Beloit College Commencement Reignites Alumni Pride
A long Beloit College commencement program featured the class of ’79 and ’81 speakers, the Baccalaureate by President Chapin, a Union Church address by Dr Noble, and an alumni-reunion highlight. Prizes for best declamation were awarded after competition and songs by a college- student choir accompanied the day’s events.
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Pres
Chapin
Godwin
Olivet
Mich
Pin
Art Society and
Young Men’s Association of
Beloit College
Noble
Union Church
Chicago
John the Baptist
Hecrease
Leonard F Chicago
Abraham
Lady Friends
Whitelaw
Alton
Wis
Ike
Anamosa
Iowa
Henry Bur Bradford
England
Valentine
Measles Mania and City Budget Notes From 1879 Illinois Ledger
A mix of local items notes Orangeville butter trade and school vacation details while outlining an 1879 city ordinance in Atlant Illinois. It lists tax levy figures, city department funds and official actions with dates and clerk duties, plus post office letter unclaimed list and office hours.
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Orangeville
Orange Creamery
Prin. Fisher
Secession Endorsed and South Claims Honors in Union Return
The Savannah Recorder defends secession as just and warns war remains possible if the North repeats aggressions. It argues the South acted to preserve rights amid fugitive slave law conflicts and seeks proportional status, influence, and representation in Congress and the Union.
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Savannah
Congress
South
Union
Freeport 1879 City Tax Levy Authority
The City Council of Freeport ordains a twenty thousand dollar levy for the municipal year 1879 to cover all corporate appropriations for the current fiscal year. Tax is imposed on all real and personal property within city limits based on assessed and equalized value for state and county purposes. Funds are designated for specified city purposes as listed.
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Stephenson County
State of Illinois
State of
Illinois
E. L. Cronkrite
City of
Freeport
Ira Winchell
Court House
D. A. Schock
Commodity list shows varied farm produce and building materials
The text enumerates farm products and supplies including wheat ear corn shelled corn oats barley hay butter cheese lard eggs potatoes turnips onions beans apples cabbage dried peaches and apples, tallow salt timber fencing finishing shingles cedar posts and related items in a historical trade context.
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Nsw
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barr
Zsto If. A. Sites
Beloit
Chamberlin
Wisconsin
O. B. Bidwell
D. A. Knowlton
Thurman
Boss Union
Odolona
Atlant
Eenort
Marse
Lucy Mineria
Agnus
Borkley
Fred K Curtis
Emma Coe
S. A Darling
J W Ernest
Katie Gumber
Saliir Kennston
J K Lemar
L . Milligan
Jos. Mastin
J W
Ctavenagg AF Payne
Mrs
Mary Cc Fennington
Billie Shoor
Shafer
Lorenzo B Tibbets
Elisha Winters
Fred Whitford
AK Wells
Henry R
Lowell, Mass
Wu. M. GiLes & Co
F. & E. Bailey & Co
N. Puvey
Boott Corporation
Dr. Giles
West Broadway
N. Y
Emmert & Burrell
Freeport Market
Journal
Smith & Porter
Battins
Eerste
Eersereeeres
Chicago, Rock I Sland & Pacific R. R. Co
P Treas
L. H. Whitson
Gen’! Ag’t Land Dept
Davenport, Ia. Or
Clark Street
Thireaca Ra
J. L. Drew
RL 2. Co
Davenport
M'S Store
Morris, Ill
Vareneey Ate
OLE Brickso
Tatha J
Cotton
District Ag’t
Acen le
Sunaman &Co
Marshall, Mic
Hunt
Providence
R.J
Wm. E. Clarke
E. R. Dawley
Dyer St. Providence
R. I
Win. E. Clarke
Uuicus Plin
Nee Ee Hunt
R.I
St. Hunt’s
Remedy
E. Clarke
J. B
Yee
Stephenson
Jonathan Boyer
McCammon
Boardman & Gray
H. J. Porter
J. A. Cotton
J. R. Smith
Aaron Stahl
Lena
Edwin Lyon
Alice G. Cutler
Polo
Robert Scherzer
Gratiot
Ann E. Gratiot
F. W. Brainerd
Freeport, Ill
Kundinger & Hart
Opera House
Bergman & Dorman
Oath OF Court House
Sven
McCormick and Wood
J. I. Case
Buffalo Pitts
Peter Schuttler
Freeport, Illinois
Ill
Royce Reaper
ROYCE
Thos
Ridott
A. Wheeland
Lancaster
G.S. Winchell
Oneco
James
Taggart
Geo
Moyer
O. M. Harstick
W. Kryder
Farmers’ Co-Operative Association
J. F. Strune
Grange
Lower Stephenson Street
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