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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1906
Page
1
Excessive heat sweeps Galena for forty eight hours as a child eight months old dies from the heat. A driver and three Galena Ironworks workers fall ill but recover. Painters at Grant hotel stop work on a sweltering morning, and animals suffer while wind and upcoming rain bring relief.
Henry Heyer, a Menominee fisherman, has completed his jail term for illegal fishing and returned home to Menominee. His brother Edw Heyer is sought on a similar charge but is not located.
An 18 year old Polish boy named Skaisznaki alleged he was robbed of 315 dollars and pushed into the Rock River from the Illinois Central bridge in Rockford Michigan. Officers C Cavanaugh and Salen arrested a fellow Polish man last night around 10 o'clock in connection with the incident.
In Tribune coverage of the piano contest standings, Alice Edwards Louise Roddewig Maud Gaffney are named among participants as the voting heats intensify.
Chicago buyers report steady cattle with prime steers at 6.15 to 6.75 while hogs run slow but hold 6.35 to 6.50 for choice to prime heavies. Lambs and sheep show activity with stretch to 8.00 for prime lambs and various feeding prices noted alongside local notices and corset sale details at Coatsworth's starting Saturday night.
J J Jones a city attorney owns an unusual home on Lower Main Street. The two story and four story façades differ by side. The cellar entrance is on the second story reached by rear lawn steps.
A Burrichter Bros wholesale house window broke again this morning as heat expanded the glass. The crack crossed a corner, causing an estimated loss over a hundred dollars. The window had been replaced after a July Fourth skyrocket broke it. the new pane is insured and to be replaced by the Home Plate Glass Insurance company.
In Springfield the Harmony slate with John F. Smulski for state treasurer and F. G. Blair for public instruction led Republican nominations. Cannon endorsement and Cullom support highlighted the platform. In Peoria the Democratic state convention opened amid disputes delaying nominations. Esperanto notes announce free Sunday lessons in Chicago Chronicle starting August 26.
A recently organized Hanover Illinois railroad company aimed to connect Hanover with North and South Hanover via the Great Western and Burlington lines cannot proceed due to prohibitive right of way costs. The jury ruled in favor of farmers, prompting abandonment of the project and leaving local business leaders hopeful for a future railroad.
The Knights of Columbus of this city held their annual picnic at Camp 19 with about 150 attendees despite hot weather. They departed by Gear's ferry at 8 am and enjoyed ample baskets and good food, making the day memorable for those present.
J W Coatsworth purchases the entire stock of dry goods from Chas Porter & Co. The transfer takes effect tomorrow with Porter remaining to assist. The stock is described as one of the largest in the city and will boost the Coatsworth department store as a leading business house.
Over a hundred Galenians attended the harvest home picnic at Cuba City today. The Galena ball team defeated Mineral Point 5 to 2 with Hodson pitching for Galena and Knight for Mineral Point. The features were the batting of Lawrence and Friend and strong Galena fielding. The excursion train will leave Cuba City at 11 tonight and arrive around 11:30 back home.
Brandon a well known Georgetown Wisconsin farmer and Miss Levina Johny of Georgetown were united in marriage here today. Rev Pilz of the German Lutheran church performed the ceremony.
Crumbling buildings and tents mark Valparaiso after a twin disaster. Estimates place dead between 3,000 and 5,000 with 100,000 homeless awaiting relief. Fires, floods, and collapsed houses stretch through the city while authorities race to remove unsafe structures. Juan Fernandez island reported destroyed by earthquakes, famed for Defoe's Crusoe.
Excavation for the rock wall on the school grounds is complete and the contractor awaits rock delivery to finish the wall. After site shaping and interior furnishings, the building will be dedicated, likely not until October due to remaining work.
J Frank Deuel purchases a 160 horsepower boiler previously used at Vinegar Hill mine. M Slattery & Son mobilize to move the heavy equipment to Deuel mines near the Northwestern mine at Buncombe. The ore prospect in the area is described as very favorable. Also noted is a closing out sale by Union Pacific Tea Company with bargains for buyers and checks welcome.
Walter Gleason of Fond du Lac Wisconsin, an engineer on the Wisconsin Central railroad for many years, visits Galena on business. He is brother to William Gleason, Burlington conductor, and formerly worked as a printer in Bellevue and Dubuque. He left printing after linotype introduced and moved to railroading. Gleason owns mining shares including in the Black Jack.
G W Smart and G W White, Scales Mound residents, haul coal for threshing at Smart farm then move to White farm for a large contract. Local oats yield expected around twenty bushels per acre amid rain damage, corn looks good after recent heat and rain, boosting county yields.
Warren Ill Aug 2 announcement for Jo Daviess County Chautauqua Assembly in Warren from August 28 to September 2 under Illinois temperance auspices. Twelve concerts lectures and entertainments plan twice daily 2 30 and 7 30 pm. Adult admission 25 cents children 10 cents season $1. Principal attractions include Deeper Quartet Col John Sobieski Eugene W Chafin Mrs Florence D Richards Frank S Regan and Col C J Holt as superintendent.
At Lena camp meeting Bishop Samuel Fallows of Chicago spoke to Old Soldier attendees after a delayed arrival from Freeport. The event featured Mrs. McKitrick Miss Portee and Mr. Pollock providing music as Rev. C. A. Gage led singing.
A gasolined launch capsized on the Pecatonica River near Harlem bridge nine miles northwest of Freeport. Victims Leo Bold W Kaiser Harry Sweeney and Oscar Denure all residents of Freeport perished as the boat overturned in a whirlpool while the party, including Samuel Marker Charles Smithkee and Herman Schmedes, observed flood conditions. Bodies not yet recovered, all were strong swimmers and ages not listed.
Machinery is being installed at the Red Jacket mine in Center ville with boilers and smokestacks on track and ore shipments starting from Highland for the Kennedy Highland and other mines. The Franklin mill is declared ready, the mill force reports, and future ore flows promise heavy shipments as the region expands its mining capacity.
Two Filipino students Arizo and Carbooel from DeKalb Normal School are guests in Rockford. They have studied in America for three years and will stay two more weeks before returning to their native land.
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