County culllings from Our Own Correspondent
Dakota Iowa January reports enumerate social visits obituaries and church events. Ellen Brown of Sioux Rapids visits sister S P Rote while Rev Ludy continues revival meetings. Funeral for Mrs Mary A Brown at Dakota M E church with large turnout. Local residents attend Farmers Institute at Freeport. others host or visit families from Lena Spencer Kiethburg Chicago and Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Ellen Brown
Sioux Rapids
Iowa
S. P. Rote
Harvey Brubaker
Chiesa
Martin Brubaker
Ludy
U. P
Farmers’ Institute
Freeport
Chandler
Ohio
F. Mack
W. D. Brown
Spencer Town
James C. Brown
Mary A. Brown
John Brown
Better Land
Mrs. Brown
Brown County
Mary A. Hickman
Vermilion County
Ill
Brown
M. E. Church
Dorcas
Clark J
Sarah J
Mary A
Wm. Kryder
EH. Diemer
Wm. Askey
A. W. Smith
Walker Templeton
Protracted Meetings Ended. locals plan resume if weather permits
From Our Own Correspondent Boutox Tl Jan 22 meetings were suspended last week. If roads improve and weather allows, they will resume. George Frey of South Freeport visited on business. John Seccomb left for Grand Rapids to work in iron mining. Ellis Goodsell has recovered and moves about. H O Van Brocklin plans a sale next month to dispose of surplus stock and implements. J A Redburn plans to build a better hog house. Roads remain muddy in the area. Miss Jo Fosselman visited over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boutox
George Frey
South Freeport
John Seccomb
Grand Rapids
Mich
Ellis Goodsell
O. van Brocklin
J. A. Redburn
Jo Fosselman
From Our Own Correspondent Shannon Notes
Alice Dodds returns to Galena from Shannon visit. Joseph Yeager of Lanark was a Shannon visitor last week. Eph Dreibelis came back from a business trip to Town. Dr R C Miller buys a roadster for practice and drives a fine team. Supervisor Franks of Lima visits Freeport. Wm Mooney injured by cars remains severely hurt. Whitmore less injured is able to move about. W S Cowen and wife visited Milledgeville last week. Evan gelical Sunday school executive board met tonight. Rev Moser will preach on Moody’s Life next Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon
Alice Dodds
Galena
Joseph Yeager
Lanark
Eph Dreibelis
R. C. Miller
Franks
Lima
Freeport
Wm. Mooney
Whitmore
W.S. Cowen
Milledgeville
The
Evangelical Sunday School
Moser
Moody
Wise Bros. sell out in Pearl City as changes unfold
Our Own Correspondent reports Wise Bros. close their general store and sell building and stock to a Stockton party, ending a long local presence. The town sees church meetings wrap up, residents travel to Chicago and Lanark, new businesses arise, and a bank robbery scare prompts night patrols.
Local notes from Rock Grove recount visits and illness
From Our Own Correspondent Rock Grove Jan 22 Beautiful spring weather for this time of the year. Carlos Walls once ailing with lung fever shows improvement. Peter Small the cobbler went to Freeport Saturday to restock goods. John Taylor and family from Iowa visit relatives. Bertha Poor of Orangeville visits her sister Mrs E J Fisher. Rev Davis of Orangeville preached last Friday. W W Wells loses a valuable horse last Friday. Wim Walker of Spencer Ind visits under parental roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Grove
Carlos Walls
Peter Small
Freeport
John Taylor
Iowa
Bertha Poor
Orangeville
E. J Fisher
Rev. Davis
W. W. Wells
Wim. Walker
Spencer
Butter maker Seidle leaves Eleroy for Orangeville
From Our Own Correspondent Everoy January 22 John Seidle of Orangeville departed Eleroy after two months as stock creamery manager earning high praise. Mrs Erve Richards traveled to Freeport for the institute, staying two days. Chas Stout shipped a car of cattle to Chicago Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleroy
Everoy
Janu
John Seidle
Orangeville
Erve Richards
Freeport
Chas. Stout
Chicago
Martintown News Briefs Include Local Meetings and Obituary
Elias Frame of California preached in Martintown church Tuesday and Wednesday and plans more meetings when weather allows. Mrs. Rose Devlin died after a lingering illness and her funeral was held at the church with Rev. C A Gage officiating. She leaves a husband, parents, five brothers, and a sister. born in Illinois in 1869 and moved to Wisconsin as a child. E B Bucher shipped two carloads of grain to Cairo today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martintown
Wis
Elias Frame
California
Cadiz
Peters
Winslow
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ed. Bratley
Wm. Smith
Hannah McDaniel
Davis Local Notes and Arrivals
From Our Own Correspondent in Davis January 22. Prof Thompson J Beardsley J Boyles and family and Mrs A A Wilson traveled to Freeport last Saturday. T Eilert Guy McElhiney and Mr Aldridge in town last Friday. Henry Flynn of Broadhead Wisconsin spent Sunday in Davis. Miss Vina Briggs returned from Dixon last Monday. Firm Mack of Spencer Iowa visiting his parents. Paul Ende of Chicago spending weeks with his parents. Mrs L B Markle and son guests of T Cranemiller Lavern Hinds of Racine Wisconsin visiting his mother and sick brother Dot Hinds. J Boyle rented Mrs Peter Wurtz farm south of town. Stock buyer J D Boyle shipped seven car loads of stock last week four car loads of hogs two car loads of fat cattle and one car load of sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl City
Wise Bros
Stockton
M. E. Church
Mr. Trotter
Chicago
Miss Miller
Lanark
Levi Hollister
Oliver Barnes
Lamb Building
Gertrude
Thomas Hart
Bristol
Iowa
James Fox
Alice Bishop
Laurenceburg
Tenn
Andrew Stalacher
Harmond
Dixon
A. K. Eby
Beulah Babb
Shannon
Keiser
Freeport
H. Babb
Rockford
Anna Wittemore
Lou Reed
Peter Isenbise
Sabetha
Kan
Thomas Voss
Clare City
M. E
Young Nagle
Davis
Prof. Thompson
J. Beardsley
J. Boyles
A. A. Wilson
T. Eilert
Guy McElhiney
Mr. Aldridge
Henry Flynn
Broadhead
Wis
Vina Briggs
Firm Mack
Spencer
J. D. Boyle
Baileyville Social Notes and Local Happenings
Baileyville news recalls a cold January forecast by McGhee of Laddonia and house guests of C. G. and Dr. Frisbie. K. T. Germain seeks the Silver Creek collector post, with Ed as strong Democratic candidate. Rev. Rosweiller will preach next Sunday at 2 p.m. The Woodman oyster supper, Baileyville Band event on Feb 22 for the band, and a Feb 10 school library benefit entertainment are announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baileyville
Wm. McGhee
Laddonia
C. G
Dr. Frisbie
K. T. Germain
Silver Creek
Rosweiller
Fred Bardell
Scotland
S. D
James Frisbie
Baileyville Band
Winslow Mid Winter Fair Opens With Lively Attendance
The Winslow mid winter fair opened with strong turnout and is expected to be a success. Exhibits fill the space by tonight with over 100 pieces of fancy work already shown. The opening program featured a school oratorical contest with eight speakers and multiple prizes funded by local sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Stone
Annabelle Hulls
Stanley Webster
Roy Yountry
Irene Gage
Geo. Emrick
Miss Hinds
Des Moines
Dessart
Jas
Gilbert
Hollister
Freeport
John Fisher
Winslow
Carroll Bros. & Co
Markets Report From Chicago and New York Dated January
Closing Board of Trade quotations show May wheat at 67 cents, May corn 33, May oats 23, May pork 50. May lard 6.02, May ribs 5.77. Chicago stockyard market lists cattle 3,000 slow, hogs 25,000 slow, sheep 17,000 steady with Reeves at 1.00 to 6.25, stockers 3.25 to 4.00. Cattle and hog receipts and prices noted. Northwestern and New York exchanges cited with mixed activity. Also includes a lengthy ethnographic note on the Wathir wives and bride prices in sub-Saharan African communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Chicago
Union Stock Yard
C. W. Killen
Fry’s Block
Mayen
Saseny
Jules Wee
Vay Ightea
Cuioaco
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Democrats of Freeport Organize Campaign Club
Democrats of Freeport formed a campaign club in a meeting at the city council rooms with Mayor Baumgarten presiding. About fifty signed the roll and officers were elected including President Frank Lohr and Vice presidents Dan Bongye Otto Wagner and James F Burna, with H B Witte as secretary and Louis Dickes as treasurer. A rooms committee and a constitution committee were named, next meeting set for Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrats
Freeport
Baumgarten
H. B. Witte
Frank Lohr
Dan Bongye
Otto Wagner
Third Ward
James F. Burna
Louis Dickes
E. T. Morrison
R. B. Mitchell
Capt
Phil Arno
Douglas Pattison
O. D. Emrick
C. J. Dittmar
Committee On
Farm Beat the Mortgage in Nebraska Tale
A Nebraska farmer facing a $700 mortgage contemplates leaving farming after a poor wheat year. He stays, sows 40 acres, and despite setbacks, the wheat later thrives, repays the debt, and yields a small surplus. Neighbors report progress, drawing the man back to harvest and return home debt free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Missouri
Lincoln
Neb
For Sale Cheap Groceries Stock Trade
For sale a small stock of groceries with an established trade. Offered at a bar gain. Interested parties should address this office. 1-5dtf.
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Samuel Leonard
J. M. Baum
Joseph Shirk
L. A. Willey
Elgin
Jas. Prentzman
Nena
Carrie Peters
Bolton
Arty Bacon
I. C
Becker & Graalman
A. J. Buffington
Monroe Moore
Emanuel Moore
Harve Culver
N. J. Churchill
Lena
Odd Fellows
John T. Brandt
Frank Churchill
Henry
Wm Clement
Madison Medicine Co
Emmert & Burrell
New York Stock Market
Knatler
Wathir
Kathr
Columbia
Igh
Atchinson
Brooklyn
Ches, & Ohio Priery
Cent'l Tobacco Brant
Federal Steel Priery
Manhattan
Nor
Pacific
Pacific Mail
People's Ga Wa
Union Pac
Union Pacific
Norf
Tim Verte Arenes
Pas
Thomas
Emmett & Burrell
Chas. Brandt
Otto Weike
Emma Davis
Alys Wilson
Chase & Sanborn
Best
Boston Stg
Boston
Stephenson Street
A. L. Newton
Jennie Newton
Galena Avenue
Douglas
Jacob Hee
Bargan
Poe
Goon Soudita i
Homer Street
City
Little Delavanis Westaurant, Ork
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