Amboy Farm Bureau Picnic Set for Labor Day
Lee county invites farmers and families to the Amboy Green River park for a Lee County Farm Bureau picnic on Monday September 6. Morning games include horseshoes racing lawn tennis and kids play areas. A noon basket dinner will be served with free coffee sugar and cream. lemon ade to all. Amboy Band music and talks by M Holmes and L Shaw highlight the afternoon.
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Lee County
Farm Bureau
Green River, Park and Fair Grounds
Amboy
Illinois
L. Shaw
M. ‘Holmes
Mossville
Peoria County’ Farm Bureau
Illinois Agricultural Association
Holmes
Edward Be Wingert for Lee County State's Attorney
Edward Be Wingert announces his candidacy for State's Attorney of Lee County on the Republican ticket seeking a single term. He cites 31 years of active practice across all courts and hundreds of tried cases as qualification.
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Lee County
Edward BE. Wingert
Brown's Sterling College Promoted as Local Standard School
A unique distinction places Brown's Sterling Business College as the locality's only institution teaching standard courses outlined by the Bureau of Education in Washington DC. The ad urges parents to investigate the high grade college before deciding where to send their son or daughter.
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Brown
Sterling Business College
Bureau of Education
Washington, D. C
One Horse For Concrete Roads and Bank Closures
An early note compares road surfaces by horse power from concrete to loose gravel. It also reports two local banks will close on Lad Day Monday and remain shut all day.
Ashton Now On The Aerial Map
Postmaster Roesler received a postal notice to paint Ashton on a building roof in letters at least five feet tall to aid mail planes in identifying the town. The roof of A W Rosecrans & Cos store already bears the name in twelve foot letters, helping planes in emergencies over the village.
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Ashton
Postmajer
Midnight Passenger Stops in Ashton Leave Chicago Trip Altered
Ashton residents who travel to Chicago for business or pleasure are unhappy as Train No. 3 no longer stops here. The line now departs Chicago at 12 15 a m and reaches Ashton at 2 36 a m. The service adds mail cars to the early morning run and keeps a fast schedule. A second change shifts the morning westbound train from 9 52 to 9 38, renumbering it No 15 instead of No 5.
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Ashton
Chicago
North-Western
Methodist Fourth Quarter Conference Hears Department Reports
The fourth quarterly conference of the Methodist church met Monday evening with District Superintendent Thomas K. Gale presiding. A large attendance heard department reports showing all units meeting goals. Rev Kern was invited to return for a third year as pastor.
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M. E
The
Methodist Church
Thomas K. Gale
Kern
Lincoln Highway resumes after three week shutdown
The Lincoln Highway work has resumed after nearly three weeks of stoppage. The Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington issued a special permit for the contract to secure 87 car loads of material. Thirty eight cars have been shipped along with ample cement. Work restarted yesterday.
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Lincoln Highway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Brundage Endorsed For Enforcement Of Law In Illinois
A campaign piece lauds Edward J. Brundage for enforcing laws when local officials neglect duties. It cites his 1917 East St. Louis actions, subsequent prosecutions, and Congressional praise, urging voters to reelect Brundage as Attorney General.
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Edward J. Brundage
Nois
Brundage
Geal
Raceri
East St. Louis
Brun
Comtee
Torney
St Louis
St.Clair County
Cal
Mollan
Illinois
Howard Brundage
Ashton's Pigeons Draw Crowds and Local News
Local notes recount a Rockford to Woodford trip visiting Rev. Graham and family. A large pigeon release by R Albers and 17 clubs attracted 122 coops and 5000 birds but rain delayed liberation. Community events include Y M C A meeting, Ashton band concert, and Republican speakers. Methodist services plan two sermons and a budget rally for September 12.
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R. Albers
Chicago
Leonid Rowle
New Farmers Telephone Directory Published in Amboy Area
The Gazette released a new 84 page telephone directory for the Farmers Telephone Company listing almost 2,000 subscribers in Amboy Ashton Franklin Grove Lee Center and Sublette. Delays caused by a paper famine delayed the project until stock issues were resolved and pages were cut to size to complete the book.
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Gazette
Farmers Telephone Company
Amboy
Ashton
Franklin Grove
Lee Center
Sublette
Rally Day Observed by Lee County Sunday Schools
Notice calls all Lee County day schools to observe Rally Day on Sunday September 5 1920. Miss Ethel M Kay serves as Co Sec and Mrs Joseph Nicholson as Visitation Supt.
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Lee County Sunday Schools
Ethel M. Kay
Jos. Nicholson
Visitation
Merchants to Play Ball This Afternoon
Business men will close stores for a charity ball game this afternoon. The merchants invite all to attend as Mr and Mrs Whittlesy of Gilmore City visited last week with Mrs Lyman Wright's family. On returning, Mr and Mrs Wright joined them near Clinton.
Washington Grove Church Social and Prohibition Talk
The Washington Grove church invites the community to a social at the parsonage Friday at 8 o clock. An Anti-Saloon League speaker will address the prohibition topic Sunday evening at 7 30. The pastor will preach at 7 30 Sunday and begin the new conference year with The Supremacy of the church. BE GEEDING, Pastor.
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Washington Grove
BE. C. Geeding
St John’s Lutheran Church Notices
Sunday school and Bible class at the usual hour nine thirty a m Divine services at ten thirty conducted in English Ghire rehearsal next Tuesday evening at eight o clock in the church Henry Foelsch pastor.
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ST. John's Lutheran Church
Ghier
Henry Foelsch
Queen Esther Circle Entertains Members At Stew Absher Home
Queen Esther circle of the Methodist church will be entertained Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Absher in Stew. Gentlemen are invited and drivers with cars are asked to help those without transport. A scramble supper will be served. Workers meeting follows at Mystic Workers lodge No. 182 in Woodmen hall this Thursday evening with all members urged to attend. The Lord and family of Grad county motored here Saturday and spent the weekend visiting George Schnell and family.
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Presbyterian Church
Chautauqua
Good Sheperd
E. J. Randall
Ughter Genevieve
Rock
Randall
Ughter
Rockford
Woods
Fred A. Graham
Park
Lincoln
Neska
Ik8
Stella Euthal
Queen Esther
Methdist
John Absher
Me m Mystic Workers Lodge
Haste Woodmen Hall
Grad
George
Schnell
Fam
Reynolds Church News Seeks September Services and Meetings
Reynolds and Ashton churches unite for morning worship on September 5 with Sunday school at 9 80 a m and sermon at 10 30 am. The Womans Missionary Society meets September 2 at Miss Louise Vaupel's home. The second quarterly conference is set for September 8 at 7 30 pm in Ashton church with Rev W F Klingbeil present.
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Ashton
W. F. Klingbeil
Freeport
William Albrecht
Inheritance Tax Plan Promises Tax Ease and Cash Ready
An ad from Peoria Life Co urges buying life insurance to cover federal and state inheritance taxes. It cites Astor and recent estates, noting penalties for late payment and the benefit of a dedicated tax fund. Any excess cash can go to the estate or beneficiaries.
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Astor
John Jacob Astor
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Green River Park and Fair Grounds
Auspices
LEE Farm Bureau
Berceuse
Jocelyn
Andrus Griffith
the Potter and the Clay
Charters
Griffith
William H. Manshardt
General Brundage
Republican Meeting
Cornelius J. Doyle
Wll
Doyle
Thompson
Kiwanis
Dixon
Methodist News
Bible School
House of God
W. E. Kern
Peoria Life CO
H.L. Goodrow
A. W. Rosecrans & Comp’y
Ashton, Illinois
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