Dixon Sun announces editor W M Kennedy tenure
The Dixon Sun from Dixon Illinois dated August 15 1883 notes W M Kennedy as editor with an 82 a year advance subscription rate.
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Dixon, Illinois
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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1883
Page
4
Personal notices from Dixon and surrounding towns
Dr Brooks fills lot. Dement and McVey visit Springfield next week. Numerous locals travel, visit Geneva Lake, Dixon, Freeport, Cedar Rapids and Chicago. Boot shop opens. party news includes theater troupe, choir company, and Amboy/Mendota notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Brooks
Dement
Lloyd Shaw
Washington,d., C
Judge Crabtree
Charlie Hazen
Dixon
Amy Williams
Geneva Lake
Ella Musser
Freeport
Louis Dement
Will McVey
Springfield
Lillie Jenne
Elgin
Commencement Exercises Highlight Dixon College Week
Dixon citizens packed Chapel Hall each evening for the college commencement events. The Business and Teachers classes produced notable theses and salutations while Ada Drew and Annie Adams earned Nor mal course graduation for music. Eight million acres in Dakota were claimed by settlers, and discussions to employ a county superintendent for schools proceed amid cost concerns.
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Chapel Hall
Dixon
Dille
Tina McKay
Edward S. Klein
Emanuel J. Hardin
Rapid Rock River
Geo. de- Shon
Jesse P. Ludwick
Walter S. Melick
Ellsworth E. Crill
Frederick Seavey
Daniel O. Dockendorf
Lamp of Industry
Light of Liberty
Tressa Maxwell
Frank K. Warwick
Ineas
Old
Peru
Eva Hight
Anna Caldwell
Flora O'Donnell
Anna Hagan
Love of
Law
Liberty
C. O. Dailey
Angel
Lila F. Keely
Maggie Graff
F. P. Olmstead
Fathers of Our Republic
Clara L. Porter
M. L. Gordon
Leona Rhinehart
Fannie Little
F. F. Lewis
Alice M. Williams
Ben. O. Pearl
Emma
Ada Drew
Annie Adams
Dakota
Washington
Not a cabinet officer at his post in Washington
The item notes no cabinet officer remains at duty in Washington and cites a figure of thirty Californians dying while holding large fortunes. It references Mr Dorsey, described as a persecuted star router and Republican martyr, in an interview claiming much of the party’s alleged wrongdoing is mere thistledown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Ashley
Herman Perlet
Fay Templeton Company
Water Street
R. F. Richards
Oscar A. Young
Waverly House
Board of Supervisors
Stierling Gazette
Washington
Dorsey
The
Chicago Herald
New Road Law Allows Town Vote On Labor Tax Option
The legislature adopted a road law for counties under township organization allowing towns to pay the labor and property road tax in labor or money. A provision permits a town vote in August 1883 or at the annual meeting to continue or reject labor payment, restoring 1879 terms if approved.
Restaurant ad for Wm. Smith in Dixon
William Smith proprietor baker and confectioner at the old Main street stand in Dixon offers meals hot and cold at all hours.
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Wm. Smith
Main Street
Dixon
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