Old Settlers Meet at Amboy in Lee County Reunions Center on Park
About two thousand Lee County citizens attended the Old Settlers and Pioneers reunion at Green River Park Amboy where Amboy will be permanent meeting place. Dr William E Barton of Oak Park addressed the gathering. resolutions honored J H Adams. farmers advised proper potato storage before frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee County
Old Settlers and Pioneers
Green River Park
Amboy
Old Settlers
Geo. A. Lyman
Amboy Journal
Lee Center
Bessie Hodges Pilcher
Old Settler
Wm. E. Barton
Oak Park
J. H. Adams
Ice County
Game Season Opens as Lawful Prey for Waterfowl Hunters
Game Commissioner Wheeler outlines measures from state law as the hunting season opens on September 1. Quail may be taken only from November 10 to December 20, with further restrictions on prairie chickens, grouse, woodcock, mourning doves, and various fowl. Night shooting is forbidden, and blinds must be shore or marsh based. a warning is added against illegal methods and craft such as sneak boats. The piece also references handbill distribution and a minor accident involving Paul Petit, a 15 year old from Palmyra township, who fell from a train carriage near Eldena.
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Board of
Edi-on
Board of Ediiton
Board of Directors
Biter
State of
Illinois
Dixon Lads Defeated by Ashton in Open Season Contest
Dixon South Side High School met strong resistance as Ashton defeated them 14 to 3 in a prep baseball game. Sindlinger and Nelson starred for Ashton, with Harvey Sindlinger striking out 11 and Mills and Henry Nelson contributing key hits. Whitebread pitched for Dixon, yielding five walks and five strikeouts. The article notes Ashton’s batters rapped ten hits and reflects on the season's slow start for Ashton compared to last year.
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Ashton
Franklin Grove
Dixon South Side
Dixon Lads
Whitebread
Harvey Sindlinger
Hub
Dixon
Ashtone
Mills
Henry Nelson
The School Attendance Law Enacted for Illinois
The act promotes school attendance and curbs truancy for children aged seven to fourteen effective July 1, 1903. It requires guardians to ensure annual attendance of at least 110 days in public or private schools, with exceptions for prior equivalent instruction or conditions deeming attendance impracticable, and imposes forfeiture of funds to public schools for neglect.
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Illnois
General Assembly
Quarterly Meeting Services at United Evangelical Church
Quarterly meeting services announced for United Evangelical Church with Saturday preaching at 2 00 pm and 3 00 pm quarterly meeting. Sunday morning preaching and communion at 1030 am League at 630 pm and preaching at 730 pm in English. Rev M C M presiding elder of Chicago will lead, assisted by the pastor. M Bates and wife depart noon for ten day visit with P F Cleary in Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Evangelical Church
Chicago
M. Bates
P. F. Cleary
Nebraska
Superintendent Sends Letters Promoting Uniform Textbooks
County Superintendent I F Edwards mails instructions to Lee County teachers for the new school year. Monthly examination questions will cover History Grammar Physiology Geography Spelling Writing and Arithmetic with a reading test on the Courtship of Miles Standish. Textbooks listed include Milnes Arithmetics Baldwin Readers Illinois and the Nation Natural Speller Natural Geographies Montgomerys Grammars.
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I. F. Edwards
Dixon, Ill
Miles Standish
Lee County
Milne
Baldwin
Illinois
Montgomery
I. F. Epwards
Also Mentioned on This Page
Game
Wheeler
Fulton Journal
Mother
Father
Willie
Susan
Horatio
Paul Petit
Palmyra Township
Illinois Central
Eldena
South Dixon
Sindlinger
Nelson
Battery
Dixon, Ashton
Heckman
Stephan G
Drew of
Carnahan If
Graff
Krug A
Brink
Frizzel Lf
McManus
Krug
Bucanan
Rf Mills
Drummond
Krug J
Stephan J
Margaret Schidu
Clevland
Ohio
East Twenty-third Street
Maggie Schidu
Compton
Messrs. Archer and Bradshaw
Kaufman & Johnson
Mrs. S. T. Zeller
Sterling
A. W. Rosecrans & CO
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