Local visitors and travel notes fill city events
Numerous residents and guests are noted in the city today. Warren, East Dubuque, Platteville, Elizabeth, Stockton, Pilot Knob, Dubuque, Davenport, and Denver are represented among arriving visitors. The Illinois Central washout caused minor delays, and a Guilford township resident bought the Cromer house to move to Galena. A Y M C A conference attendees returned from Lake Geneva and a pharmacist exam prep is noted for Les Bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Williams
Warren
Ralph Stewart
East Dubuque
R. F. Huntington
Platteville
J. Q. Robison
Elizabeth
W. D. Irwin
Stockton
DeSoto House
Henry Martin
Pilot Knob
Miller Bros
Lena Gerlich
Dubuque
Peter Gerlich
A. R. Murphy
Davenport
T. McDermott
W. H. Mitchell
Chilhuhaua
Mexico
Waddams Grove
Illinois Central
Geo. Burns
Ethel
Denver
Colo
Burns
Jos. Jonas
David Johnson
Arthur Kramer
Arthur Glessner
Lake Geneva
Wis
Geo. Balback
Guilford Township
Cromer
Spring Street
Galena
Ladies Guild of the Episcopal Church
Gear
Les Bond
State Board of
Iowa
Waterloo
Siniger
J. W. Coatsworth
Lucile
Atlantic City
N. J
Coatsworth
James Coatsworth
Florence
City sees numerous visitors and locals travel
Friday to Saturday crowds include Miss Mary Peters departing for Milwaukee and W L Kelly headed to St Paul. Local residents from Hazel Green Menominee Platteville Warren Richfield and Galena Iron Works figures visit for business or church, with several attending a field meet and a quarterly conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Stump
Rodden
Mary Peters
Milwaukee
W. L. Kelly
St. Paul
Henry Gent
Hazel Green
F. B. Jackson
Dubuque
W. W. Gill
Madison
John
Michael McManus
G. F. Baker
Platteville
W. W. Benton
Warren
Edw. Menzimer
Fennimore
Wis
W. R. Shelt
Richfield
South Presbyterian Church
W. F. Lobeck
Minneapolis
Burling
M. E
Macbeth
Kittee’s Drug Store
August Caillie
New York
Geo. Caillie
August Wiede
J. H. Cass
Hast Dubuque
Cora Leader
John Cloran
Superior
W. H. Stahl
O. Stillman
Fannie Stillman
Turner Hall
Charles Hodson
Boulder, Col
Calvert Spensley
Mineral Point
Picnic Postponed and Local Notices Update
The St Martha's Guild picnic has been postponed. Edw Menzimer returns to Bowden station as treasurer candidate resumes duties. Miss Jeanette Corwith leaves for Star Lake Wis for a two week vacation. Miss Leela Rippin fills her post. Warren convention report omits Robert Irwin's home as sheriff nominee. W E K Smith visits city en route to Tacoma to enter business. Henry Gleason resigns from Galena Junction to work as agent in Turkey River. Funeral for Mrs Geo Jeffery from Hanover home Sunday at 2 pm. Henry Machow and H F Crooks fish at the Mississippi. water muddied by recent rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Martha's Guild
Episcopal Church
Edw. Menzimer
Bowden’s Station
Jeanette Corwith
Star Lake
Wis
Leela Rippin
Warren
Robert Irwin
W. E. K. Smith
Chicago
W. A. Smith
Tacoma
Wash
Henry Gleason
Galena Junction
Burlington
Turkey River
Iowa
Milwaukee
Geo. Jeffery
Dubuque
Hanover
Henry Machow
H. F. Crooks
Mississippi River
Notable City News Roundup From Cedar Rapids to Dubuque
Local residents and visitors are listed as traveling to St Paul Warren and Minneapolis. Notables include Chas S Chapin Cedar Rapids General A L Chetlain to St Paul for G A R encampment and Miss Edith McCarthy Dubuque visitor. Frontier Mining reports six hole showing 50 percent ore at Robison land. Galena bands engaged for upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. S. Chapin
Cedar Rapids
Henry Haser
Elizabeth
A. Hardt
Warren
Edith McCarthy
Dubuque
W. H. Dudley
Platteville
Wm. Fredermann
Frank Sheean
Mayme
Lillian Lucy
St. Paul
Harry Bastian
Harry Manuel
Duluth
A. R. Murphy
Davenport
T. T. McDermott
Otto Sponheimer
Richard Gross
Lake Geneva
Wis
Sullivan & Caillie
South Presbyterian Church
General A. L. Chetlain
Ben Woolweber
Henry Woolweber
Pilot Knob
Geo. Genz
Aurora
Hazel Green
Thos. Napper
Nebraska
Wm. Lupton
Heins
John Heins
Isabel Bulberg
Mabel Dement
Northwestern
Jos. Callahan
Frontier Mining Company
Benton
Robison
Galena Cornet
Galena Dance and
Glen Hollow Harvest Home Picnic Announced
A Glen Hollow harvest home picnic is planned for Thursday August 16. A bus will depart Hankin's barn at noon to transport attendees to the picnic grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Hollow
Hankin
Many Travelers and Visitors Reported in Galena Area
Local notes list numerous residents and visitors in the Galena region including Mary Doran, J W Rose, Ed Bryant, J H Harris, Arthur Stephans, Albert Pooley, T H Bainbridge, John James, Leopold Bourquin, Adele Savary, Lester Bratton, Frank Linenfelser, P W Maxeiner, Elizabeth, Emma Childs, August Roth, Wm Kuchemann, and others. Several attend events in Minneapolis and St Paul such as the G A R encampment. others travel to Milwaukee Chicago and Benton for visits, work, or vacations. The Hazel Green mine reports two carloads of roasted ore sold with more ore on the dump. The town notes a funeral attended by Hon T B Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Engels
Madison
Geo. LePert
St. Paul
J. W. Rose
Platteville
Ed. Bryant
Hazel Green
J. H. Harris
Cuba City
Arthur Stephans
Scales Mound
Albert Pooley
Galena
T. H. Bainbridge
Benton
Mary Scott
Frank Linenfelser
Milwaukee
P. W. Maxeiner
Elizabeth
Emma Childs
August Roth
Wm. Kuchemann
Little Rock
Ark
J. Guggenheim
Wallace Pratt
C. EB. McDerby
Mary Kelly
Barry's
Chicago
Nick Hubacher
Aerie of Eagles
Eagles
R. M. Churchman
Michigan City
Mich
William Popp
O. C. Kraehmer’s
Minneapolis
Chas, Parker
Waterloo
Anna
Loretta O'Rourke
General A. L. Chetlain
Nicholas Eckstein
Cassville
Wis
John Eckstein
Jacob Hilgert
Strohmeyer
Carl Goldman
T. B. Moore
Geo. Jeffery
Hanover
Edna Holtcamp
Rockford
H. Holtcamp
Pastor Bally Served St Marys Parish Forty Four Years
A German Catholic paper, Katholische Western, reports in Dubuque that Father William Bally has led St Marys Catholic Church for forty four years. He was ordained fifty years ago this Saturday with consecration in Cleveland Ohio. He has endeared himself to parishioners and acquaintances. Also note Mrs Charles May left for Elizabeth to visit her parents Dr and Mrs Cowles and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katholische Western
Dubuque
William Bally
Bally
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Cleveland
Ohio
Father Bally
Charles May
Elizabeth
Mrs. Cowless
Savanna
Local Fire, Weddings, Rides Mark Savanna News
Fire at Wm Smith home on the East side caused slight damage before the flames were stopped. A wedding uniting Charles W Bearsley and Bertha Sanderson occurred at the Episcopal parsonage. An automobile ride hosted by First Presbyterian Church drew large crowds. Hayrack trip to Hazel Green with the Youngs and Gladdens followed by a late supper. Y M C A Camp club plans a reunion and trip to the old camp grounds. Offenders at the fair grounds threatened with prosecution for skipping admission. Funeral for Mrs James Day held in Vinegar Hill with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Frank Stokel underwent successful appendicitis operation at St Mary’s Hospital. Fishing party from Galena loses tackle on the road. Galena Iron Works reports $50,000 in recent mining contracts. Ladies’ drive to Rawlins for Mrs Thompson’s visit ends with a garden party and feast. Harry Hartsough suffers a broken leg from a barn accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Day
Vinegar Hill Township
J. A. Matlack
M. E. Church
Greenwood Cemetery
William Bartell
Thos. Birbeck
Thos. Roberts
Thos. Redfearn
John Manuel
Joseph Glasson
John Bastian
John
Herman Kuchemann
Patrick Ryan
Sand Prairie
Galena
Galena Iron Works Company
Platteville
Iron Works Company
Kuchemann
James Thompson
Rawlins
Mesdames Obye
Ritter
Mann
Pond
Kane
Gunn
Miller
Fetz
Grumme
Beil
Copps
Dimpke
Dillon
Singer
Reidel
Kathryn
Harriett Obye
Martha
Lizzie Millhouse
Minnie Quirk
Bridge Collapse Injures Three Near Here
Three men, workers on a concrete bridge at Smallpox Creek on the Great Western, were injured when a span gave way at 3 PM Friday, sending them 25 feet into a chasm. Moran, foreman, suffered a fractured nose and head cuts. he was brought to St Marys hospital. Two others remained at the scene in a tent. all are expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smallpox Creek
Patrick Moran
Moran
Bench
St. Mary's Hospital
Melons on Market as Sand Prairie Grower Displays Fine Lot
Sand Prairie watermelons appear on the local market with William Conley marketing a prime batch. Melons sold for 15 to 25 cents, with growers optimistic about a large crop and favorable outlook due to recent beneficial rains. Grasshoppers alarm farmers in Galena, damaging corn cabbage and pasture. Early potato yields fall short, with wet weather and drought risk raising rot fears and potential shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Conley
Sand Prairie District
Galena
Return to Chicago Brightens City Children’s Summer
Two weeks ago on a Saturday a group of fourteen Chicago children left the smoky streets for a country stay to enjoy food fresh air and green spaces. They returned with happier faces and new impressions, as Prescott school in a factory district lacks a playground and sits near a city dump. The Deering harvester works and other factories define the area, and local donors who opened their homes are gratefully remembered by The King's Daughters for their support and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Prescott
Deering Harvester Works
Fisherman's Pathetic Death Near Potosi
A pearl fisherman named Rogers died Friday while being moved from a tent on an island to the village of Potosi Wisconsin. He had been ill and unable to work, leaving a wife and six children in dire need as witnesses describe a sorrowful scene on the road as his body was placed in a carriage and taken for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Potosi
Mississippi River
Wis
Burlington
Crusade for Pure Milk Initiated by State Officials
Secretary of State James A. Rose vows aid to authorities in a crackdown on dairymen and companies selling adulterated or substandard milk under the pure food act. Rose will seek action from Attorney General William H. Stead to revoke charters and compel show cause, amid cases involving preservatives and butterfat shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A .Rose
Rose
William H. Stead
Secretary of State
Pure Food Commission
Elgin News
Hay Loft Fall a Fatal Injury for Livery Worker
James Broker of Platteville Wisconsin arrived to visit his son Frank in the Nutwood livery barn where Frank was seriously injured falling through a hay loft. From the injury a broken back and paralysis were reported and his death was anticipated as of Friday noon. he was taken to Finley hospital by ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Broker
Platteville
Wis
Frank
Nutwood
Finley Hospital
Broker
Dubuque
Veterans Headed to Minneapolis for G A R Encampment
A large number of veterans departed for Minneapolis to attend the national encampment of the G A R. General A J Chettain was among those who traveled on Monday. Illinois Central and Burlington lines carried many veterans with several special trains. The Minneapolis gathering is expected to be among the largest in the Twin Cities. In local ads, Coatsworth's offers china plates bowls and dishes priced from 1.26 to 3 each this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
A. J. Chettain
Northwest
Illinois Central
Burlington
Twin Cities
Coatsworth’s
Railroad Victory? Hanover case against Sandersons lands jury awards total
The Hanover Railroad lawsuit against William Sanderson and five others ended with a jury verdict awarding damages totaling about 6200 dollars for trespass through three acres per farmer. Plaintiffs included William Sanderson Charles Speer William Irwin Howard Kilpatrick James Trousdale with jurors D L Norris Edward Mennier B Eustice B Chetlain Thos Mayne S Jouly J Burk F Renwick J Din J A Winter T H Harris and John Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover Railroad
William Sanderson
Hanover
Chas. Speer
Wm. Irwin
Howard Kilpatrick
James Trousdale
D. L. Norris
Edw. Mennier
B. Eustice
B. Chetlain
Thos. Mayne
8. Jouly
J. Burk
F. Renwick
J. Din
J. A. Winter
T. H. Harris
John Reed
Giant Columbia oyster throne roams Minneapolis shop floor
A mammoth ninety eight and a half pound oyster from the Columbia River rests on the floor at 34 Wirth street in Minneapolis. The relic was supposedly sent as a novelty and came with a pearl after a fishing bed find. The two huge shells dominate a display, with an empty toy boat floating in one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Wirth Street
Columbia River
Britain
Little Cove
Fair Haven
Columbia
Harriett B. Whitted
King of All
Despondent Man Hangs Self in Milledgeville Barn
Savanna Illinois August 11 Frank Hollowell an elderly Milledgeville resident attempted suicide by hanging in a barn. He was despondent over a money loss and believed someone planned to rob him. His wife and son had watched him the prior night and he was found unconscious after being cut down by his daughter in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Ill
Frank Hollowell
Milledgeville
Denver Hollowell
Collision near Meadow boulevard kills one in Atlantic City
A car struck a bridge railing six miles from Atlantic City injuring three others. Joseph Locke, 30, of Philadelphia, died. Allen Wilson James Brown and Marguerite Sutton, all from Philadelphia, were hurt. The Rev. James Evans, Baraboo, age over 80, preached at a local Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Meadow Boulevard
Joseph Locke
Philadelphia
Allen Wilson
James Brown
Marguerite Sutton
James Evans
Baraboo
Evans
Darlington Methodist Church
Darlington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wm. Kelly
Anna Snyder
Mary Doran
Adam Ginn
Mrs
Louis Machow
Adele Savary of
Lester Bratton
Geo. Metzgar
Jos. Metgar
Franklin Street
CITY
Wm. Smith
Charles W. Bearsley
Bertha Sanderson
Episcopal Church Parsonage
Yundt
First Presbyterian Church
Duel
Harry Young
Tomorow
Fair Grounds
The
Baseball Association
Fair Association
Frank Stokel
Menominee Township
St. Mary’s Hospital
Stokel
Harry Hartsough
Main Street
Mr. Hartsough
R. A. Bratton
Crusade For
Frank Broker
Acci
Dent
National
Proposed
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