Market prices and town notes from Sterling area
A list of local commodities with prices including oats at 35 cents feed 1.40 a bushel for beans 80 cents butter price per pound ? apples per bushel 1.00 and meat prices. Local notices mention Stroup's new barn on Hennepin Street near River nearing completion Hand's new house on Second Street for college students and Rock River bridge repairs. Winter hints arrive with eighteen degrees above zero. W F Eastman considers banking in Huron Dakota. Fred Marsh wins Ogle sheriff seat by 820 votes. A thief robs a Sterling girl of a gold ring at 2 pm. the State Board of Agriculture hosts a fat stock show in Chicago Nov 16–23. Freight
Milch cow on Galena street and local ads mix
An advertisement listing a fresh Durham cow and calf for sale on Galena street, with details and a contact at J. W. Kent Postoffice. The page also promotes musical instruments, a salve testimonial, a Delta excursion sale, and varied local business notices and civic items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Galena Street
J. W. Kent
Postoffice
Trains Going West from Sterling Pass and Westward Routes
Trains westbound schedule lists Sterling Pass at 7 48 p m Mar town Pass 12 15 p m Pacific Express 3 13 p m Iowa Pass 1 15 p m with 20 minute dinner stop Uriah Stroupe attends all trains day and night and will transport passengers to and from trains. Orders at J C Meads book store or at the Keystone House where a hack stands ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
New Orleans
Houston
Tex
Galveston
Austin
San Antonio
Jacksonville
Fla
J. F. Merry
Manchester
Iowa
Illinois Central
Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisanna
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Mr. Merry
A. H. Hanson
Sterling Pass
Atlantic Express
Iowa Pass
Mar'town
Mar’town Pass
Pacific Express
Uriah Stroupe
J.C. Mead
Keystone House
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kimball
ESTEY
I. B. Countryman
Royal ST. John, Household and New Home
Clroad
Illinois Central Rail Road
Rock River
W. F. Eastman
The
Sterling Gazette
Huron
Dakota
Fred. Marsh
Ogle County
Sterling
State Board of Agriculture
Exposition Building
Chicago
D. Aree
B. B. Higgins
T. Olson
Tayor
Wis
Cole
Eberhart & Co
Sunny Lovrn
Illinois Central R. A
Omaha
J. H. Pratt
Fulton County
the Board of Supervisors
Rockford
Whiteside
Lee
Polo
Oregon
C. F. Emerson
Galesburg
Jas. Fletcher
P. M. Alexander
Blind Boone
C. H. Keyes
Whiteside and
George Hardy
Rosana Casidy
Wm. A. Webber
Lizzie A. Cobb
W. P. Hobart & Co
J.C. Ayres
First Street
Mr. Ayres
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
Washington
Rock Falls
Oakwood Cemetery
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Wm. Fell
John Gorham
Eliza Johnson
Sterling Standard
Hennepin
Rock Island
Jim Allen
Blade
Freeport
Brush Electric
Dixon Gas Works
Messrs
Burd and
Reed
Hennepin Street
Martin
Bethea
Whiteside County
Manahan
Felker
Johnson
Snyder
Wilkinson
Jeromeel Cass
Cass
Smith
D. Stratton
H. D. Dement
Robert Richey
Paw Paw
Arthur Spiller
Grand Detour
the Sentinel
Morrison
Lee County
Circuit Court
Kennedy O'Brien
Joanna Allen
John Green
Uriah McKenney
John Bebee
Wm. Coffey
John A. Brown
George Westinghouse & Co
Ole Oleson
Pinkey Moody
Martin V. Moody
Margaret Gordon
Samuel Gordon
Adeline Losee
Ranson Bb. Losee
John Bonnerot
Marie Bonnerot
John K. Tibbetts
S. H. Malloy & Bro
Justice Court
Plymouth
Mass
Illinois Central Railroad
Hepdeerson
Greenback
Coounties
Luis
Wee Re Ee
Bureau
Henry
Putnam
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
HACK
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!