County Cullings From Our Own Correspondent
Centennial notes from Feb 27 report Rev EE Kohlstadt and wife back in Somers Wisconsin after Koerner Sandmire events Daisy Winters celebrated eighteenth birthday in Freeport Theod ere Koerner and bride return from Charles City Iowa Grant Winters works on bridge at Lanark Alvin Heitter hosts third hauling bee Many teams assist him Grant Winters visits Lanark Simon Voss of Forreston visits parents Mrs Billings recovers Ed and Lily Brady visit from Eleroy Ed Aspinwall moves to Van Brocklin farm Mrs Alta Walbawn to Bicker house Adam Decklar to occupy Silverman residence James Conley and wife move from Freeport to farm this year Mrs Cyrus Winters and Hazel Ditzler visit Freeport Albert Koerner returns to Charles City Iowa
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Centennial
EE. H. Kohlstadt
Somers
Wis
Daisy Winters
Freeport
Theodore Koerner
Bride
Charles City
Iowa
Grant Winters
Lanark
Alvin Heitter
Simon Voss
Forreston
Cyrus Winters
Hazel Ditzler
Albert Koerner
Harve Pierce sells farm to Volkers for $80 per acre
Bolton Feb 26 Our Own Correspondent reports Harve Pierce sold his farm last week to Andy Volkers for $80 per acre and will move to Freeport He plans a sale March 8 with Epworth League lunch at the Pierce sale Emma Crippen visited in the area others note weather and a stormy period ends protracted meetings. Marriage notices include Thomas Roberts and Miss Mabel Houser in Freeport and Douglas Ebersole and Miss Lena Tollmeier at the parsonage.
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Bolton
Harve Pierce
Andy Volkers
Mr. Pierce
Freeport
Emma Crippen
Goodsell
C. E. Kyle
Epworth League
H. Pierce
Thomas Roberts
Mabel Houser
Pearl City
Rev.Baker
Illinois Central Round
Douglas Ebersole
Haldane, II
Lena Tollmeier
Scott
Will
Debate at College of Commerce favors the negative on woman suffrage
The College of Commerce debate last evening upheld the negative in the question whether the proposed constitutional amendment for women’s suffrage should be adopted. Judges were Miss Bertha Altenbern, Frank Sechrist and Mrs. J. R. Spellar.
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College of Commerce
United States
Congress
Bertha Altenbern
Frank Sechrist
J. R. Spellar
Fortune Left to Old Northwestern Engineer
New York dispatches report John Wandle, a longtime Northwestern engineer on the Freeport Chicago run, has been left a fortune of four million dollars by a New York uncle. Wandle recently retired on pension, noted as the oldest engineer in the company’s service.
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New York State
John Wandle
Northwestern
New York
Wandle
Will Run for Supervisor by Wm Ascher
Wm Ascher has finally decided to become a candidate for supervisor on the Democratic ticket this spring.
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Wm. Ascher
Will Tie Comforters at Ladies W R C Meeting
The Ladies of the W R C will meet at 2 tomorrow afternoon. They will call the meeting to order, conduct business, then tie comforters, followed by lunch.
Dance Postponed by Ill Member of Mac cabees
In Columbus Ohio the Mac cabees dance is postponed due to a member's critical illness. The note appears in the Columbus State Journal along with a comic exchange about cracked eggs and cracked wheat, illustrating local humor.
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Columbus (O
State Journal
Home Manners and Household Habits Clash
The young wife’s ideals crumble as she observes her husband resting feet on the best chair in a domestic vignette. An advertisement touts Rocky Mountain Tea from Madison Medicine Co. claiming to prevent intestinal issues and liver kidney ailments. Staver’s Clearing Sale offers two hundred pairs of men’s shoes at half price.
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Philadelteiia
Madison Medicine Co
Emmert & Burrell
Staver
Real estate loan offers at five percent rate
Tartor and Fatox advertise funds available to loan on real estate at five percent interest. No further details provided.
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Tartor & Fatox
Republican Conventions Set for Freeport and Peoria
Stephenson County Republicans plan a county convention in Freeport March 6 at 1 PM in the Y M C A auditorium to select delegates to the State and Congressional conventions. A Republican Congressional convention also meets in Freeport March 6 at 1 PM to nominate a candidate for Congress and a State Board of Equalization member. The 12th district Senate convention assembles May 15 in Freeport to nominate one State Senator and two legislators.
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Stephenson County
Freeport
Peoria
Congress
State Board of Equalization
Hitt
Works
Stephenson
Jo Daviess
Carroll Counties
State Senate
Woman’s Baptist Society Plans Annual Meeting
The Woman society of the Baptist church will hold their annual business meeting at the residence of Mrs. D. C. Stover Friday afternoon at 2:80.
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Woman Society of the Baptist Church
D. C. Stover
Markets Report Curcago March closing prices
Chicago closing Board of Trade quotations for May wheat corn oats and pork lard ribs with prices. Union stock yards cattle hogs sheep totals and brokers data from C W Killen Fry's block. Also Chicago receipts hogs cattle and NW region figures and New York stock market note provided by C W Killen.
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Board of Trade
Union
C. W. Killen
Fry’s Block
Chicago
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
New York Stock Market
Freeport
Fry’s
Her Little Confidence Game on the Railroad Train
A Chicago Post snippet describes a girl running a playful con as she acts conductor on a makeshift railroad game. She tests a passenger by pretending tickets issued yesterday are invalid and demands payment in cash, leaving adults with a minor lesson in gullibility.
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Chicago Post
Record Salaries Highlight George Gould and Van Horn
The text notes George Gould received 5 million dollars over ten years for services rendered at 500000 dollars per year. It also cites Sir William C. Van Horn as the highest paid railroad president with an annual salary of 75000 dollars at Canadian Pacific New York Press.
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George Gould
Sir William C. van Horn
Canadian-Pacific
New York Press
A Tale of Two Faiths and a Coincidence
A Busy Men's Lunch club tale recounts a rich man Bilson who helps the needy and an episode linking a Christian and an infidel. Two strangers answer his ad for help, each an unbeliever and Christian partner. They meet and discover shared humanity, teaching that goodness transcends creed. Also notes quinine began manufacture in Philadelphia in 1820.
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Old Parmesan
St. Pecunia’s Church
Bilson
New York
Billy
Charley
Ceed
Kingdom of Heaven
New York Tribune
British General French Leads Fourth Cavalry Division
Lieutenant General J D P French commands the Fourth Cavalry Division of the British Army in South Africa and has played a pivotal wartime role. He led victorious troops at Holandslangte and was with General White at Ladysmith before escaping the siege. On arrival at Durban he assumed command of the division, and news of his arrival at Kimberley restores British hopes.
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J.D. P. French
South Africa
French
Holandslangte
General White
Ladysmith
Durban
Kimberley
Peaches and Blubber Bryan Holds the Record
A discussion at a well known hotel crowns William J. Bryan as the greatest public speaker, citing his 1896 to date travels across the United States and audiences in the millions. The piece also covers Lansdowne's South African war policy, Kipling’s climate notes on Canada, and a Oxford anecdote about peaches from Ontario.
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Bryan
William J. Bryan
P. L. Irvine
New York
Cicero
Deimosthenes
Tnd
United States
McKxinley
Beecher
Ingersoll
Talmage
Washington Post
Lansdowne
Marquis of Lansdowne
England
Rudyard Kipling
Dominion
Our Lady of the Snows
Arthur Stringer
Oxford
Goldwin Smith
Toronto
York Powell
Christchurch
Canada
Ontario
Tmn
France
Stringer
Steamship Company
Kent County
Saturday Evening Post
Revered Cleric Rallweis Said To Be Great Traveler
The Rev. 11. Rllaweis, a renowned cleric, is hailed as one of the century’s greatest travelers. He has spoken worldwide including a sermon in New Zealand before Māori audiences. He counts Garibaldi and Gordon among his notable friends. British soldiers on leave must pay full rail fare unless leave exceeds six days, when a round trip single fare applies.
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R.llaweis
New Zealand
Garibald
Gordon
Town Board to Audit Bills on March 6 Meeting
Town board will meet Tuesday evening March 6 to audit bills. All persons with town charges should file them at 99 Chicago street with Town Clerk C D Emerice.
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Chicago Street
C. D
Great Sacrifice Sale With Low Prices On Blankets and Shoes
Blankets offered at sacrifice prices with Ald Blanket 700 a pair and farmer price 1.25. Underwear deeply discounted including men's fle and ladies' 50c underwear for 2c, ladies' déc underwear for 24c. Shoes heavily discounted with Rochester styles and calflined pairs marked down. Wool dress remnants and table linens advertised at sacrifice prices as stock clears.
Fire sale wallpaper sale in grains and borders
One week only starting Saturday morning 23 0c priced by room border and all 385c papers five cents a roll in grains nine inch borders per yard 18 inch border per yard from 3 to be no higher four thousand rolls to clear J S Winn Green Street and Douglas Ave sale notes new quarters for Fry block Old council rooms to be remodeled for Drs Caldwell Steal and Fine stone.
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Cor
Green Street
Douglas Ave
J.S. Winn
Fry
Gage
Drs. Caldwell
Steal
Finestone
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Ches, & Ohio
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Beseva
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Union Pacific
Union Ve Veeenes
Philadelphia
John Farr
People OF the Day
Transvaal
Lord Lansdowne
Viscount Wolseley
Thomas
Isus
Massachusetts
Salem
Natice
Swift
Braun & Fitts
California
S. Hermsmeier & Son
Galena ST
Telephone
Eae Et
Joan Morrow & Co
Cassists
Springfield
Ohio
W. J. Guymon
United Mine Workers
Tirng
All Drug Stores
H. J. Moogh
B. F. Jones
Boston
Old Stand
Stephenson Street
Messrs. McPherson & Service
Michigan
Chidren
Rochester
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