Y M C A Boys Trip to Galena Recalls Camp Runner Journey
Oscar Ennenga recounts a YMCA trip with fellow boys from Camp Runner to Galena Illinois describing route via Stephenson street Pearl City road and Kent with stops for meals lodging and a riverbank camp. He notes rough distances erratic farmer estimates rain log cabins and a six mile wagon ride ending with a camp meal and a nineteen boy grub squad lead by Ennenga.
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Oscar Ennenga
George Ennenga
Galena
YM. GC. A
Camp Runner
Y. M. CG
San Francisco
Stephenson Street
Pearl City
Jack Thoren
Centennial School House
Black Hawk Monument
Kent
Stockton
Rush Creek
Woodbine
Elizabeth
Wisconsin
Horseshoe Mound
Ilinois
Mississippi River
Boy Dies in Hay Rake Accident Near Shannon
Shannon Reporter details a fatal farm accident three miles east of Shannon. Roy Snavely, nearly fifteen, was killed when a team frightened by a hay rake dragged him about eight rods. His mother found him, and he died en route to the house. Dr. Miller certified fatal injuries.
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Shannon
Amos Snavely
Roy
Gle
Kingsley Home From Minden After Ill Health
News of Day tells that Dr G S Kingsley long active in dentistry returned to Freeport from Minden Nebraska where he went to visit his sons George and Fred. His health has been poor since leaving Freeport and Edward Kingsley of Portland Oregon accompanied him home. Deathly ill condition noted as due to hardening of Blood vessels. John Schwarz a Galena street merchant lies critically ill at his Washington street home with recovery abandoned after sinking spells during a prolonged illness after forty years in this city. He is a Civil War veteran and twenty two years in paint and wallpaper trade prior to that with ND Adamson for seventeen years.
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Kingsley
G.S. Kingsley
Freeport
Minden
Neb
George
Fred
Edward
Portland
Oregon
John Schwarz
Galena Street
Washington Street
Mr. Schwarz
ND. Adamson
Baptist church quarterly meeting postponed to tonight
The Baptist church will hold its quarterly business session tonight at 8 o clock after a devotional and praise service. Sunday school teachers and officers meet at 7 o'clock. August Wyer described as having the Brooklyn Willies was taken from his home to the county jail for a prolonged spree awaiting recovery.
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the Baptist Church
August Wyer
Brooklyn
Willies
Third Ward
Gatena Man Killed by Train Near Menominee Station
Christopher Denart of Gatena was struck by an Illinois Central passenger train near Menominee Station Tuesday morning and killed instantly. Engineer Luscomb was at the throttle. The dead man is survived by a wife and three sons.
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Christopher Denart
Gatena
Inois Central
Menominee Station
Luscomb
Freeport Gun Club Shoot Set for Tomorrow Afternoon
The Freeport Gun Club will hold its weekly shoot tomorrow at Taylor's park starting at 2 30 in the afternoon. Prizes include cigars for the top three scorers and all are invited to attend.
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Freeport
Real Estate Transfers in Knowlton's Addition
M S Hart sells the south half of lot 1 block 3 Knowltons second addition to John Hannum for 3500 dollars. Claud Fleckinger and others sell property in the same addition valued at 2800 dollars to Franklin Moore.
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M.S. Hart
Knowlton
John Hannum
Claud Fleckinger
Franklin Moore
Ray Guyer Attends Auto Carnival at St Paul
Ray Guyer son of Mr and Mrs J Guyer visits St Paul for an auto carnival. This morning his father received a postal card from him stating that nine hundred automobiles are now at St Paul.
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Ray Guyer
St. Paul
Mrs. J
Guyer
Rodden wedding and social notes in town column
The Rodden ceremony united Roy F W Dresser and Effie Mae Rodden at the bride’s home in Rodden Illinois with guests from Freeport and plans for a wedding trip to St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha. Local events include a card party and dances, showers, and multiple social entertainments, plus a special pants sale notice.
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Roy FW. Dresser
C. R. Dresser
Effie Mae Rodden
Rodden
Great Western Railroad Company
Selumidt & Wachlin
Dekalb couple visits Freeport relatives
Dr. Arthur Flachtemeier and his wife of Dekalb are visiting Freeport relatives, according to a brief society note.
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Arthur Flachtemeier
Dekalb
Freeport Rel
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F. A.read
Panama
Beckmire
Stephenson St
Hermsmeier & Son
Galena St
Hayemyer& Elder
Minnesota
Swift
Amonia
Hermsmeier
W.J. Young & Co
Hs Little & Co
Real Estate Transfera
State Bank
Vivian Weinhold
Honuor
Carrie Miller
Cora Wallatian Wall
Cuchre
J. A. Crain
Ella Sehinieh
Harry Moyer
Douglas Avenue
Trades and Labor Council
Good Templar’s
Iuiday
Walter Thrke
Rockford
Mae Johnson
Same
Frank Fayer, Jr
May Webb
Jack Horsley
Joseph Brown
Waseca, Minn
Clear Like
M. W. Cowley
Stitrath
Tol
Salm
Eng
Bey Firth Ave
Reliibte Mu
Burdett Crenn Factory
Nataresy Mering
Dean
Calliat
Troy
Lddawly
Stephnnson
Freeport, Ill
John Hea
Golden House
Chas
Dudley Warner
Elijah
Rangwell
Hornung
Jennico
A. and I
Castle
Cecelta
Crawford
Heart OF Rome
Isham
Churchill
David Harum
Westcott
M'Grath
Brown & Dollmeyer
The
Freeport Hardware Company
Illinois
New York
Japan
Burrell Brothers
East Taylor and Wilbursts
Superb Street
Toam
Lomgeat
Preitieet
Tee Rothelon
Comiba
Imperial Japanese Troupe
Pamies
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