Rev Claude S Moore to preside Dixon District
The Rock River conference appoints Rev Claude S Moore of Belvidere as presiding elder of the Dixon District succeeding A D Traveller. Rev Fred L Baldwin of Morgan Park will fill Ashton pulpit with Baldwin expected to arrive by 3 15 train Saturday and join Rev Hamilton for supper. The conference also acts on marriage and divorce rules and plans a Sunday closing crusade. Senators Cullom and Hopkins urged to curb polygamy.
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Rock River
Methodist Episcopal Church
St. James Church
Chicago
Fred L. Baldwin
Morgan Park
H. W. Warren
Standing Committee
Mr. Baldwin
J. R. Hamilton
Oregon
First
Sterling
Ashton
Baldwin
Presid
Ing Elder
Canfield
Franklin Grove
Hamilton
Ashton Lads Shown Courtesy At Wiener School Basket Social
Several Ashton residents attended the basket social at Wiener school Friday evening. Some boxes were doubled in size and two gentleman buyers shared supper with the box’s ladies, a practice deemed rude and impolite by local observers.
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Ashton
Wiener School
Praise for John Batchelor of Thompson Iowa as breeder
A farm journal issue from September 9 lauds John Batchelor a former Ashton Boy and Wake county breeder in Thompson Iowa. It highlights his large farm stocked with Poland Chinas and Angus and notes his poultry interests Partridge and Wyndette chickens Pekin ducks and Toulouse geese with success at shows. It also mentions Batchelor as a straightforward business man with top stock and lists Addison Goodman visiting from Dixon and Attorney J Watts visiting Mills and Petrie.
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Wallace’s Farmer
John Batchelor
Batchelor
Northwestern and Burlington Face Mail Run Speed Contest
The article compares the Burlington and Northwestern efforts to win the Chicago to Omaha mail contract, noting similar routes about 500 miles long with close gradients and rates of speed. It highlights line strength, rail weights, and past incidents where engineers were halted to preserve safety.
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Burlington
Northwestern
Rock Island
Illinois Central
United States
Chicago
Omaha
Missouri River
Burlingtom
Clinton
Council Bluffs
Peggy
Reed
East Iowa
Boone
Johnny Jackson
Missouri Valley
Rochelle Masons Visit Brings Lively Lodge Atmosphere
Twenty five Rochelle Masons visited the Ashton lodge and found it in excellent shape with capable officers and a thriving junior membership. The Rochelle delegation enjoyed a pleasant evening and shared in a creditable display of thrift and prosperity.
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Rochelle
School Board Authority and Election Rules for Teachers and Directors
A compilation of educational laws clarifies who can expel pupils, how school directors are elected, and the limits on contracts and financing. It covers ballot rules, certification powers, bond issuance, district funds, and teacher appointments, plus procedures for vacancies and nonresident enrollment. The article notes that school boards cannot bind future boards to contracts and explains how certificates and orders function in funding and payroll. It ends with a closing advertisement for furnishings.
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Union Territory
Year of Prosperity Meeting of Farmers Telephone Company
Annual meeting and election of directors held at A. W. Crawford's home south of Franklin Grove Saturday afternoon. Officers reported earnings above expenses. Directors chosen for three year terms: Cris Gross, Mr. Berry, and George R. Charters. William Becker of Reynolds elected to fill the Henry Gross vacancy.
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Farmers’ ‘Telephone Company
A. W. Crawford
Franklin Grove
Cris Gross
Mr. Berry
George R. Charters
William Becker
Reynolds
Henry Gross
District 110 pupil attendance zero absences in Reynolds township
For the month ending October 1 pupil list includes Mollie Ventler Elmer Kersten Amanda Ventler Freda Schaneberg Clara Vaupel Johnnie Cordes Rosa C Kersten with Mrs. Kersten as teacher.
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Reynolds Township
Mollie Ventler
Elmer Kersten
Amanda Ventler
Freda Schaneberg
Clara Vaupel
Johnnie Cordes
Rosa C. Kersten
Real estate bargain offers house with three lots
A bargain in real estate available soon consists of a house and three lots. For particulars inquire of James Leid v. 330f.
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James Leid
Special This Week on Wool Dress Goods and Silks
A local store touts heavy all wool dress goods in grays blacks and browns priced 1.35 to 1.75 per yard, offered at 50 cents. New lace curtains sold at 1.00 per lot, valued 1.50 to 1.75. Silks suitable for waists and trimmings advertised, with a strong push for a full fall opening.
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Zion City
the Gazette
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Morgan Park Church
Claude S. Moore
Belvidere
Dixon
Fred D. Stone
Sterling 4Th St
W. W. Diehlee
E. J
Rose Rock Falls
Nazarene
Steward
M. L Meservey Mt. Morris
R. Hinds
C. Scott
Walnut
T . Canfield
Mendota
Roderick Murray
Genoa
W. B. Slaughter
E. W. O'Neal
EB Honeywell
Iowa Farm Journal
Addison Goodman
J. W. Watts
Messrs. Mills
Petrie
Hux
Ther’s
OF Telephone Company
W. B. Huether
A. W. Rosecrans @ Co
Illinois
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