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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1882
Page
3
The Iowa house defeats the bill to issue railroad passes by a vote of 66 to 31. The item cites other items from the era including religious debates in England and French electric lighting expansion along the coast with significant lighthouse electrification plans and costs.
The article notes Rev. C Compton Burnett, who lectured in the city on dram shops, faced charges after a Lincoln debate where J B Finch presented letters showing Burnett received 1000 dollars and expenses from Chicago rum interests for fifty Illinois speeches. He was expelled from the church. It also cites state fishing laws prohibiting catching several bass and other fish species with a brief mention of enforcement likely.
The text outlines Illinois fishing prohibitions restricting catching game fish in state waters by devices other than hook and line from February 15 to June 15 each year. It also bans catching fish by lime acid medicinal or chemical compounds or explosives. A separate rule forbids taking fish within a half mile of any dam by devices other than hook and line year round.
A discussion explains the term gerrymandering its political use in apportionment history referencing Massachusetts. The piece recounts the 1811 district redrawing under Elbridge Gerry and the salamander comparison by Russell and Stuart. It also advertises Hop Bitters as a spring health remedy.
Palmer Atkins Town Clerk announces the annual town meeting for Dixon Lee county Illinois to be held at the Court House on Tuesday April 4. Voters will elect a Moderator Supervisor Assistant Supervisor Town Clerk Assessor Collector and Highway Commissioner and may address other legal matters. The session runs from eight to nine in the morning until seven in the evening.
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