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Newspaper

Galena Tribune

Location

Galena, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1906

Page

4

Correction on Galena baseball finances cited by Kraehmer

C C Kraehmer, secretary, writes to the editor to correct a prior report about a deficit. He says the new association paid bills totaling 50.51 to various individuals and firms, not 9.31, to avoid discrepancies in future financial reports.

Galena Galena Gazette Weeeneeeed Tribune Publishing Co WM. Gibson E. Kempter J. Kucheomann J. F. Brendel Popp & Desmond Ray Hodson C. C. Kraehmer

Grant hotel front painted. neat appearance

City briefs report the Grant hotel exterior completed giving the building a tidy facade. Other items note births, illnesses, job changes, travel, a large 60 pound watermelon, charity or surprise events, fishing trips, street sign contracts, a Camp 19 outing, a sheriff office marriage, and plans for residence in Platteville.

Numerous Visits and Local News From Rodden Area

Miss Bertha Whitson returns from Chicago with Lena and Flora Little as friends. many locals visit relatives, attend picnics, funerals, and church events. Weather brings a cooling wave. infrastructure repairs continue on water works while threshing dominates farm life. Personal notes cover births, illnesses, road travel, and community remarks.

Beloved Woman Laid to Rest in Prospect Hill Cemetery

The obituary notes the burial Saturday at Prospect Hill cemetery at 1 pm. Pallbearers listed include George Hornby and Alex Virtue. Singers named are Dave Robinson James Campbell Mrs Laura Eustice Hat tie Funston Nellie Gray and Mrs George Hornby. Mention of Grandmother Turner ill and Arch Virtue with Jessie McKinley seen in Galena.

Prospect Hill George Hornby Alex Virtue John Beadle Jim Tippett Andrew Jenning George Turner Dave Robinson James Campbell Laura Eustice Hattie Funston Nellie Gray Minor Snow’s College of Dressmaking Galena Gaffner Jona Cloran Virtue

Local residents depart and visit across towns and states

Miss Myrtle Polchow returned from Rockford after a pleasant visit. Miss Florence Hitt traveled to Galena for a month's vacation. J Thomas of Chicago returned home from visiting friends. William Laity of Seales Mound visited his sister Mrs Henry Daniels and family. Teachers institute in Galena drew about a hundred delegates. J C Metzger of Galena was in town on business. Ed Shruk and Floyde Tucker attended the Warren fair. Amos Atchison and Ada Allen visited St Paul. Otto Schaefer and Frank Donahue went to Cuba City for mining work. Mrs Frank Rowley visited her brother Jesse Mitchell in Woodbine. Remains of Mrs Godfrey brought home. funeral Sunday afternoon. Floyd Bryant visiting Freeman Reed in Hickory Grove. Sherman Bowden and family moved to Mrs Lees rooms. Ore in Black Hawk mine increasing. Wisbon mine to reopen. Speer and Hunt of Hanover visited Elizabeth Saturday. Jessie Clegg left for Storm Lake Ia after weeks here. Wilbur Richards from Iowa visiting relatives. Steve Burrows visiting. Mrs Fred Kagie and daughter visiting Nora relatives. Elmer Goldthorpe and Hazel to Des Moines for relatives and Des Moines fair. George Williams and wife visited son Frank in Topeka. Della Isabell was a Chicago passenger last week. Mrs McHugh has new fall goods. Rev Rife and Arthur Bade of Stockton visited. Winnie Brashaw of Stockton visited aunt Mrs J Baker. Emma Westphal of Hanover visiting Olive Westphal.

Myrtle Polchow Rockford Florence Hitt Galena J. Thomas Chicago William Laity Fmaily Seales Mound Henry Daniels Teachers Institute J. C. Metzger Ed Shruk Floyde Tucker Warren Fair Amos Atchison Ada Allen St. Paul Otto Schaefer Frank Donahue Cuba City Frank Rowley Jesse Mitchell Woodbine Godfrey Floyd Bryant Freeman Reed Hickory Grove Sherman Bowden Hanover Lee Black Hawk Wisbon Hazel Des Moines George Williams Topeka Kan Frank Della Isabell McHugh Rev. Rife Arthur Bade Stockton

Local residents visit the city for business and social visits

E Slattery buys a new carriage team. Henry Smith from Schappsville, Carl Scott from Scales Mound, Jos Morrison from Rockford, Liddle from Scales Mound, Mortimer Hayden from Dubuque with uncle Philip Clark, Benjamin Mensen from Menominee, Mrs Roed from Dubuque visits, Lee Morton travels to Darling ton to visit parents, Miss Lillian Julian from Hazel Green calls on friends, Ada Fairweather from Dubuque stays with Miss Bertie Seubert, E W Moore of Galena Iron Works in Platteville spends Sunday, plus several others visiting or shopping in the city and returning home.

E. Slattery Henry Smith Schappsville Carl Scott Scales Mound Jos. Morrison Rockford Chas, Liddle Mortimer Hayden Dubuque Philip Clark Benjamin Mensen Menominee Mrs. Roed Lee Morton Darlington Celia Stevens Ida Colson Lillian Julian Hazel Green Ada Fairweather Bertie Seubert E. W. Moore Galena Ironworks Platteville Albert Oldenberg F. Middendorf Jos. Westerier Walter Mathies James Glasgow Guilford Zeph Chas. Felt B. F. Felt Rev. T. J. Asmus Hull Iowa W. H. Snow Mineral Point

Local residents and visitors noted in Dubuque city news

Many guests and travelers were mentioned including Miss Loretta O Rourk returning to Chicago, Miss Gill returning to Dubuque from Dubuque, and visits by Chas Paeschke C Benjimen from Milwaukee. Others include Mrs Geo C Biesmann after Winona trip, Frank Stokes recovering from appendicitis, Gen A L Chetlain after GA R encampment, and William Galvin traveling auditor for Union Pacific visiting St Paul.

Wednesday sick list and social visits in city

The city notes a series of personal health updates and social calls. Albert Heid remains on the sick list while Henry Zimmerman shows rapid improvement. Many residents including Miss Hortense Guggenheim, Miss Sadie Machow, Miss Lizzie Liddle, Miss Myrtle Wilkinson, and others visit relatives or travel to neighboring towns. The ferry Lillian is scheduled to depart Spring street bridge at 9 am for Bellevue.

Hazel Green News Jam Packed With Local Doings

J W Watson of Livingston seeks sheriff’s post while visitors arrive from Oroville and Waterloo. Chase & Sanborn agent appointed. two Hazel Green lots sold to Galena brewing. residents attend Tri-State fairs. hunting licenses urged. bank stockholders corrected.

Funerals and travel mark the local notes of the week

H Strohmeyer travels to Shullsburg for the funeral of Mrs Hellmyer to be held tomorrow. Frank and Herman Lun ing also attend the same service for their sister Mrs Hellmeyer tomorrow afternoon. Mrs Geo Barns and daughter Ethel leave for Denver after visiting in town. Gen A L Chetlain departs for Bellevue for his first visit there in sixty years. Mrs Herbst of La Crosse visits old friends, including Geo Stauss. William Jahncke begins foundation work on Thode store, due for completion by November 1. The late Mrs Jacob Mueller's funeral was held this afternoon with Rev Pilz delivering the sermon. A local group joins a Knights of Columbus excursion to Clinton from Bellevue aboard Kittee's launch and the W W steamer, a trip described as enjoyable.

Messrs Frank Herman Luning Shullsburg Hellmeyer A. L. Chetlain Bellevue Thode Jacob Mueller Pilz St. John’s Lutheran Church Linn D. A. Callahan Frank Kelly Henry Engels Harry Weimer

Threshing Engine Fires Barn and Grain Stacks

A threshing machine on Mrs. Winslow’s Winslow farm near Scales Mound started a fire Thursday. The stacks and barn burned before crews could stop the blaze, but the engine was dragged from the flames and saved. The machine was worth several hundred dollars. The origin of the fire is under investigation.

Winslow Scales Mound

Dr C N Stuesser Physician and Surgeon Hazel Green

Dr C N Stuesser practicing in Hazel Green Wisconsin with office hours from 8 to 9 am 1 to 3 pm and 7 to 8 pm. Telephone connection available.

C. N. Stuesser Hazel Green, Wis

Grain farm barn fire destroys Hodgens grain and structure

Sparks from an engine ignited a fire at a grain farm owned by Garet Hodgens who rents the property. The barn and the grain being threshed were a total loss.

Garet Hodgens

Galena Defeats Mineral Point In Exhibition Baseball

Galena defeated Mineral Point yesterday by 4 to 2 behind strong pitching by Knight and eight hits allowed. Madden and Keyes led the offense with two hits each while Jack Ovitz made two errors at first for Mineral Point. The two teams meet again at the fairgrounds next weekend with Ernie Ovits and Charlie Knight scheduled to pitch.

Galena Mineral Point Strong Knight Madden Keyes Jack Ovitz Fairgrounds Ernie Ovits University of Illinois Star Charlie Knight Southpaw H P Quinn Lawrence Strawbridge Friend Bahl Homrich Hudson Prideaux If Harwick Rf J. Ovitz E. Ovitz Alton Ss. Crum Ef. Keyes Enzenroth J. Ovitz Hemrich B. Ovitz

New Hotel Vaughan Opens in Platteville Wisconsin

New Hotel Vaughan in Platteville Wisconsin completed and ready for business offering modern conveniences large club rooms for meetings sample rooms and up to date facilities. Rates from 1.50. Proprietor A W Vaughan announces eager service to guests.

A.W. Vaughan

Also Mentioned on This Page

The Galena Tribune the Tribune Publishing Co D. A. Callanan Galena, Il D. C. Kraehmer Grant Hotel Max Zapp Spring Street Lucy Alderman Lucy Jeff Donohue Burlington Harris Coover Wausau Elizabeth Stokel Frank Stokel John Tracy Benton Freeport Henry Duval Sand Prairie W. A. Smith Maud Hoeling Sheriff Whitmore Mississippi E. W. Montgomery Gear's Ferry Elizabeth Bertha Whitson Lena Flora Little T. B. Bray St Paul James Thompson Hayward, Minn George Dales Derrida Elizabeth Band Fraser Orchestra J. Richards Ike Williams Wesley Toms Alma Godfrey Maggie Blewett Ruth Hutton Nash Jessie Jessie Fraser Clara Nash Gladys Eade Epworth M. E Orville Bishop Roy Hill Marcroft Whitson E. J. Schreck Phrona Lulu Gordon Chas. Berreman Cassie McHugh Dr. Wenner East Dubuque Raymond Fablinger Lillian Thomas Potosi Wis Wm. Hoskins Millie Wharton Will Trezona Vera Grande Frank Pope Manchester C. Sincock Jno Seater Shullsbury Romaine Harris Ida Rogers Thos. Webster Mt. Zion Harry Lowery John Ingram Wm. Sincock Mabel Harry Graham Rodden Jack Friese Maud Elmer Herman Fred Horsch Horsch C. B. Cobb Savannah Koehler Petiigont Margaret Rodden Lou Montgomery Millie Stump Bresser Hill Street Will Morrison Irenton Winston East Galena Malcolm McKinley Adam Virtue Henry Gesselbracht Gessel John Gilson August Gesselbracht Gnaffner Bernice Pierce Richards R. B. White Mike Collins John Joe Shires Mt. Pleasant Hazel Edwards Elmer Edward Muchow Johnnie Gaffner Frank Dellabella West Galena Margaret Cleary Warren Alfred Heim Henry Heim Tle Gunna Alfred John Kevern Drenning Yohn Elizabeth Richards William Muchow Dan Steinstra Cora Theresa Albert Lucile Gaffner Kate Polchow Apple River Shannon Theresa Minnie Heller Glen Hollow Mary Virtue Roy Kilpatrick H. T. Godfrey Annie Jennings John Gaffner Phillip Goose Joseph Shires Loretta O’rourk McMullen Gill Paul Christian Chas. Paeschke C. Benjimen Milwaukee Camp 19 E. W. Kempter Father Gallagher St. Mary’s Catholic Church J. B. Howard Geo. C. Biesmann Winona Minn William R. Martineau Minneapolis Minneapolis Tribune Val. Grebener William Riceville Fredricka Hilgers Hattie Emma Telford W. M. Telford Grant's Pass Ore Frank Stokes St. Mary’s Hospital Nicholas Stahl Bethleham New Jersey W. H. Stahl Gen. A. L. Chetlain W. E. Baker Edw. Levins Olen Ford Marie Hart Barry Bros William Williams Vinegar Hill Miller Bros W. F. Copeland Jefferson Junction D. W. Gray Jessie Moore John Hogan Oswald Sheean Fairplay William Galvin T. F. McDermott Mr. Galvin Union Pacific Albert Heid Hortense Guggenheim Sadie Machow Cedar Rapids Henry Zimmerman H. J. Doran Lizzie Liddle Harper Home Chas. Melville Herrin Myrtle Wilkinson Frank Orcherd L. Parker John Cloran Whippo George Clementson Lancaster Omaha Harry Young Harry Pierce Emily Felt Boston Mary F. Felt Fales Wood Harlow Patience Murphy Hazel Green Department J. W. Watson Livingston Dwight York Joe Runde A. W. Liddle Chase & Sanborn Dale Jennings J. Crawford Gent Eulberg & Son Brewing Company Hannah Williams Jefferson Henry Schnorrenberg Same Williams Mary Andrews Lower Town Ben Stokes Jas. Rowe Randolph, Wis John Satterlee W. H. Jeffrey Alfred Oates Oroville Cal Mr. Oates Treganza Waterloo Frank Doran Fred Kothe Chas Joplin Carpenters J. T. Scanlin Marian Prairie du Chien Harrison Hazel Green State Bank Tribune John H. Cox G. C. Longendyke O. A. Eastman Our City Ernest Stadel John Birkett W. Barrett R. M. Orchard Will Hardy E. R. Smith Murphy Mining Company John Turnbull Mary John Paul Klieslick Alexandre James Harvey Will Andrews Chas. Shelliam Will Pierce Carroll, Ia H. Strohmeyer Vaughan Platteville, Wis Pascoe & Dower Main ST Galena, Ill
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