Community notices from Lena and Dubuque area
Mrs. Ben Reiger and daughters return from Wisconsin visit. Shoppers Mrs John Mahoney and Anna in Dubuque. Westley Berryman visiting Dubuque for the fair. Camp meeting attendees listed. Visitors include E J Hansen and others. School resumes September 4 and harvest home picnic talked for September 2. Dance at Woodman Hall reported with Elizabeth attendees. Multiple residents travel to Stockton, Davenport, and Freeport. Walter Speer visiting from Montana.
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Ben Reiger
Wisconsin
John Mahoney
Anna
Dubuque
Westley Berryman
Local News Highlights From Woodbine and Surrounding Areas
Mr and Mrs Joe Brodie welcome a baby boy. Miss Emma Hawk returns home to Scales Mound after visiting kin in Stockton. Miss Maggie Lynch of Stockton made a quick business trip to the city. Bethel directors improve the schoolhouse with plastering and wainscoting. Mr Gaeard of Strawberry Point Iowa Civil War veteran attended the soldiers reunion in Galena and visited friends in Stockton and here. Mrs George Finkle and three children return to Dubuque after a two week vacation with relatives. Mr Johnie Baum, Bell Telephone agent from Massbach, enjoys a two day vacation visiting Elizabeth and Elizabethtown. People glad to see Johnie. Messrs Earl and John Finiel with Misses Annie Bowden May Carrie Williams Jessie drive to Lena Camp meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena
E.J. Hansen
Jas. Redfern
J.B. Parkins
W. R. Bierce
Susie Ivy
Jennie Reider
W.Y. Passmore
Merrifield
Paul
Woodbine
Chas. Cragg
Croton Ont
Council Hill
Canada
Canada Northwest
Joe Brodie
Emma Hawk
Scales Mound
W.F. Bonjour
Maggie Lynch
Stockton
Bethel
Gaeard
Strawberry Point
Iowa
Galena
Old Comrads
Johnie Baum
Bell Telephone
Massbach
Elizabeth
Johnie
Messrs
Earl
John Finiele
Annie Bowden
May
Carrie Williams
Jessie
McKinley
the Lena
Hanover News Notes on Local Visits and Baseball
Myrtle Bennett returned from Minneapolis last week. Charlie Bowen of Galesburg and H White were Galena visitors Monday. Lillia Miller traveled to Cedar Rapids for millinery and trimming for the coming season. Mabel Eastman of Savanna is visiting relatives here. Miss Mabel Donnelly came back from Stockton after visiting relatives and attending the Stockton carnival. Bertha Nobis returned from Geneva Saturday evening. John Hunter and family returned to Chicago last Saturday. Ben May and family left for new homes in Town, Nina. Bennett went to Stockton Monday evening to visit relatives. Mrs. Sophy of Savanna is visiting friends here. About fifty locals took the J. & Excursion to Dubuque Monday. James Chase of Olwein is visiting his parents here. A ball game last Saturday between Dubuque and Hanover ended 9 to 6 in Hanover’s favor. Hanover struggles to find opponents and beat Polo at Lanark last Thursday. Helen Lightner arrived from Iowa Monday evening. Ethel Baymiller of Freeport is visiting Agnes White.
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Lou Boiler
Davenport
C. A. Williams
Stockton
Gifford
Alina
Savanna
Effie Weaver
Durand
Scotchbrook
Maggie Bennett
Civens
Mabel Arnold
Dubuque
Will Rogers
Mrs. Flint
Freeport
Myrtle Bennett
Minneapolis
Charlie Bowen
Galesburg
H White
Galena
Lillia Miller
Cedar Rapids
Mabel Eastman
Mabel Donnelly
Bertha Nobis
Gelena
John Hunter
Chicago
Ben May
Nina
Bennett
Lanark
Helen Lightner
Iowa
Ethel Baymiller
Agnes White
Reading Man’s Dinner Guest Leads To Curious Observation
A Reading man invited a friend to dinner whose bald head prompted his young daughter to remark she suspected another face atop his head. The child’s edgy humor noted the man’s bald spot with a playful inference.
Williams Credited as Nation's Best Educated Public Servant
The Atlanta Constitution lauds John Sharp Williams as the best educated man in public service. It notes his extensive knowledge of political history and his ability to recall dates of national political policy adoptions without memoranda.
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Williame
Atlanta Constitution
John Sharp Williams
Paraguay’s Dr Cecilio Baez Named US Minister
Dr Cecilio Baez, newly appointed minister to the United States from Paraguay, is familiar with the country from a prior tour after serving as Paraguay’s representative at the Pan American Conference in Mexico. Baez is described as an influential politician, journalist, writer and lawyer.
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Cecilio Baez
United States
Paraguay
Mexico
Baez
Gould Plans Fine Estate Near Glenwood Springs
George Gould considers a Colorado mountain site near Glenwood Springs to rival Vanderbilt's Biltmore estate in North Carolina. He aims to develop a premier property and place it among the world’s finest estates.
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George Gould
George W. Vanderbilt
North Carolina Mountains
Asheville
United States
Colorado Mountains
Glenwood Springs
Vanderbilt
Waving an Anchor in Disbarment Hearing
Henry Galbraith Ward presides over disbarment proceedings against George Alfred Lamb tied to the Peter Power litigation. At the referee hearing last week he cited stenographers errors, recalling a case where a witness stood on a wharf and waved a handkerchief but the minutes recorded as waving an anchor.
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Henry Galbraith Ward
Bar Association
George Alfred Lamb
Peter Power
Ward
New York Tribune
The Smile That Won’t Stay On
In a Broadway photographic studio a woman sits for a portrait as staff issue continual feedback to soften her stern expression. The exchanges show a patient, repetitive directing style, requesting easing of features and the correct gaze toward the card, with final adjustments ongoing.
Umbrella Lock Device Aims To Stop Stealing
An eastern inventor markets a device to encase an umbrella spring latch preventing unauthorized opening. It features a simple combination lock that quietly clicks to indicate the correct combination, allowing the owner to open it in the dark.
Court House Records Open Probate and Real Estate Actions
From the County Seat summary of probate grants for Gustav Frank Cox Clara E Stickney and Calista Moore estates and naturalization final for Otto Hansen. Circuit Court notes five new cases including a seuny pest attachment foreclosure ejectment and a bill to quiet title with listed property transfers in Stockton and Bloomington. Marriage licenses issued for Raymond By day Rose B Keltner Chas A Bowman and Sarah F Winter.
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Pxpiee Cox
Clara E. Stickney
George EB. Stickney
Calista Moore
Mary E. White
Otto Hansen
Circuit Court
Raymond By Day
Bloomington
Wis
Rose B. Keltner
Chas. A. Bowman
Galesburg
Sarah FE. Winter
Hanover
Moths Force Mills to Close in Minneapolis
Mediterranean moths have closed two Minneapolis flour mills with more expected to shut down. Pests gather under the sifting sideloth and form webs up to four inches thick, while eating cloth and preventing flour from being sifted.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Bloomington Couple Wed at De Soto House
Raymond E. Jay a Bloomington merchant married Rose B. Keltner of Bloomington on a Sunday evening in the De Soto House parlors Rev. John Vande Erve of the South Presbyterian Church performed the ceremony.
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Raymond E. Jay
Bloomington
Wis
Rose B. Keltner
de Soto House
John Vande Erve
South Presbyterian ‘Church
Gun Fight on Boat Ends in Multiple Wounds
On the steamer Quincy at Eagle Point a fight with nine shots left First Mate J. H. Brinker wounded in the forearm, Julins Davis shot in the groin and abdomen, deck hand Charles Hawthorn shot in the neck with possible spinal injury. All three men were taken to Mercy hospital. Davis stated near death, Hawthorn in serious condition with potential paralysis.
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Julins Davis
Quincy
J. H. Brinker
Eagle Point
Charles Hawthorn
Mercy Hospital
Davis
Hawthorn
Aged 100 sees four generations in celebration
Lake Geneva Wisconsin August 23 Mrs Sally Cutting of Richmond Illinois marked her 100th birthday with more than 250 friends offering congratulations. Born in Vermont she lived in McHenry County Illinois for sixty seven years. Four generations were present and rode in an automobile.
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Lake Geneva
Wis
Sally Cutting
Richmond
Ill
Vermont
McHenry County
Brick Laying Becomes Galena Fad
The people of Galena have adopted brick laying as a new craze during the past week. In the early evening many passersby stop at the paved area and place a block in its spot with care. Even girls join in, building muscle and taking part in street improvement efforts.
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Galena
Narrow Escape at Hill and Bench Streets
Miss Maybelle Rouse and her brother from East Galena escaped serious injury when their buggy horse balked at Hill and Bench. A rear wheel snapped as they turned a sharp corner, tossing the occupants. The horse was halted and Miss Rouse, though frightened, was uninjured and cared for by neighbors.
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Hill and
Bench St
Maybelle Rouse
East Galena
Hill Street
Miss Rouse
1906 Encampment Named at Galesburg
The next state encampment of the Spanish American War Veterans will be held at Galesburg. At the encampment meeting Saturday R. J. Shand of Rockford was elected department commander.
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Galesburg
R. J. Shand
Rockford
German professor at Smith College faces awkward moment
A Smith College German professor, attempting to explain a difficult discuit construction, tells a student he will “fire to hold you” after class. The remark triggers a torrent of giggles from the class as the professor blushes in embarrassment.
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Smith College
New York Times
Wedded At High Nook Miss Hollander And J J Childs
Miss Anna Hollander and JJ Henry Childs, Galena residents, were married Monday at the Lutheran church parsonage in St. Paul. The bride, daughter of the late H C N Hollander, is a Galena High School graduate class of 1901. She has worked at Green Saving Stamp Co store in Galena. The groom, youngest son of Fred Childs, works for Adams Express Co in St. Paul. They will reside at 303 Sherman Street in St. Paul.
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Anna
Hollander
Henry Childs
Galena
Lutheran Church
St. Paul
Childs
Miss Hollander
Herman Hollander
H.C. N. Hollander
Galena High School
Green Saving Stamp Co
inGalena
Alfred Childs
Adams Express
Sherman Street
Inquest On Mental State Ends with Commitment at Watertown
Judge Rippin held an inquiry at Warren into William Bushbys mental condition. Bushby was adjudged of unsound mind and committed to the Hospital at Watertown for treatment. He has suffered melancholia for over two years and is about forty years old.
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