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Dixon Breaks Ground in Dixon Illinois in March 1889
St Luke's Episcopal Church hosted the Coleman Patterson wedding with guests from Dixon Rockford and Chicago. The article also covers city moves and council actions including road plans, liquor license debates, and a temperance lecture tour by Mrs. Emmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Elizabeth Coleman
John Colman
Dixon
William Patterson
Chicago
Rockford
L. A. Arthur
Coleman
Geo. C. Loveland
Main
Hennepin
B. McCarroll
Anderson
Hose Company
John Donnelly
Donnelly
Farmers’ Institute
Dixon & Bethea
H. Fischer
Prairieville
Rock River
Thorougly
Bethea
R. A. Emmons
Milton
Pennsylvania
White Ribbon Movement
the Loyal Legion
Baptist
Haman
Towne