour as superior to ordinary flour, noting the mill’s Minnesota wheat source, modern machinery, direct carlot sales to merchants, heavy sack packaging, and a strong guarantee for customer satisfaction with four-sack purchases at a low price.
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Minnesota
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J. R. Hamilton
Postoffice Department
C. W. Jonker
The
Ashton Gazette
the Gazette
A. W. Rosecrans & CO
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