Quiet Farmers Wage Harvest Push Amid City Labor Dullness
Merchants report a sharp drop in city trade as farmers stay in fields before harvest. Labor demand remains strong for unskilled work and mining tasks, with some mines shutting temporarily for hot weather. Farmers say good farm hands are scarce and wages of up to three dollars a day for skilled help are being offered to secure harvest labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Green
Benton
Platteville
Galena
Savanna Lady Dies After Sudden Illness
Mrs. John M. Boothby, a respected Savanna resident, died suddenly on Saturday while returning from town. The couple visited Tennyson Shepard’s home earlier that afternoon before Mrs. Boothby became unconscious and passed away almost instantly at the Shepard residence. The death was reported as painless.
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John M. Boothby
Boothby
Tennyson Shepard
Farmers Fear Drouth After Wet Spell
Farmers in the city report a need for rain or crops will suffer. Recent heavy rain left soil muddy and soft while extreme dryness baked the ground. Weeds spread as fieldwork was hampered by wet weather making corn suffer. Haying proceeds as conditions improve recently.
Kings Daughters At Hanover Eight Members Enjoy A Day
The King's Daughters club members left Tuesday morning for Hanover for a day of visiting and picnicking. Eight members formed the party and they returned Tuesday evening. A sale of fine china plates bowls and dishes priced 1.25 to 3 dollars is offered at Coatsworth's this week at 98 cents each.
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Hanover
Coatsworth’s
Afternoon wedding unites Miss Mayme Ward and Robert King
Miss Mayme Ward of Galena and Robert King of Elgin wed at Wheaton at 3 PM on Saturday July 7. The bride is the eldest Ward daughter with many friends. the groom, a former Fosgate Hotel barber in Elgin, plans to reside there after a honeymoon in this city.
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Mayme Ward
Galena
Robert King
Elgin
Wheaton
Thos. Ward
Fosgate
Freeport Y M C A Hikes Reach Wisconsin and Dubuque
About fifteen Freeport Y M C A young men on an annual foot tour arrived in town Tuesday led by Prof Steele. They traveled from Dubuque via Monroe to La Crosse Wisconsin and plan to continue home to Freeport, enjoying outdoor life and good health with little sleep indoors.
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Freeport Y. M. C. A
Freeport
Prof Steele
Dubuque
Monroe
Wisconsin
la Crosse
T P A S Biggest Convention At Jamestown Exposition
Norfolk announces the Traveler's Protective Association of America plans its largest ever annual convention at the Jamestown exposition in 1907 to be attended by Knights of the Grip from all states. Col Geo W Smith of St Louis heads the movement with Gov Folk's staff and aims to build a T P A building as HQ and social club during the expo. The convention will be held next May or June with a special T P A day scheduled once dates are fixed.
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Norfolk
Traveler's Protective Association of America
Exposition Convention Hall
Knight of the Grip
Col. Geo. W. Smith
St. Louis
National Board of Directors
Gov. Folk
Missouri
Waterloo editor Claude Bennett critically ill after appendicitis
Claude Bennett 26 formerly of this city and city editor of the Waterloo Times-Tribune is critically ill at his Waterloo Iowa home after an unsuccessful appendectomy Monday. His grandmother Mrs EB Bennett has been summoned to be at his bedside. Bennett is a well known former resident who left here fourteen years ago.
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Claude Bennett
Waterloo
EB. V. Bennett
Bennett
Waterloo Times-Tribune
Chetlain
Galena
Great Northwest
Union
Tana's Show Draws Crowds In Weeklong Galena Engagement
Tonight at Tana's Show in Galena the program continues a seven night run with a full house and nearly a thousand capacity. The act features top actors, strict moral content, and a changing program each evening through Saturday.
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Tana
Galena
Hundreds Attend Chetlain Home 70th Anniversary
The Chetlain homestead in Jo Daviess county marked its 70th founding with a grand reception attended by hundreds of guests including Gen eral C S Bentley and W H Kohlsatt. Louis Chetlain established the home on land patented by the government, inspiring plans for a Galena homecoming to welcome back past residents.
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Chetlain
Jo Daviess County
Chettain
General C.S. Bentley
Chicago
W. H. Kohlsatt
Proud Fourth of July Address By Judge Hodson
The Lena Star reports the parade moved through the business district to the camp ground where Judge Hodson delivered the address. The paper notes the speech was a masterpiece though unable to publish it in full.
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The
Lena Star
Hodson
Chetlain Homestead Remembered Through Generations in Galena
The article recalls the Chetlain family home near Galena Illinois with Mrs T H Davis and Gen A L Chetlain among attendees. It recounts Louis Chetlains migration from Switzerland in 1795 to founding the farm in 1830s and its rise as a premier county property. Gen A L Chetlain reflects on planting trees sixty years ago and the home’s scenic prairie location near Horseshoe mound and Pilot Knob.
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Chetlain
A. L. Chetlain
Chicago
T. H. Davis
Grundy Center
D. N. Corwith
Galena
H. B. Chetlain
Louis Chetlain
Switzerland
Julia Droz
America
Red River
Illinois
Chetlain Home
Horseshoe Mound
Pilot Knob
Ephraim Lytle
Francis Longette
Alfred Quinch
Soulard
Longette
Quinch
Frederick
Henry
Augustus
T E
Mississippi River
Orator Advocates General Law To Curb Trusts
The speaker argued for a broad general law to regulate trusts and interstate commerce, emphasizing the need for a uniform approach. His address drew careful listening and favorable comments on the ideas presented.
Dogs Roaming Galena Prompt City Action
A Galena report warns dogs are numerous and a nuisance with seventeen dogs reported by census enumerators earlier. Residents see many stray dogs and cars as well. a well known citizen urges appointing a dog catcher and licensing to curb the population amid mad dog season fears.
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Galena
Wil
Franklin Street
Local Resident Undergoes Critical Operation
At 2 o'clock Tuesday ER G Fink of this city underwent a critical operation at St Marys hospital. The operation was performed by Dr Hoffman of this city assisted by a well known physician of Dubuque. Mr Pink underwent the operation successfully and it is hoped that his recovery will be rapid.
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ER. G. Fink
St. Mary’s Hospital
Hoffman
Dubuque
Pink
Remnant Dishes and Glassware Close Out at Low Prices
A sale offers china dishes and bowls from 75c to 1.25 now reduced to 48c for the week. J. W. Coatsworth & Co. also advertises remnant wallpaper at 2c per roll and jelly glasses with tin tops at lc each.
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J. W. Coatsworth & Co
Coatsworth’s
Weeds Getting Rank Along Galena River Banks
Obnoxious weeds grow rank along the Galena river banks and near railroad yards. Burdock and other weeds are evident in several parts of the city on public grounds. They are maturing seeds and, if not cut now, a larger crop will appear next year.
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Galena
Board of Review Meets to Uncover Untaxed Property in Jo Daviess
The Jo Daviess county board of review convened to examine tax payments by county property owners. Last year they found 416000 in unassessed property, with several cases of wealthy individuals underreporting wealth while some small owners faced no concealment. The board, chaired by P. M. Tiffany, includes H. Cogan and W. Stanton and meets on the second Monday in July with until September to finalize work.
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Jo Daviess
Board of Review
Lanark Boy Climbs Water Tower for Air Swim
In Lanark Illinois Ralph Whitmar an 11 or 12 year old boy climbed the towns 100 foot water tower and swam in the drinking water at the tank top. The stunt emptied the tank and flooded streets as town residents drank wary while the incident drew wide interest.
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Ralph Whitmar
Ralph
Lanark
Terra Firma
Miner finds mineral on East Galena land near German English school
William Hornby of East Galena township visited the city Saturday and sold 120 pounds of mineral his children found on the farm surface. Last winter he and a neighbor sold 1,200 pounds from ditches on the same land, suggesting substantial mineral deposits and potential for mining.
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William Hornby
Galena Township
Mr. Hornby
For Sale Farm On Turnpike With Mining Prospects
For sale a leading farm four miles from the Turnpike featuring an elegant house and good zinc mining prospects. Enquire I. F. Moore at The R. B. Man.
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I. F. Moore
R. B
Bargain Prices On Go-Carts And Baby Carriages
Coatas offers children's go-carts and baby carriages from 1.69 to 25. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea touted as a cure for half a million professionals and farmers. 36 cents for tea or tablets Biniger and Singer advertise the product.
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Coatasworth’s
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Biniger & Singer
Despondent Nora Farmer Attempts Morphine Suicide
William Lincoln a once prominent Nora farmer, 45, attempted suicide after a life of heavy drinking and a troubled marriage. He drank morphine early Tuesday, was found by his aging father, and saved by Dr. Bacham. Once respected, he now faces a sad end to a long decline.
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William Lincoln
Nora
Lincoln
Wfe
Bacham
Platteville Man Feels Force at Dubuque Police Station
Pat Scully of Platteville Wis threatened to carve Officer Williams during arrest for intoxication. Detained in a cell at gunpoint he caused disturbance and was jailed for ten days as a bad actor.
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Dubuque, la
Pat Scully
Platteville
Wis
Williams
Scully
Kil led Man Killed in Manila War Service Veteran
Frank R. Hull 45 son of R F Hull of Chadwick died in Manila after falling from a wagon while serving in the 2d regiment at the start of the Spanish American War. A farmer from Nueva Ecija he enlisted 24 years ago and earned praise for scout duties covering 150 miles in three days and capturing a top brigand, later offered a colonel’s commission he declined.
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Chadwick
Philippines
Frank R. Hull
R. F. Hull
Manila
Nueva Ecija
2D Regiment
Savanna Journal
For Sale of Conrad Genz Estate in Hazel Green Wis
Four lots store building large residence livery barn and outbuildings are for sale. Call or write Mrs. C Genz Hazel Green Wisconsin.
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Conrad Genz
C. Genz
Hazel Green
Wis
Night Cure for Women by Dr Shoop Sold by W K Kittoe
Advertises a nightly treatment promising to strengthen weakened tissues soothe inflamed surfaces and clean up catarrhal troubles. Sold by W K Kittoe with claims of rapid local effects during sleep.
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Great River
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