Lee County Fair Sets Track Records Amid Rain Delays
Large crowds attended the Lee County Fair with Thursday and Friday crowds exceeding expectations despite heavy rains opening the fair. Horse racing yielded a track record on Friday, while 270 exhibits showcased education, cooking, and fine stock. Bands performed daily as the event featured extensive poultry, floral, and livestock displays and numerous blue ribbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee County
William Killmer
Dixon North Side
Myrtle Dillon
Frances Rogers
Baron Redmore
G Aplomb Jr
S Maxwell
Ei G. Leona
Heiret Marle
Bobbie B
Ask Me
Dr. Kelley Jr
la Myreta
Bake W
Prince Ananias
Youngest engineer in Galena division earns final test pass
Joe Sherman, 25, becomes the youngest engineer on the Galena division of the Chicago and Northwestern, possibly the entire system, after passing the final test last week. He follows his father Charles Sherman, a former Spring Valley passenger line engineer, now operating the millionaire special from Chicago to Lake Geneva. Joe previously served as fireman on Nos. 19 and 20, including at the time of Dr. Pierce’s fatal accident five years ago on No. 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Sherman
Galena
Chicago & Northwestern
Sherman
Charles Sherman
Spring Valley
Chicago
Lake Geneva
Young Sherman
Pierce
Beans Thrived in Myndus New Mexico Farm Notes
Myndus New Mexico letter from Sept 14 1913 reports exceptional bean yields averaging at least 1400 pounds per acre and mentions alfalfa growth on the Meese tract. The writer recounts a trip to the Little Florida mountains with a diverse group, describes towering cedar trees and rocky scenery, and notes a Deming excursion with Fay Wood Hot Springs and City of Rocks visits. The record closes with attendance at a small Sunday school and signed by Cuns H Baldwin.
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Myndus
New Mexico
California
Meese
Florida Mountains
Jones Boys
Texas
W. J. Pollock
Polo
Illinois
Newton McBride
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Harry Bartley
Indiana
Demming
A. L. Feldkirchner
Dan Clark
Tom Joyce
Roy Raffensberger
Fay Wood Hot Springs
Mymbrees
Fay Wood
City of Rocks
Mr. Pollock
Mr. Bird
Cuns. H. Baldwin
Inventory Take At Postal Service Offices Nationwide
Uncle Sam ordered a rapid nationwide inventory of postal service equipment with all offices and sub stations stopping work at noon to tally sacks desks scales and mail bags. By 12 30 the full tally was underway and officials seek why the stock exists while Vernon Shippee sickened by typhoid after arriving at Mt Vernon to attend Cornell college his aunt rushed him home for care.
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Uncle Sam
Thire
United States
Washington
Sam
Vernon Shippee
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Cornell College
Della Shippee
Benedict groom F Wagner wed Ethel Stephan in Sterling
The wedding of Miss Ethel Stephan and Frederick Wagner of Ashton Ill. was a simple ceremony at high noon on West Fifth Street Sterling attended by immediate relatives. Rev W W Aylesworth officiated the service with pink and white asters decor. The couple planned a wedding journey to the north and east with residence in Ashton. Mrs. Wagner is J F Stephan’s youngest daughter and a Township High School graduate. Wagner is the son of J Wagner of Dixon and a farmer in Ashton. Local guests included Mrs J Wagner Mrs Mary Trien CM Sonnerman and others from Dixon Chicago Highland Park and Sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Gazette
Sterling
W. W. Aylesworth
Fourth Street Methodist Church
J. F. Stephan
Township High School
Mr. Wagner
J. Wagner
Dixon
Ashton
Mary Trien
CM Sonnerman
Himnan
Mildred Staldorf
Adota
Walter Stephan
Chicago
Lillian Stephan
Highland Park
Prohibition Candidate Eugene W. Chafin to Visit Ashton
Eugene W. Chafin a Prohibition presidential candidate tours Northern Illinois and will speak Saturday at 7:30 in Ashton Opera House. The Tuscon native has traveled more miles and given more speeches than Bryan in a similar period and draws praise as a Christian statesman and orator.
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Eugene W. Chafin
Tuscon
Arizona
Prohibition
Illinois
Ashton
Opera House
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Many Ministers Were Here Sermons on Missions Preached
St. John's Lutheran church held its annual Mission Festival with morning sermons by Rev. J Kusch of Chadwick Ill and afternoon services by Rev. F Schneider of Sterling Ill. Kusch spoke of Surinam mission work and showed idols and charms from his field. About 100 attendees, from Payne's Point Franklin Grove Dixon and Sterling, shared dinner and supper at the Ventler home.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church
J. Kusch
Chadwick
Ill
Kusch
Surinam
South America
F. Schneider
Sterling
Payne’s Point
Franklin Grove
Dixon
John Ventler
Near Miss at Quarry as Cart Horse Plunges Off Platform
Charles Lackey who drives quarry horses narrowly escapes death when a cart horse bolts from a 10 foot high dumping platform. The horse is uninjured but Lackey suffers severe bruising. A physician cared for him and a new high fence was erected to prevent future falls. A joint Methodist Sunday school class meeting follows, inviting men and ladies to 9:30 AM.
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Charles Lackey
Charlie
Lackey
Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
No. 6
No. 7
Free Guessing Contest at Rochelle Music Rooms
A bean count contest offers a twenty dollar organ prize to the person guessing closest to the actual number of beans in a jar at J. J. Brewen's music rooms Rochelle during Festival Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Brewen
Rochelle
Salisbury Family Gathers for Noted Concert at Opera House
The Salisbury family presented a musical entertainment on Tuesday evening in this city. Despite a small audience the orchestra of ten musicians was praised as the best yet seen here. The program ran from start to finish with excellent performance throughout. Bank Building Progresses. The Farmers State Bank project advances rapidly with walls up on the first floor. Carpenters laid joists on Tuesday and the second floor will soon rise. Aurora stone masons arrived yesterday to begin front construction work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Opera House
Protect Dangerous Road Corners Across The Nation
Newspapers note hedge fences at blind intersections create dangerous corners for carriages and automobiles. Drivers from one approach cannot see traffic on the perpendicular road, making these spots a terror on travel. Authorities are urged to address the safety hazards and reduce accidents at such crossings.
Do It Now Expression is the Test of Appreciation
Public speaking study note urges practice with Miss Marston to refine delivery and audience awareness. The phrase Do It Now anchors the lesson, signaling immediate application of technique and confidence in presentation.
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Miss Marston
Notice to creditors of Charles Trainer for payment
Notice requests all persons with claims against Charles Trainer to present them for payment to Minnie A Trainer and those indebted to him to pay at once.
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Charles Trainer
Dr J E Carlson to Visit Ir Bremmer's Office Next Tuesday
Optometrist and optician Dr J E Carlson of La Salle will be at Ir Bremmer's office next Tuesday fitting glasses for patients seeking eye care services and eyewear.
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J. E. Carlson
Optometrist
Optician
la Salle
Ir. Bremmer
Fiittirg Glasses
News of the City Told in Paragraphs
Mrs. William Spratt of Franklin Grove visited her sister Mrs. E. B. Arnould. Mary S. Krug and Alma, Mrs. Adam Schafer and Mrs. Conrad Heibenthal returned from Melvin and Sanborn. Mortimer N. Glenn and son Leonard came home from Pasadena after a month away. Frost hit Saturday with ice possible. corn out, late garden suffer. Cora John, with Mrs. Brisbine and Mrs. Warner, visited Durand. C. D. Crum came from Chicago to join Lafayette band at the Oregon fair. Ladies Aid of the Methodist Episcopal church meets next Wednesday at Mrs. J. R. Titus for election of officers. George Schawbacker of Rochelle visited, his brother from Germany accompanied him. He plans to buy a large Rochelle-area farm and drain it with seven carloads of tile.
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William Spratt
Franklin Grove
E. B. Arnould
Mary S. Krug
Alma
Adam Schafer
Conrad Heibenthal
Melvin
Sanborn
Town
Mortimer N. Glenn
Leonard
Pasadena
California
Cora John
Charles Brisbine
Earlville
H. S. Warner
Sandwich
Durand
Charles A. Bancroft
C. D. Crum
Chicago
Lafayette
Oregon Fair
Crum
John Drummond
Ladies Aid Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. R. Titus
Flagg
Edgar C. Shippee
George Schawbacker
Rochelle
Germany
Schawbacker
Gonnerman Granted Divorce in Lee County Court
Mrs Christianna Gonnerman was granted a divorce from Charles B Gonnerman on cruelty grounds in Lee County Court Saturday morning. She receives custody of children Mabel and Ralph and their Dixon city property.
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Christianna Gonnerman
Charles B. Gonnerman
Lee County Court
Mabel
Ralph
Dixon
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Lee County Fair
Theawood
Thomas Jefferson
Duke Weare
Joeyee
Frederick Hillis
J.C. Patechen
Florence Ksm
Della Give Me
Sava
Xercee
Bonnie Oliver
Sereeees Aster
Bessie Hall
Jack Johnson
Sprague
Fine Gold
Sidney Jr
Leona Dixon
Major Dow Jr
Ashton Woodman
West Brooklyn
Mendota
Dixon Marine
Chrles Baldwin
Fred C. Wagner
Benedict
Bradford
Eugene Chafin
Luthern Church
Minnie A
Bak
A. W. Rosecrans & Comp’y
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