Crazy man captured after raid on Wellington Doty farm
Chief Parker and Constable Landrum detained a wandering man at the Doty farm and brought him to Savanna. A doctor diagnosed intoxication, and Foley of Rochelle, who has changed names, is jailed awaiting further identification. He should recover in a day or two. Also an advertisement notes a July 17 sale of 25 miniature photos for 25 to 26 cents near Guggenheim's store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Parker
O. A. Landrum
Wellington Doty Farm
Foley
Rochelle
Guggenheim
Miniature Photo Company
J. Guggenheim’s
Mormon missionaries in Rockford press faith aims
In Rockford Illinois on July 13 representatives of the Mormon church conduct nightly street corner meetings in Southtown to expound the faith and seek converts. A public exhortation at Winnebago and Morgantreet drew a large crowd but no converts have been reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Mormon Church
Southtown
Winnebago and
Morgantreet
Political candidate notices for Jo Daviess County Illinois
A series of Republican primary candidate announcements for the Illinois General Assembly county offices in Jo Daviess County. Names include W H Shons William W Krape William Rippin James F Leckley William Stephenson John R Gilson Edward Menzimer J C Williams Robert Irwin A L Hathaway. Barry Bros advertises carpet and rug sales with home inspection option and price guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Shons
General Assembly
Illinois
William W. Krape
Jo Daviess County
William Rippin
James F. Leckley
William Stephenson
John R. Gilson
Edward Menzimer
J.C. Williams
Robert Irwin
A. L. Hathaway
Ancient River Anchor Unearthed At Cedar Rapids
A large crude wrought iron boat anchor weighing about 250 pounds was found in the Cedar Rapids river by Ben H. Feil, near sixty feet above the Northwestern bridge. It sat buried in sand until dug out and now rests at the boat house. The hand made anchor includes heavy chain and likely dates back to early river travel era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Ben H. Feil
Feil
Go West Wisconsin Sheriff Pursues Lumberman John Dietz
Sawyer county Sheriff Gyland plans a final effort to capture John Dietz of Cameron Dam who has for years held up 5,000,000 feet of timber owned by the Chippewa River Log and Boom company. Dietz has defied the U. S. marshal and state courts, leading to resignations of two sheriffs who refused to press the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Hayward
Wis
Gyland
Sawyer County
John Dietz
Cameron Dam
Dietz
Iron Ore at Grand Rapids Wisconsin Rich Deposit Found
In Grand Rapids Wisconsin a well drilled on a local property struck iron ore about twenty feet down, with ore bed about twenty five feet thick and ore samples showing 65 to 96 percent iron. Drilling conducted by J A Babcock, near Arpin resident Martin Pfyl reported. The find could indicate paying quantities of ore in the area. Also notes on low railway fare days and various local ads and remedies follow, including health products from Shoop and Hollister, retailer listings, and sale items at Coatsworth's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Grand Rapids
Wis
Martin Pfyl
Arpin
J. A. Babcock
Sporting World Baseball Scores and Notes
National League games today include Philadelphia at Chicago New York at St Louis Boston at Pittsburg Brooklyn at Cincinnati and American League matchups Chicago at New York Detroit at Philadelphia Cleveland at Washington St Louis at Boston. League standings show Chicago 4-8 Boston 1-2 New York 16 Cincinnati 11 Pittsburg 9 Brooklyn 6 St Louis 7 Philadelphia 6. American New York 4 Chicago 3 Philadelphia 2 Detroit 1 Cleveland 6 Washington 0 St Louis 4 Boston 1. Three I League Cedar Rapids 7 Davenport 1 Decatur 4 Peoria 0 Rock Island 3 Dubuque 2 Bloomington 7 Springfield 6. Wisconsin Oshkosh 7 Wausau 2 Freeport 6 Green Bay 2. Also notes on trades and local baseball figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Vhicago
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Decatur
Peoria
Rock Island
Dubuque
Bloomington
Springfield
Wisconsin
Oshkosh
Wausau
Freeport
Green Bay
Ww. L. Pet
W. L. Pet
Detroitee
Springfield Vee
Dubuque Eae Bene
Peoria Oe
Rock Island Vee
Cee
Eee
Wisconsin League
W. L. Pet. la Crosse
Freeport the Teen BB
Green Bay Eareveeeedo
Eau Claire
Notable names of correspondents and banks listed
A list of individuals Xe H Hellman David Sheean H Stahl T J Birmingham F J Burrichter A J Millhouse Wm Hurst Geo E Mann C 8 Merrick and mentions of correspondents in New York with Importers and Traders National Bank Chicago Corn Exchange Nat Bank and St Louis Boatmen's Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xe H. Hellman
David Sheean
H. Stahl
T. J. Birmingham
F. J. Burrichter
A. J. Millhouse
Wm. Hurst
Geo
E. Mann
C. 8. Merrick
New York
Importers & Traders National Bank
Chicago
Corn Exchange Nat
Bank
ST. Louis
Boatmen’s Bank
Unsigned note warns correspondent against handwritten reply
A fragmented line warns the correspondent not to write by hand in a way that leaves the recipient in doubt. The terse instruction stresses speed and clarity over personal effort.
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Galena Tribune
Sunday Tribune Publishing Company
Callahan
Galena,Lil
Crazy Man
Sanan
Barry Bros
Cedar River
City of
Chicago Great Western Railway
Minnesota
North Dakota
Canadian Northwest
Great Western
J. F. Elmer
St. Paul
Minn
R. A. Bratton
Main Street
Galena
Rocky Mountain
Siinger Drug Co
Coatsworth's
Black Jack
C. M. Dow
J. W. Coatsworth & Co
Dr. Shoop
W. K. Kittoe
Hollister
Siniger & Siniger
Pharmacal Co
Sporting World
National League
Giants
Ned Hanlon
Cardinals
Sharon
Shay
New York Nationals
Mertes
Marshall
Shannon
Stockton
Cal
Boone
Hintz
Boone Baseball Association
Peckham
Iowa State League
Clinton
Muscatine
Conrad Genz
C, Genz
Hazel Green
Morrison
Hank O'Day
Diamond Warriors
Bellevue
Strawbridge
Brown
Ames
J. Bentley Seymour
Cy" Seymour
John Brush
Merchants National Bank
Galena, Illinois
John H. Hellman
Charles S. Merrick
Frank P. Stillman
Fine China
New York City
Rogers
Coatsworth’s ‘Jewelry Store
Galena, Illino
G. W. Evert
Winters Barn
Court House
Ilinois-Wisconsin
Nelson J. Russell
Minolta
Croquet
Lower Main Street
Depository and General Financial Agent
John Ross
T. B. Hughlett
Walter Ford
Charles P. Mahoney
Teller
John Cloran
H. Fricke
John Rogs
T. R. Goldthorp
T. M. Roberts
Sterling
England
Ireland
Scotland
Coatworth
Malta
Libby, McNeil & Libby
Mason Fruit Jars
Mason Fruit
Ceases Coatsworth’s
Galena Double ‘Beer
Blum
OK Bor
Gunn
Oliver
Oliver Typewriter Co
Wabash Ave
Monroe St
Gollen
Taeten Dava Company
Madison
Henning Studio
India
ALENA
Geminine
Homes For
Shoshone, Wyo
Reservation
W. B. Kniskern
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
Wind River Reservation
Homeseekers
Burlingtons
Colorado
Utah
South Dake
Nebraska
Wyoming
Montana
Kansas
Oklahom
Texas
Indian Territory
Louisiana
the Burlinton
LAE
M. J. Burns
C.b
Q. RY
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!