Quincy Disaster Leaves No Lives Lost Near Winona
Captain Kaileen recalls the near tragedy as the steamer Quin cy strikes a snag above Trempealeau. The prow jams in the mud and the boat takes on water, lights fail, but passengers escape via gangplanks and fires illuminate the shore. Damages reach about 10000 dollars with wrecking crews to refloat and repair at Dubuque yards.
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Quincy
Winona
Kaileen
la Crosse
Trempealeau
Richtman
Galena
Frank Kempter
St. Paul
Dubuque
Woman slays snake with an axe in Galena
Mrs. L. Cook dispatched a five foot plus snake on Franklin street Thursday afternoon. The large nonvenomous reptile likely had been roaming the neighborhood for some time before Mrs. Cook secured an axe and cut the snake in two.
Flies Multiply as Screens Go Up in Galena
Large number of flies has appeared after hundreds of screen doors were installed in Galena this past week. The year’s late arrival of flies is being made up in bulk, with concerns about cholera relief if their abundance lowers epidemic risk.
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Galena
Farmer from Vinegar Hill Injured After Mine Fight
A well known farmer from Vinegar Hill visited a local physician Wednesday for head wounds after a Tuesday night quarrel with a miner at a nearby mine. Knives were drawn but bystanders stopped the fight. the farmer’s injuries are not serious and no arrests were made.
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Vinegar Hill
Fresh Air Fund seeks host families for charity outing
Attention returns to the Fresh Air Fund arrival on July 28. Tribune office and King's Daughters Circle request names of volunteers. Specify whether boys or girls, ages 6 to 14, and preferred nationality or religious affiliations. Aim to place twenty to forty children for a two week rural outing.
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Fresh Air Fund
Tribune
King’s Daughters
Laborers Strike Over Pay on Great Western Bridge
About seventy five workers on the Great Western double track bridge across Smallpox creek near Galena Junction walk off the job after demanding 50 cents more per day. They were paid 2.25 daily and the contractor refused, delaying completion of the 400 foot three span concrete structure expected to be finished this fall.
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Smallpox Creek
Galena Junction
Completes Painting Steeple on St Marys Church
Geo Bond, a renowned steeple jack, finished painting the 135 foot high St Marys Catholic church steeple after about two weeks. He reached the top using a rope and swing system he devised, reducing the need for board scaffolds. Bond has painted numerous church steeples in the area and beyond.
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Geo. Bond
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Mr. Bond
Curly McCarthy Held to Grand Jury in Assault Case
Curly McCarthy was arraigned and bound over to the circuit court under $200 bonds after a grand jury hearing. He allegedly helped assault William Henderson on July 4 near the Galena Junction tracks, leaving Henderson badly beaten with teeth knocked out. Other prisoners remain in jail awaiting grand jury action as the county jail hosts five inmates. Beginning July 17 the Miniature Photo company offers 25 photos for 25 cents near J Guggenheim's store.
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Curly” McCarthy
Bury
William Henderson
McCarthy
Henderson
Galena Junction
Great Western
Whitmore
Edw
Henry Hire
Menominee Station
Hitt
Elizabeth
Fred Harding
DeSoto House
Miniature Photo Company
J. Guggenheim’s
New Greenhouses Planned After Hail Destruction
B F Vandervate near this city plans two new modern green houses to replace the one wrecked by a recent hailstorm. Each 100 by 16 feet, with advanced heating and equipment, will be built by October. The insured structure was damaged but no policy was in force at the time of the storm.
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B.F. Vandervate
Mr. Vandervate
Vandervate
Green House
Mr. Vandervale
Evening Wedding Unites Temp Robison and Jessie Wright
In this city on Thursday Temp Robison son of Mrs Eliza beth Robison and Miss Jessie Wright of Cuba City joined in marriage. Rev Yundt of the Episcopal church performed the ceremony. The groom works in the mines at Cuba City and is well regarded. the bride from Cuba City is noted for charm and many friends. They will reside in Cuba City.
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Temp Robison
Elizabeth Robison
Jessie Wright
Cuba City
Yundt
Episcopal Church
Robison
Tiling and Crop Rotation Boosts Farm Prosperity Across State
The text explains how expanding land use and drainage, especially tiling wet meadows, enhances crop rotation. It notes government led learning, farm institutes, and practical methods to install tiles, trenches, and dredges, turning poor pastures into fertile cornfields with deep soils from flood deposits.
Woman on long hike found exhausted near rail line
A woman about 28 to 30 was found lying beside the railroad track near Lanark on Wednesday morning. Geo Snovel alerted neighbors who cared for her. She said she was bound for Dubuque from Cincinnati, walked after funds gave out near Chicago, slept under a tree Tuesday night, and had worked in a Cincinnati restaurant earning $1 a week. Lanark residents are helping her continue the journey. relatives live in Dubuque.
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Geo. Snovel
Lanark
Dubuque
Cincinnati
Chicago
Savanna Times
Returns From Kentucky Homecoming Guest of Kin
Mr. J. G. Crooks returned Thursday after a month with relatives in Kentucky. He attended the Kentucky homecoming and stayed with kin at Mt. Sterling and Lexington. He met many boyhood friends and was royally entertained. Crooks was born and raised in Kentucky before moving to the city as a young man.
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J. G. Crooks
Kentucky
Mr. Crooks
Mt. Sterling
Lexington
Opening Wild Lands Shoshone Reservation Offers 300000 Irrigated Acres
Wyoming state engineer Clarence T. Johnson outlines irrigation plans for the Shoshone reservation lands opened to homesteaders. About 300000 acres of rich soil along the Big Wind River will be irrigated with favorable conditions. Registration runs July 16 to 31, with final entry beginning August 15 for 2 quarter section holdings.
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Great Indian Reservation
Wyoming
Clarence T. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Big Wind River
Shoshorn and Lander
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Casper
Lander
Shoshoni
Wyoming & Northwestern Railway
Notice in Overstreet chancery suit in Jo Daviess County
Publication alerts Edward Overstreet of non residence in Galena that Marian Overstreet filed a bill in the Jo Daviess Circuit Court Chancery on April 25 1906 and a summons issued for May 1906 with publication order. Edward Overstreet must appear November 1906 to plead answer or demur or a decree by default will be entered.
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State of Illinois
Jo Daviess
Marian D. Overstreet
Edward Overstreet
Jo Daviess County
Galena
Master in Chancery Sale of Jo Daviess Real Estate
Public notice in Jo Daviess County Chancery Court announces the sale of described real estate in Alice Ennor v Adam J Heckelsmiller et al to satisfy a decree dated June 1 1906. Master David B Blewett will sell at 10 am on Wednesday August 1 1906 at the front door of Ga rena Court House to the highest bidder.
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Alice Ennor
Adam J. Heckelsmiller
Elizabeth Heckelsmiller
David B. Blewett
Jo Daviess County
Garena
Illinois
Jo Daviess
Master in Chancery Sale Oracle Jo Daviess County Illinois
Public notice of a Master in Chancery sale in Jo Daviess County Illinois of real estate described as the west half of the southeast quarter section 15 and portion of section 22 including 104 69-100 acres total with road and spring rights. Sale date August 1 1906 at 10 a.m. at the Galena courthouse cash in hand. Master in Chancery David B Blewett Sheean & Sheean solicitors.
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Galena
Illinois
David B. Blewett
Hudson & Campbell
Daviess County
Jo Daviess
John Em
Len
Rose Englen
Ilinois
Sheean & Sheean
Coataworths Offers Wide Base Ball Supplies At Low Prices
The catalog advertises a full base ball line including gloves masks body protectors and outfits. It promotes Spalding and Reach goods with low prices on full outfits and uniforms and notes a large hammock selection in town with prices ranging from 48c to 7.75.
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Spalding
Coataworth’s
Bargain Grocery List With Brand Names and Prices
A scanned advertisement lists numerous grocery items with unit prices and brands. Items include baking powder 10c per package, Malta ceres 15c, Presto 19 pounds sugar 10c, Dr Price cream baking powder 25c, Wittemore shoe dressing 16c, various sugars and sauces, Libby canned meats and sardines, Mason jars and quantities, and other household staples with set prices.
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Malta Ceres
Dr. Price
Wittemore
Coal Bay
Libby, McNeil & Libby
Libby,McNeil & Libby
Libby
McNeill & Libby
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Platteville
Charity
King's Daughters
BRB. F. Vandervate
Fine China
New York City
Rogers
Coatsworth's Jewelry Store
Galena, Illinois
Hodson & Campbell
Galena, Ill
Dubuque, Iowa
Circuit Court of
Greenwood Cemetery
Maggie Burke
John Englen
Coatsworth's
Coatworth’s
Coatsworth’s
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