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Dixon Sun

Location

Dixon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1872

Page

8

Mendota Train Schedules and Westward Connections

The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railway lists trains leaving Mendota for westward and eastward routes. Fastward, Night Ex, Mendota Pass, Atlantic Ex, Pacific Ex and Evening Ex departures at 2:55 3:55 6:20 11:45 2:15 and 4:18 PM with corresponding connections to the Iowa Passenger and other lines.

Chicago Burlington and Quincy R. Hk Mendota Wight Mall Atlantic Pacific Quincy Pas

Army of Wild Beasts to Visit Dixon Exhibition

A Forepaughs circus containing 500 living animals and 10 000 curiosities will tour Dixon. The menagerie presents rare specimens including an African Eland, Baby Annie the calf elephant, and 8 wild lions. The show includes a grand bird department with exotic species and a large circus company in an adjoining pavilion.

Adam Forepaugh Dixon United States

Fabulous Fireland exhibition promises wonders and pageantry

The article advertises Mr. Forepaugh's show touring Pean township Morrow county offering a double headed baby automatic figures living aligators mechanical birds a three thousand dollar doll a life like girl figure and a vast menagerie with horses camels llamas and lions a grand parade a Houdin gymnast and a world famous animal trainer Herr Darius along with a full military band and painted cages all illuminated by gas the event runs Tuesday August 13 in the afternoon and evening.

Herr Darius

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THE Dixon Sun J. J. Bolan Marion Joel Compton Melugens Wm Dolan May A. W. West Amboy W. H. Hansen Franklin Grove Sterling Suke Ilroad Ita Illinois Central Railroad P.m Oes Ww. C. Woolley Rockford Rock Island 8St. Louis Pacific Express Mabel Ales Iowa Robert Harris Sam. Powell Aiso Cariboo Annie East India Colorado California Andes New Zealand Kaffra the Elephant Romeo, JR Romeo Bird Department Cassowary the Museum Pean Township Morrow County Madame Tussaud’s Gallery London England E. I. Green Main Street Dixon, Ilinois West Tur Brown Vandiveer Princeton Reaper New Yorker Valley Chief Clipper Thomas Tur Sprague Meadow King Champion Marsh Ellwood Hollingsworth, Honkings, Scofield & Wise F. F. Dixon Dixon, Illinois Rock OF Northwest Bolekon Business Mirror H. B. Jenks Jous Dement Lucas Dixon National Bank Hi. B. Jenks John Dement H. B. Leeas A. TaumMan Jas B. Seteman Jos. Canwrorp C. Beius LEE County National Bank OF Illinois Joseph Crawford W. H. van Erps J. A. Lawey Jostan Litte, Jr Hleclicine S. Williams E. W. Pomeroy C. Ertts Chas. Hunt Dillon’s Main Hennepin Streets W. W. Wygy H. BE. Payne RS. Wynn & Payne Physicians and Surgeons Higgins’ Drug Store Ills Dr. Wynn Madison Third Street Dr. Payne Nachusa House Everett & Law, Physicians and Surgeons J. Millard D. W. McKenney Lian Edsall Bardwell Union Block Lee County Dwight Heaton Dixon, Ills J. DB. Boardman Matthews’ Drug Store Charters & Truesdell Exchange Block J. W. Eustace Wina, BarGe Suerwoop Dixon Eustace Barge & Dixon Attorneys At Law Daniel B. McKenney Rosenthal Harvey Morgan Justice of the Peace Mainstreet Dixon, Ils Geo. P Goodwin M. H. Williams Goodwin & Williams Dixon, Ill John D. Crabtree Notary Public Dixon Hs Real Estate and Annsurance Eugene Pinckney Law and Loan Office Row Jos EB. Crawford Lee County Bank J. N. Hyde Keystone Main and Galena Streets Brautigam Washington House Corner Main Ottawa Streets H. Renvers H. Keyes W. L. Davis Henenpin Street Boston Ilinois Alexander & Howell Galena Street River First Streets Ill Jacob Ebinder Masonic Galena and Grocers Weibzahn & Moeller A. U. Hazen West Side Ils P. R. Kelley Ellis WM. Smith First Street John Reilly Lee County National Bank A. L. Fisher J. C. Mead Reynard Bros R. Trestrail Round Corner J. J. Dauntler Rolding Gap Grove East First Street Camp & Hasenplugc H. J. Drew Guo Galena St D. W. McKenney’s Watetreet Isaac Means & Co the Arch D. B. Ayres J. Johnson Washington House Main Street Chicago Steam Dye Works E. Petersberger Dixon Bindery Emel Weber John Kaiser Baker’s Building John Stanley Dixon File Works Peoria Street Adam Krug Mrs. Mead McLain Masonic Block Haryewers Valentine Thorman Dement Town Andon Directorn B. H. Trusdell Amboy, Ills James H. Preston Hawkes & Bourne East Ave WM. M. Boudoin & CO East Avenue Illinois Central Hotel Hughes Lils Gridley & CO Globe Restaurant Charles Hl. Ives J. F. Marrh Rochelle Ogle County Lonnecker and Shinkle’s Co. C. March Tinkerton and Hill Building Rochelle, Ills Wood Yard Josiah Fry Illinois Central Depot Woon Yah Keennosha Matthey Drug Store Weiberaln’s & Meller’s Ellis William's Mammoth Spring Brant Jaconet Victoria Lawn Bishop Lawn C. G
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