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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
1
Burglars used nitro to blow the Franklin Grove post office safe in the early hours Friday. They seized 700 to 800 dollars in stamps and about 200 dollars in cash, damaged papers, and fled as assistant postmaster Graver discovered the break at six. A.M. Meredith across the street heard the explosion.
The article notes registration days October 13 and October 27 for voters who have resided in the state for a year, in the county for ninety days, and in the township for thirty days. Names must be on registration books or votes must be sworn in. A precinct board will form the registration board and meet at polling places on those dates.
The Village of Ashton offers a $25 reward for convicting evidence about the person or persons who sawed off the hitching posts on the west side of Second street during the night of September 9th and 10th, 1908. George Brewer transacted business in Dixon yesterday.
A Mercer Oil Company directors meeting in Dixon fixed capital at 17640 dollars and elected officers: President H A Bremmer Vice President George Over Secretary S T Zeller Treasurer Ralph J Dean. The odds and evens high school piano fundraiser ended with odds at 96.85 dollars and evens at 88 dollars for a total of 214.85 dollars including last year’s junior class 30 dollars. Also promotional travel notices for North Western Line steam car tours listed low fares to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Puget Sound with tours from Chicago via lodgings and agent contacts.
The article lists minimum legal sizes for sale of several fish species under Illinois law. It specifies weights or lengths for black bass white or striped bass rock bass blue fish yellow or ring perch walleyed pike pike or pickerel buffalo carp sunfish redeyed perch catfish white perch whitefish lake trout and other listed species.
John A. Kersten was taken to a hospital in Dixon Tuesday and underwent an operation for appendicitis yesterday. Hartman Kersten and August Kersten went to be with him yesterday morning.
J. C. Griffith made a strong land gain in Nebraska near Gordon as he sold two sections bought three years ago at 7.50 per acre for 13.50 per acre. The deal cleared about 7000 dollars after improvements.
C. E. Social invites attendees to Bert Moore's home tomorrow evening for a pleasant gathering. Guests are asked to bring a trifle wrapped in a bundle.
After a Sunday service Rev Fred L Win announced his term as pastor would end. Health concerns have affected Rev Baldwin who has served one year since coming from Morgan Park. A year of steady work preceded his decision to take a year’s rest and no concrete future plans have been made.
A town booster decries selfish obstruction and calls on residents to support necessary Improvements and legislation for the city in 1909. He urges collective effort, cites civic pride, and notes local leaves as a symbol of neglect while reporting on business moves and recent Dixon visits.
The Rochelle Gas Company under A L Clark and son Charles plans major upgrades. They installed an eighty horsepower steam boiler and a steam compressor doubling capacity. A new storage tank and a fifth tank will boost storage to forty eight hours.
A large crowd of land seekers left Ashton Tuesday evening for North and South Dakota. Twelve in the party, nine bound for Dallas South Dakota to register for quarter section farms in Tripp county on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. Names include Henry Stephan Ray Jennings Albert Sindlinger Bert Reed Will Schade Oscar Schade Will Ferrell A H Ropp and George Beach. The other party headed to Oaks North Dakota with land agent. travelers were John Slogget George Garrett and Gus Heinzeroth.
The Lee County grand jury adjourned after a three week term the longest in county history. It returned forty-eight indictments including thirty for selling liquor in dry territory five for gambling five for larceny two for abandonment of family one for perjury one for contempt of court one for assault with a deadly weapon one for selling liquor to a minor one for selling indecent and immoral articles and one for keeping a gambling house.
A dealer touts hot shots including dress goods at 25c per yard, 50c yard goods, double faced husking mittens 60c a dozen, heavy work socks three for 25c, unbleached muslin 5c yard, yard wide silk, large dress goods stock, a special black goods department, fleeced hose at 15c.
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