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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
2
William W. Krape announces his candidacy for member of the General Assembly of Illinois in the 12th Senatorial District subject to Republican primaries.
E P Grindell returns to Platteville after months of jungle exploration off Southern California seeking his brother Tom Grindell who disappeared on an island expedition. Government troops and searches found four dead horses and camping gear but no trace of Tom. Prints of a white man and hope of ransom lead to renewed, though unlikely, search. Grindell concludes his brother perished.
Government tobacco agents publicize Manchuria cigarettes as life giving and uplifting. They assert the product is sweet, of good quality, and famous, promising a dreamlike experience and enduring appeal to smokers with phrases about government manufacture and mountain ambiance.
Carl Gill of Philadelphia visited Millville New Jersey with his automobile but could not repair it. He attempted fixes with two boys, grew frustrated and handed over the car saying it was theirs. He left for home on the next train leaving the vehicle in the youths care.
The instruction advises drying apple peels and later tossing a handful on the stove to release fragrant fumes when baked apples cook. It warns to remove the peels before burning but leave them long enough to scent the kitchen as a home aroma tip.
In every community where golf exists the course aids local prosperity. The golf stream spreads along the Seaboard, fertilizing lands once left to rabbits, seagulls, and players, as described by The Field.
The term czar or tsar for the Russian emperor is traced to Caezar, a title claimed by Ivan Basilowitz after his 1482 victory over the Tartars, crediting him with adopting the name to reflect supremacy.
The passage notes cloves gathered in the green bud stage, later smoked by a wood fire and dried in the sun as part of a described process.
A quirky home scent note explains making a pleasant perfume by combining sea salt with violet fragrance in a wide mouthed bottle. After sealing and resting, the mixture releases a salty sea scent with a violet hint.
A lead ore piece found on the depot floor sparks talk as locals note tourists and visitors carry Galena ore from the Leadmine district as keepsakes. A hotel representative estimates giving away hundreds of pounds yearly, using ore as a travel advertisement and to lure outsiders to explore the mines.
Jefferson Rewey prominent Iowa County resident died at Rewey on Saturday December 24 at age 65. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1868 and 1881 82, chaired the county board for 25 years, and sat on the poor commission for several terms. He was a delegate to the national Republican convention that nominated McKinley for his first term. Seville in Winter Described as a sunlit dry climate with many churches palaces and gardens Baedeker’s Spain guide noted as essential for travelers.
Horace E Burt president of Union Pacific visits Racoon Indiana, returning to his childhood haunts after forty years. Once a barefoot boy nicknamed boy no account for his aversion to work, he rose through railroading to prominence and travels by private car to reconnect with old friends.
The piece argues that ample sleep food work and play build readiness for emergencies better than relying on unused tools and weapons. It emphasizes a clear head steady hand and habit of handling daily troubles to stay prepared.
A London dispatch reports a six defensively weighed tinker’s anvil once used by John Bunyan has been found and will be auctioned at Sotheby’s. It bears Bunyan’s name, residence, and the date 1647 and is deemed genuine beyond doubt.
A London magistrate discharged a man and wife charged with conspiring to defraud an insurance company. He held that in law a husband and wife are one person and one person cannot conspire, noting the couple’s alleged actions could not be joined as a single criminal act.
In a letter William Brooke Field recalls as school inspector giving an exam on physical science with a paper titled applied science. A question asked how to cure a cold in the head and a young lady answered that she would put her feet into hot water until she were in a profuse perspiration.
Sheet-iron can be rolled so thin that 15 000 sheets form one inch in thickness. Light passes through a sheet as clearly as through ordinary tissue paper, indicating remarkable translucency.
The twenty third annual banquet of the Dubuque Traveling and Business Men's association at the Hotel Julien Thursday evening drew over 200 members for the season’s glad, jovial gathering. The event featured renewal of best wishes for the new year and noted hospitality to Galenians visiting the city.
A minister walking by a brook on Sunday scolds a boy who is fishing, arguing it is wrong to fish on Sunday and cruel to use a hook on a bug. The boy reveals the catch is actually an imitation beetle, prompting a humorous exchange about mistaken identity.
Manchuria may offer vast mineral fields and rich farming and grazing lands. Samples of ore suggest large results and initial prospects warrant expert opinions for investment. Yet securing good title and operation remain too nebulous to attract capital at present.
A London Globe quip on calling Jones prompts a Welsh memory of a foreman shouting Jones to summon dozens of men, recalling an Oxford college tale where a friend’s presence leads to windows opening then closing over a toothbrush joke. The anecdote highlights social quirks tied to the common name Jones in Wales.
A Johannesburg bank clerk dismissed for marrying won three months' salary and 165 in libel damages. The court held that any agreement restraining marriage is void immoral and against public policy.
General Weston retires upon reaching age limit and Brigadier General John F. Weston is promoted to major general. The Kentuckian officer led the campaign in Cuba, with Gen. Shafter crediting his success there to Gen. Weston more than to any other man.
Mrs Russell notes parallels between current education ideas and Aunt Charlotte of Alabama who teaches her own child at home. Charlotte rejects schooling saying she will train Jonas herself by sitting him on the floor with a book and threatening him, illustrating stubborn hands on methods.
A visitor from the West asks if that is the Atlantic Ocean and Miss Erech of Boston corrects him saying it is only a portion. The piece then notes Dr Wilhelm Ostwald of Leipzig will lecture at Cambridge under a Harvard Germany professor exchange for half the coming academic year and remains a leading voice among chemists and educators.
The story recalls Thomas Whittemore a Cambridge Mass pastor who posed for Alvan Clark. When asked how he liked the portrait he quipped that his parishioners said it looked like him. He expressed sorrow not that it resembles him but that he resembles the picture.
A Pequot House anecdote features Capt. De Witt Packard quizzed by a boy about whaling and shipwrecks, ending with the verdict he is “no real sailor.” Separately, Japan plans a steamship line to South America to secure Argentine wheat, with a Brazilian trade mission gathering data.
Public notice from Jo Daviess County Court dated 1905 announces administrator Josepha Sehmerre filing to sell parts of Martin Munehrath estate to pay debts. Names numerous defendants and co‑defendants, with a January 1906 summons returnable date and Galena court location.
In the Circuit Court by decretal order an application of J. ling guardian of Grant C. minor to sell Lot fourteen fronting fifty feet on Broadway Galena River side, in Galena, Dav ie ss County Illinois. The sale will be Jan 24 1906 at ten o'clock at the front door of the courthouse Galena Illinois. Terms cash. Guardian J J Nierling. Hodson Campbell attorneys.
The Administrator of the estate of Louisa Wolenetz deceased invites all creditors to appear at the Jo Daviess County Court House Galena for the February term to file and prove claims. Debts owed should be paid promptly to the Administrator D B Blewett. Dat ed December 2 1905.
Estate of Frank Casserly deceased in Jo Daviess County Illinois appoints Peter Casserly as administrator. At Galena County Court February Term first Monday next, creditors must present claims for adjustment and all debtors must pay promptly. Dated November 20 1905.
The conservator Mary Marfield of Catherine Dormer an adjudged insane will sell at public sale December 30 1904 at 10 o clock in Galena Illinois at the courthouse front door the real estate described as lots 68 and 87 with exceptions and part of lot 66 between Franklin Elk and West streets to satisfy the court order. The sale is cash and the property lies on the west side of Galena river. Hopson Campbell attorneys represent the conservator.
Latest Style Best Quality, low est prices are the leading features of the fall and winter line of shoes just received at Strohmeyers Shoe Store tf.
Mary Wachter executrix announces before Jones County Court at Galena in March time for settlement of all claims against the estate. Creditors must appear for adjustment of claims and debtors should pay promptly. Dated December 21, 1905.
Alice P Timmermans administratrix of the estate of William Timmermans deceased in Jo Daviess County Illinois announces a February term appearance in the Jo Daviess County Court in Galena for claims against the estate and for debtors to make immediate payments.
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