Conference Glowed as Ministers Are Assigned in Rock River
The seventy first annual Rock River Methodist Episcopal session closed with pastor assignments for the coming year. L. P. Warrington to Richmond, W. K. Loofbourrow to Ashton and Franklin Grove, and Dixon district clergy listed including Claude Moore as superintendent. Reports praised university ties, church growth, and salary increases across districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock River
Methodist Episcopal Church
Joliet
Frost
Garrett Biblical Institute
Northwestern University
Yale
Harvard
State University of Illinois
W. O. Shepard
Evanston
W. R. Norton
The
Historical Society
Miraki Shimadzu
Chicago
C. 8. Moore
Dixon
Princeton
Walnut
Albany
Rock Falls
Sterling
Moore
Richmond
McHenry County
W. K. Loofbourrow
Lena
Ashton
Franklin Grove
Dixon District
Claude S. Moore
Dist
R. L. Griffin
John Lee
Csr
D. H. Ross Coleta
Cecerer
Geo
W. Welsh Compton
West Brooklyn
Eede Homes
Graham Cortland
J. W. Lowery Creston
Seesysrees
E. Victor Smith
Deer Grove
DeKalb
A. T. Horn Dixon
Fred D. Stone
Earlville
L. B. Lott
Cetmered
W. E. Kern
Erie
Rat J. P. Berry Freedom
E. A. Bennett
Election notices and town election registrar announcements
The article outlines the November general election date and required voter registration dates for Ashton township October 18 and November 1, plus mandatory duties for election judges and clerks. It notes vacancies may be filled by present judges, and emphasizes the importance of registration for future elections. It also lists several community notices including a holiday stock clearance sale at Gazette Book Store, a free bread offer from Sterling bread, a sock social by the K L C E, and a Sheridan county potato sale by W B McCrea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton Township
Board of Registry
School Shoes at Lake the Shoe Man Rochelle
Lake the Shoe Man offers durable boys and girls shoes ideal for school wear. Shop at Rochelle for sturdy footwear built to withstand heavy use and daily wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
Rochelle
J. E. Carlson Coming to Ashton for Glasses
The Optician J. E. Carlson will be in Ashton at Dr. H. A. Bremmer's office on Monday October 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to fit glasses. Also notes Lake's show windows and an fine shoe display in Rochelle near Head of Cherry avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Carlson
Optician
Ashton
H. A. Bremmer
Lake
Rochelle
Cherry Avenue
Water Pipeline Expansion To Portland Oregon From Mount Hood
Large shipments of 54 inch water pipe travel through the city on the Northwestern road en route to Portland Oregon. The project will lay about 30 miles of pipeline from Mount Hood’s melting snows to city reservoirs, doubling Portland’s water supply to about 69 million gallons daily for a 500000 population. The pipe, labeled Water Pipe for Portland Oregon Best City Water Portland Oregon, will require about 800 cars to complete the load. Portland’s Bull Run River provides the source, and the water is praised for its purity and clarity after forest reserve filtration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Oregon
Portland
Oregon
Best City Water
Mount Hood
Bull Run
Rexall Orderlies Promise Free Trial If No Relief
A Rexall Store advertises Rexall Orderlies claiming to cure chronic constipation by toning the bowels. The remedy is described as candy like and suitable for children, with neutral effects on other organs and no purging. Pick up two sizes 10 cents and 25 cents at G. R. Charters Rexall Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
G. R. Charters
Wood Sale Auction of Standing Timber near Nashua
An auction will sell standing second growth white and black oak on the Reuel Peabody farm Saturday October 22 1910 at 130 pm. Timber to be sold in acre lots with removal by March 1 1913 or forfeiture. Terms: half cash, balance in bankable notes due six months at six percent. Emma P O Bryne and Ed Allen Auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuel Peabody
Nashua
Franklin Grove
Emma P. O’ Bryne
Allen
Shoes Shoes Shoes at Lake the Shoe Man Rochelle
A storefront advertises lake the shoe man Rochelle offering gun metal and patent leather footwear. The notice promotes shoe buys with emphasis on latest styles and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
Rochelle
Hallowe'en Supper and Social News In The City
City notes recount visits and social life with residents traveling to Chicago Rockford Dixon Rochelle and Franklin Grove. Points mention theatre and play at Dixon and a large Rochelle barbecue with tickets sold on the Northwestern while local families visit relatives and attend community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochelle
Northwestern
Wm. Ewald
Eli Martin Smith
Johnie
John A. Kersten
August Kersten
H. M. Kersten
Edward Herwig
Franklin Grove
Frank Kersten
Harvey Heidenthal
Rose Hewert
Arthur R. Kersten
Installed New Officers At Odd Fellows Regular Meeting
At the regular meeting of the Odd Fellows on Friday evening new officers were installed and the group announced upcoming activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge
A. M. Moore Noble
C. W. Jonker
Zeller Sr
C. W. Bowers
Frank Hart
B. A. Streeter
E. S. Rosecrans
N. G
S. T. Zeller Jr
Vad Eeeves
Ralph Charters
Joseph Webster
George Putman
John Vaupel
Joseph Baldwin
Aera L
Rev. A. English
Home Talent Play Draws Big Audience At Opera House
Five young men and three young ladies under C H Hamlin produced The Little Duchess a five act comedy in English eighteenth century England. Despite one week of preparation the cast performed well and hoped to tour to another town with further practice and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Hamlin
Opera House
England
Evans Estate to be Sold at Public Auction
The real estate of the late John Evans will be sold Saturday afternoon at one o'clock by Master in Chancery A. C. Bardwell. The sale, at the deceased's former residence, includes his home property and a 160 acre farm west of town. Mrs Royster and son were guests of relatives in Franklin Grove last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Duis
Dixon
Roy Heibenthal
Charles Heidenthal
Witzel
Mary
W. F. Oesterheld
Rochelle
Wesley Venerich
Harrison Wagner
Forrest Paddock
Dixon i
Charles Baker
Elma
Henry Edgington
Mapleton
Iowa
Peter Nelson
Henry Nelson
Conrad Sachs
Dysart
John Seebach
John Evans
A. C. Bardwell
Pioneering Settler Christian Beaman Dies at 80
Christian Beaman, German born in 1830, settled in this locality in 1856 and served in the Civil War with the 74th Infantry. After years of living locally and in Oregon, he moved to the Old Soldiers and Sailors Home in Quincy eighteen years ago and requested burial in the home cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Beaman
Oregon
Alvin McMaster
James Quick
Beaman
Seaman
Soldiers and Sailors Home
Quincy
Chicago Couple Wed at Bride's Parents Home
Last evening at eight o'clock in Chicago, Miss Carrie Sandrock married Mr. Harry Anderson, a local businessman. The bride has long resided in the area and enjoys many close friends who extend congratulations. Mrs. Adam Eisenberg spent Tuesday in Rockford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carrie Sandrock
Harry Anderson
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Methodist Conference
Warrington
Tater
Y J. A. Circle
Malden and
Zearing
W. L. Clapp
Malta
A. D. Burkett
Maple Park
W. Lowery
Mendota
F. J. Milnes
Milledgeville
C. J. Hewitt Morrison
W. J. Abel
Mt. Carroll J. N
T. L. Parker
Sycamore Atep
J. P. Brushington
W. B
A. W. Otis Wyanet
Efoncpaeene
B. A. Dickens
Gazette Book
Cris Zease
Sheridan County
Nebraska
W. B. McCrea
Hallowe’en
Lewis Wood
Will Meister
Rockford
Nathan Burhenn
Will Hart
Lucy Hart
Amanda
L. T. Moore
Frank Eisenberg
George H. Kersten
Friend
Smith
Orville
Gertrude Fell
Thomas Baker
Harry Billmire
Piteage
Will Gates
Kansas City
Kansas
Charles Bode
William Kilmer
Faust Boyd
George Garrett
J. W. Wingert
John Batchelor
Bert
Louisana
Batcheor
Elsie Hyde
Donald
Belvidere
Rosecrans
Broadhead
Wisconsin
Emma Akkers
Rochester
Minnesota
Akkers
George Blanchard
Marjorie
Russel Annin
Bertha
Clarence
Pomona
California
Ralph Dean
Old Soldiers
Adam Eisenberg
the Gazette
A. W. Rosecrans & Comp
Ashton, Illinois
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