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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1905
Page
2
The Galena Tribune Daily Edition announces subscription rates and delivery details. It notes prompt attention for missed issues and provides mailing information and post office entry details. The date is Saturday December 23 1905.
A Tribune Christmas editorial recalls the birth of the Savior and urges readers to perform God’s will by aiding the needy. It invites finding a family in need, comforting children who cannot buy toys, and making the season brighter for those burdened by life. The paper wishes Merry Christmas and asks readers to Remember the Poor.
A candidate announces ambition to join the Illinois General Assembly from the 12th Senatorial District, running in Republican primaries. The note includes historic quotes about bloodletting and medical progress, and mentions Loula Wain the cat as a noted music teacher from early days.
John Sanderson and Welcome Strait visited Galena and Sand Prairie respectively while Guggenheim's advertised Gibson Shape Tie and a range of holiday gifts. A car load of Euco flour arrived at John Cloran, with Fur Lined Caps, Smoking Jackets, and bath robes priced from 3.75 to 10.00. Holiday excursion tickets on Illinois Central offer one and a third fare round trip, good through Jan 4.
A neighbor asks about rye on James Whitcomb Riley's farm. The poet replies he expects to clear about four gallons per acre in a lighthearted exchange reported by Success.
Willis L Moore, head of the weather bureau, states that fifteen per cent is the bureau’s error rate. He claims this figure is lower than any foreign bureau and notes no criticism from commercial maritime or scientific bodies in ten years.
A reflective essay argues two newlyweds may drift toward selfish aims. It contrasts a fashionable woman's boast about a spare room with the higher privilege of hosting guests. The author insists great hospitality requires sacrifice and living beyond self to reveal noble, lovable people.
A treasury counsel stops for a muddy chairman on a bridge and offers a lift to the Quarter Sessions. At the courthouse the chairman seats himself while the barrister’s application is refused. An usher explains the blunder: the barrister left the chairman to pay the cab.
A vignette from Lippincott's Magazine about Henry and a joke on paternity clarifies the notion of a father by marriage. In Illinois court action, a guardian seeks to sell a minor Grant C. Nierling’s real estate in Galena by public vendue on January 14, 1906, at ten in the morning, cash terms.
Rocky Mountain vitamin products offered as Golden Nuggets for sale in Millison Wisconsin. The box price listed as 85 cents per box with a 10 percent Rocky Mountain blend. Product claims include kidney support indigestion and general health benefits for adults.
Alice P Timmermans Administratrix of William Timmermans deceased of Jo Daviess County Illinois will appear before the Jo Daviess County Court at Galena on February Term First Monday in February to adjust claims. Creditors must present claims and debtors must pay promptly. Dated December 15 1905.
Josepha Sehnerre, administratrix of Martin Man ehrath estate, files for an order to sell parcels in Galena to pay debts. Property includes blocks in Campbell's subdivision and Black Fourteen Bridgeport addition, all in Galena. Notice directs named defendants to appear at January term 1906 in Galena to plead or demur.
The undersigned administrator of the estate of Frank Casserly, deceased, of Jo Daviess County Illinois, will appear before the Jo Daviess County Court at the Galena courthouse for the February Term on the first Monday in February. Creditors must present claims for adjustment and all heirs must pay any debts due. Dated November 29, 1905.
Public sale under Jo Daviess County Court order to honor Catherine Dormer conservatorship. On December 30 at 10 am at Galena courthouse front door the estate described as Lot 68 with exclusions and adjacent parcels on Franklin Elk West streets will be sold for cash. Mary Marfeld, conservator, with Honsos & Campbell attorneys.
State of Louisa Wolenetz says Ponts Wolenetz deceased in Jo Daviess County Illinois. The County Court at Galena sets February term for claims against estate due and payable. Administrator Lewrrr requests creditors attend to have claims adjusted and debts paid.
John Rosisch and Alice Wilkinson of Platteville sought a license here then in Dubuque to marry. After failed locals, a trip to Key City produced no permit. Wilkinson Sr followed, confronted the couple in Dubuque, and returned them to Platteville, leaving a mother yet to decide.
Mary Wachter executrix of the will of Heinrich Wachter deceased of Jo Daviess County Illinois gives notice she will appear in the Jo Daviess County Court at Galena on the March term to adjust claims against the estate and to collect unpaid debts.
The home of John McEvoy, Aurora's merchants' policeman, hosts massive placard decorations after his marriage. Chicago Inter Ocean reports signs span both fronts, readable from the street, with jokes and greetings like Presents accepted and Ain’t it a shame John has to work nights. A baby carriage portrait bears Oh Joy, while a window card asks not to butt in. Pilgrims from across the city visit the busy street.
A well dressed lady criticizes a wagon driver for not covering cold horses. The driver cites lack of blanket supply, and the woman offers her sealskin coat as a makeshift blanket. In a separate note, South African cotton from Rhodesia is reported to be shipped to England for the first time, with a large consignment en route.
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