UNITED FOR LIFE MARRIAGE AND SOCIAL NOTES
Miss Sadie Chapman and Milton J. Hibbard wed at the Chapman home on Washington street with flower girls from Storm Lake. The couple will reside in Sacramento after a June 1 departure. Lena County Treasurer D. M. Chilton married Ella Young at Nora, and they plan to live in Freeport. Other notices include a Thimble Club event with performers to aid an orphan’s home, a Hofer-Kampner wedding near Centennial, and community socials at Trinity church and Memorial Lutheran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Chapman
Chas. Chapman
Milton J. Hibbard
Washington Street
Schultze
Shannon
Leta Best
Francis Chapman
Storm Lake
Chas
Chapman
Carroll County
Jas, Hibbard
Sacramento
Cal
Illinois Central
Ife
D. M. Chilton
Ella Young
Lena
Nora
Freeport
Brockmeier
Martha Washington Garrison Thimble Club
Knights of the Globe Hall
Scofield
Hugh McEntyre
Blanche Knipschild
Orphan’s Home
Friends of the Cause
E. T. Morrison
Allie Scofield
Greenwood
Wis
Chas. Ludolph
Cottonwood Street
Henry Hoefer
Lucy Kampner
Axtell
Centennial
Young Men’s League of
Memorial Lutheran Church
Personal mentions from Chicago to Monroe and beyond
Ralph Graham visited Chicago yesterday while George Snyder traveled to Lena this morning. Michael Scanlan took a morning ride to Warren and Mrs. Chas Glaw went to Rockford. Local residents Matt Beebee of Lynn Mass and Mr and Mrs Leo Phillips of Mt Carroll visited relatives and hosts. Visits extend to Fred C Held’s home and the Brewster house guests. A Los Angeles visitor, H E Cromwell, sees cousins in town. A funeral in Monroe drew Dr D C L Mease and family, with Mrs A Mease and Mrs Mary Barber in attendance. George Bast traveled from Monroe to see his wife as she nears treatment at St Francis hospital, where her condition is critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Glaw
Rockford
Matt Beebee
Lynn
Mass
Leo Phillips
Mt. Carroll
George Bast
Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Lena
W. P. Naramore
Chicago
J. C. Kauffman
J. T. Brandt
Erin Township
H. F. Jones
Irving Altenbern
Clayton Young
Bert Nelson
Lloyd Hurd
Jno. Martiny, Jr
Oscar Reed
Geo
Lottie Carmine
Denver
Colo
H. A. Rife
I. I. Shank
Ice Man
S. J. Dodds
A. S. Crotzer
W. H. Crotzer
Warren
Rudolph Fowler
Freeport
Staal E. P. Brown
R. W. Jones
Life in Lena briefed by local events and visits
Lena Illinois details a vacation return by Dr. W P Naramore and social visits including Dr J C Kauffman and family in Erin township. Funeral services for Irving Altenbern with a lengthy list of pallbearers and attendees. Arrivals and small town movements noted plus Ascension day services at local Catholic and Lutheran churches.
Elgin Picnic Grounds Land Sold To Illinois Central
The Sorn farm once owned by Grote and Church along the river at Coleman was disposed of yesterday to the Illinois Central railroad. Ninety four acres sold at 160 dollars per acre. The land will be used for picnic grounds or gravel pits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Bays
Elgin
Dial
Grote and Church
Illinois Central Railroad
Coleman
Wallace of Illinois Central Visits In Special Car
Second Assistant Vice President Wallace of the Illinois Central was seen in his special car this morning en route to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Illinois Central
Chicago
Street Improvement Petition for Prospect Street
Property owners on Prospect Street petition the city to improve the street. The bid asks for resurfacing and widening with drainage work to raise safety and access for residents. City officials have yet to schedule a hearing on the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospect Street
Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup Remedy Claim
An advertisement extols Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as a natural balsamic cure for coughs and colds, highlighting its healing virtues and presenting the product as a nature based remedy. The copy attributes the remedy to Joseph Mert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Wood
Nature
Joseph Mmert
Excursion Tickets to Milwaukee Reduced for Women's Clubs
Northwestern line offers excursion tickets to Milwaukee at reduced rates from June 2 through June 5. Tickets valid only through June 30. Apply to Chicago and Northwestern Railway agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Northwestern
Chicago & Northwestern
Annual Meeting Notice for First Church of Christ Scientist
The 1900 annual gathering in Boston is announced with excursion rail fare details from Chicago Great Western Ry. Tickets sold May 31 to June 5 on certificate plan, valid for return June 8 at a fare of one third for the round trip. Inquiries to C G W Ry agents or EF H Lord G P and T A Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
Chicago Great Western Ry
EF. H. Lord
Adams St
Chicago
Annual Meeting of German Baptists Dunkards in Manchester
The German Baptists Dunkards hold their annual gathering in Northern Manchester Indiana from May 29 to June 8, 1900. Chicago Great Western Ry offers May 28–30 excursion tickets to North Manchester good for return by June 9, with a later return option to July 5 for 50 cents, total round trip $8.05. Inquiries to any C G W Ry agent or F H Lord G P and T A 118 Adams St Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Baptists Dunkards
Manchester
Ind
Chicago Great Western Ry
North Manchester
F. H. Lord
Adams St
Chicago
Excursion Tickets to East St. Louis Reduced for Catholic Convention
North Western Line offers discounted excursion tickets from all Illinois stations not 26 to 28, valid through May 30. Tickets apply at Chicago and North Western Railway agents for the Annual Catholic Convention travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
North-Western
Illinois
Chicago & North-Western
County Cullings From Our Own Correspondent Rock City May 22
Rock City notes report visits by Mrs F O Cronemiller and daughter to Freeport last Tuesday. H M Zeigler and E S Auman of Dakota called in town last Friday. B Webb and wife visited friends at Ridott Friday and Saturday. Simon Messman and wife of Dakota dropped by Sunday. Abal Keller and Chas Gierke lay the parsonage foundation at Epplyanna. C Henze of Dakota on business Monday. Mrs Fred Vehemeier visiting Wisconsin this week. A J Foster and family visited Dakota Sunday. C Miller improved property with new yard fence and painting. Geo Foster finished painting D G LaShelle's house. Bert Young injured arm in fall. Dr Haughey sick at home. Presiding Elder Yeakle conducted quarterly meeting at United Evangelical church Sunday. Geo Raubenheimer drove to Freeport Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock City
F. O. Cronemiller
Freeport
H. M. Zeigler
E. S. Auman
Dakota
B. Webb
Ridott
Simon Messman
Abal Keller
Chas. Gierke
New Lutheran Parsonage
Haughey
Yeakle
United Evangelical Church
Geo. Raubenheimer
Frosty weekend brings light damage to Red Oak
From Our Own Correspondent Red Oak May 21 The frost Satur day and Sunday evenings froze ice but did little damage Grandma Brundage has returned from Pennsylvania and was visiting here today John Miller has returned from Sciota Mills Royal Snyder and wife of Chicago are here Mr Snyder will work for M J Powers W E Stack is visiting relatives here A A Bender was visiting at John Bruce's yesterday Dora Brundage spent Sunday with Mable Wagner at Damascus
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak
Grandma Brundage
Pennsylvania
John Miller
Sciota Mills
Royal Snyder
Wife
Chicago
Mr. Snyder
M. J. Powers
W. E. Stack
A. A. Bender
John Bruce
Dora Brundage
Mable Wagner
Damascus
Market closing quotes and receipts across exchanges
Cupaco closing board of trade quotations for July wheat corn oats and pork lard ribs with prices. Union stock yards market in Curoano notes cattle beef stockers hogs and sheep with exact ranges and counts. Additional data from C. W. Killen broker shows open high low close figures for wheat pork lard and cattle with Chicago and Northwestern receipts and New York stock quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupaco
Board of Trade
Union
C. W.killen
Fry’s Block
Chicago
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Revival of Cotton Under Dingley Tariff Spurs North and South
The article argues cotton goods can be produced profitably in both regions after the Dingley tariff. It describes northern mills relocating to the south for cheap labor, fears of a southern monopoly, and a South Carolina bill to keep northern operatives from migrating south. It concludes protection under the tariff will allow the cotton industry to thrive in both sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Philadelphia Inquirer
South
South Carolina
North
Enemy's Country tempers New Jersey's 1890s to 1909 trade shift
The report shows New Jersey bank deposits rising from 137,807 in 1894 to 177,500 in 1900 and deposits climbing from 34,266,208 to 48,852,873, reflecting a 40 percent gain in deposits and a near 20 percent increase in depositors, underscoring a clash between free trade and protective tariff policies and signaling New Jersey's electoral stance amid debates over McKinley era protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Dingley
Cleveland
McWinley
Lkely
Ma. Bryan
Boston Journal Praises Dingley Tariff Power
Boston Journal notes Massachusetts collected 18 million at Koston customs last year nearly double the former tariff’s take. It argues the Dingley law powers American industry and Boston’s prosperity, highlighting three quarters of a century of support for protectionism by a highly educated commonwealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koston Custom House
Boston
Massachusetts
Boston Journal
Maine Republicans Back Winley and Policies at Lewiston
The Maine Republican state convention at Lewiston adopted unanimous resolutions praising President Mel Winley and endorsing the gold standard, Frye shipping bill, and construction of the Nicaragua canal and Pacific cable. They tie these stances to the Porto Rico bill passage, arguing Congress will safeguard the American flag and promote a just government and progressive civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Lewiston
Mel Winley
United States
Congress
House
Senate
Repubicans
Muaine
Southern mill workers to toil through summer under protection
W H Nassinger, general manager for the Republic Tree and Steel Co in the south, says southern rolling mills will run full time all summer except for a brief vacation for repairs. Birmingham district mills have existing orders that extend into spring, delaying new spring orders until about July 1. The piece notes workers may endure heat for steady pay, arguing the protective policy ensures work for all who want it and benefits the bank balances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. HE. Nassinger
Republic Tree and Steel Company
Southern Rolling Mills
Birmingham
Alo
Southern Till
The Laws of Nature in McKinley Era Debate
The New Haven Leader accuses McKinley of prosperity, while the Hartford Times says the laws of nature confuse the president. A Springfield Union line suggests nature ran tail first during Grover Cleveland's administration, highlighting partisan contrasts in editorial tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
New Haven
Hartford Times
Timws
Grover Cleveland
Springfield
Mass
Also Mentioned on This Page
United For Life
Chapman-Hibbard
Dick Chilton
Kempner-Hoefer
Twentieth Century Club
Jennie Grant
Galena Avenue
J. Dooley
P. Lonergan
C. Strohacker
M. J. Dooley
Trinity Church
O. M. Taylor
Berryman-Larson
Methodist
N. H. Axtell
John Berryman
Lizzie L. Larson
Rush, I
Ralph Graham
George Snyder
Michael Scanlan
John Mularkey
Joe
Davis
Fred C. Held
S. L. Friedly
Brewster House
Ashville, N. C
H. E. Cromwell
Los Angeles, Cal
Mrs
F. A. Schulz
D.C. L. Mease
A. Mease
Mary Barber
F. F. White
New York Stock Market
C. W. Killen
Fry’s
Burdock
Julia Filbridge
Cornell
Conn
Joseph Emmert
Clase Atchinson
Steel
Ob. Venpervene Vt
Brooklyn
Tobacco
Federal Steel Free
Federal Steel
Pacific
Norf
West
Bay
Pacific Mail
Union Pacific
Nion Pacific
Southern Mill Hands
Old
Stephenson St
Gumbiner Brothers
Old Hub Corner
Stephenson Street
C. A. McNamara & Co
Madison, Wis
Madison
H. J. Moogh
Swarts & Fleck
Wagner
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