New Management at Henney Plant in 1879 Era
J W Henney and O P Wright retire with non renewal of contracts. Henney Buggy Company, later Henney Buggy Company, expands to Freeport and Chicago sites. New management will likely form a new enterprise possibly in Freeport or another western city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Henney
Henney Buggy Company
O. P. Wright
Moline Plan Company
Henney Bogey Company
Mr. Henney
Wright
Henney Bugey Company
Messrs. Henney
Henney
Cedarville
Freeport
Exchange Street
Chicago
Jackson
Spring Streets
J. W
Decoration Day at Lena Observed on Camp Grounds
Lena holds Decoration day exercises at the camp grounds tomorrow afternoon. The program includes Lena band music, quartet songs, prayers by Rev. C. W. Baker and Rev. H. F. Jones, declamations by Jesse Gates and Miss Edna Dunn, a flag exercise by Ona school children, an address by Rev. H. H. Bannen of Rockford, and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena
Lena Band
C. W. Baker
Jesse Gates
Ona
Edna Dunn
H. H. Bannen
Rockford
H. F. Jones
Local town notices on holiday hours and millinery opening
Freight houses will close at 9 am tomorrow and all grocery stores at 1 pm for the holiday. The public library will be open 9 to 12 am. Miss Summers announces a mid summer millinery opening next Thursday and Friday featuring a special line of white hats for graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Summers
Amateur Ball Players
Ollendorf's aggregation of this city was defeated by a Cedarville team at Cedarville yesterday. The Ohlendorf and Ottawa teams, both of this city, will cross bats tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollendorf
Cedarville
Ohlendorf
Ottawa
Ingersoll Wins Friends By Globe Gag
Beecher scored on Ingersoll with a globe gift. The famous preacher’s study held an elaborate globe with constellations. Ingersoll admired it and asked, who made it, Beecher quipped no one made it it just happened in a wry exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celene
Beecher
Philadelphia Record
Governor explains veto of National Guard items in Illinois
Springfield May 27 Governor Deneen answered a complaint about appropriations for the national guard. The legislature had set 723 006 for the guard while vetoing 108 225, leaving 614 225. Vetoes were on lump sums. each item is ordinary expense and should be paid from the general fund. The governor notes the assembly overstepped and appropriated far more than prior years, necessitating larger cuts. An unexpended balance of 94 735 remains from 1903 for use through September 30 next fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deneen
Springfield
Ill
National Guard
General Assembly
Guard
Lena Hotel Seeks Contract On New Build Tonight
Lena May 2 The Lena Hotel company has held nightly meetings to award the construction contract for a new hotel and expects to finish the business tonight. Contractors lumbermen and millmen have camped here for days awaiting the decision. Mrs Layton of Mt Morris and A Buss couple hosted visitors. Dr F W Byers and wife visit from Moonroe Wis. Hon A J Clarity returns from Chicago. Lena sports went to Winslow to watch the Bloomer girls. Union memorial services were held in the tabernacle camp grounds the circus on Freeport Saturday was a touching affair with Lena folks turning out for donations between 15 and 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena
Lena Hotel Company
Layton
Mt. Morris
A. Buss
Bugs
F. W. Byers
Moonroe
Wis
A. J. Clarity
Chicago
Winslow
Union Memorial
Tabernacle
Camp Grounds
Freeport
Personally Conducted Tours to Portland and West Coast
The Tourist department of the Chicago Union Pacific and North Western line offers first class personally conducted excursions leaving Chicago July 6 12 27 and August 10 1905. The tours cover Portland San Francisco Los Angeles Salt Lake City Colorado Springs Denver and Yellowstone with all expenses including rail fare sleeping car hotel service and side trips. An experienced manager oversees the trip on each tour under Mr S A Hutchison manager Tourist department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pacific Northwest
Chicago, Union Pacific and North-Western Line
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Colorado Springs
Denver
Yellowstone National Park
A Hutchison
Ce Eut
Union Pac
Beloit Census Taken by Beloit Ladies at First Methodist
Women of the First Methodist church Beloit will conduct the state census ordered to run June 1 to June 10. The contract to count Beloit residents has been awarded to church ladies aiming to boost donations to the building fund for the new edifice dedicated on Sunday. They will earn a profit of 140 dollars from the work.
Man's Unreasonableness A Husband Refuses Doctor
Thos. $8. Austin, manager of the Republican of Leavenworth Ind, declines doctors to operate on his wife for female trouble. Instead they try Electric Bitters. After five physicians failed, his wife is cured and now does all chores. Emert guarantees the remedy at a price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Republican
Leavenworth
Ind
Joseph Emmert
Price Bc
Ministers and Unions Agree to Work Together in City
Sterling ministers and labor unions reach conciliation, with the Ministerial Association to send delegates to Labor Congress meetings and labor reps to attend ministerial sessions. Rev. J A Pierce and Rev. Wilson Donaldson clarify stance on organized labor after a controversy sparked by a Sunday sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Labor Unions
Ministerial Association
Peoce
Win City
Labor Congress
Sterling Standard
J. A. Pierce
The
Baptist Church
Wilson &. Donaldson
First Presbyterian Church
Pierce
Donaldson
Congress
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Labor Organization
Rey
Organized Labor
Ae el
County Offices Closed Tomorrow
County offices will close Tuesday afternoon for revoration day services. An advertisement mentions Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin praised by a Jamaica Vermont reader for a child. The piece promotes soda water and a fountain pending arrival, ice cream, candies, and luncheons at Sons' Chocolate Shop 529dot 101 Stephenson St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons’ Chocolate Shop
Stephenson St
PICKPOCKETS LOOT REAL ESTATE MAN IN FREEPORT
George Sloatman of Chamberlain South Dakota, a real estate man, lost forty eight dollars after a circus arrived in Freeport. He reported the theft to police but their search failed to recover the pocketbook and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
S. D
George Sloatman
Sioatanan
Freeport
West
Doans Kidney Pills Endorsement by Freeport Woman
A Freeport reader, Mrs. Wm. Cady of 61 North Galena Avenue, testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved her kidney related backache after trying the remedy following illness in summer 1897. She praises the product, urges sufferers to try it, and notes Foster Milburn Co as U S agents with a 50 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Dean
Wm. Cady
Galena Avenue
Emmett
Doan
Foster-Milburn, Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Jos. Emmert
Town Board Meeting Audits Bills Saturday Evening
The town board holds a regular meeting on Saturday evening June 3 at 7 30 pm to audit town bills. Persons with claims against the town are urged to present them at the town office. Thos Lawless Town Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. Lawless
Bankrupts Petition for D hi inge in the Mnatter
The petitioner Charles Fy Chapman of Freeport Illinois requests a discharge partial under bankruptcy acts. The court orders a hearing on May 13, 1905 in Chicago before the District Court to show cause why Chapman should not be granted full discharge, with notices to creditors by publication and service of documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Fy Chapumn
Tits Apt
United States
Harks
Chapman
Freeport
Fongross
Sud
Owarles
Govergmest
Ghiengo
Hosters Sted
Witnes
SH. Bethe
Dadee
Che
Baie
Bratt
Tog
Mauamileas
Merk
Flowers Bedding Plants Offered at Reasonable Prices
Largest and most complete stock of bedding plants offered with reasonable prices. Inspection of stock is solicited. Take Carrol street car direct to greenhouse. Louis Bauscher, 678 Adams St Florist. Phone orders receive prompt attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrol
Green House
Louis Bauscher
Adams St
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. W., Henney and
C. P. Wright
H. M. Bannen
Beloit
Ministerial Association and Labor
Almon Willis
Jamaica, Vt
Dr. Caldwell
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Geo
B. Turnesure
Stans & Jaw
State Bank
VIA
Interurban
Wm, Neese
Agt
Kuehner Bros
C.F. Nieman, Haberdasher
Wiy
John Hea
Rockford,il
Richard
Mansfield
Beau Brummel
Priges
Navy
Swift
Warren
John
Memen’s Talcum
Liquorone
Russia
F. A. Schulz
Schoeffel & Brokhausen
Grocers
Galena St
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