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Dixon Sun notes on cows courts and canal politics
The Dixon Sun reports on local cattle issues and vagrant cows, probate court actions, and civic notes. It surveys Chicago Herald counts, Wilde and Swing lectures, a Rock River steamer venture, and Decoration Day preparations by ex soldiers. It also critiques Sterling’s canal project and appeals for Illinois Supreme Court judges.
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Gazette
Henderson
Hennepin Canal
Davenport
Rock Island
Chicago
Dixon
Gen. Henderson
Sterling
The
Supreme Court
State of Illinois
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
Lst
Thirteenth Circuit
Sheldon
Heaton
J. M. Bailey
Appellate Court
First District
Brown
Eustace