Died at Poor Farm After Illness of Rheumatism
Henry Apps aged 79 died yesterday at the county farm where he and his wife resided for six years. A former farmer near Seales Mound, Apps faced hardship in later life and died alone with his wife as the sole surviving relative. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the county farm cemetery. The note ends with a report from Highland Wisconsin about the St. Anthony mine and a push for further mining shares.
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Henry Apps
Apps
Seales Mound
St. Anthony
Highland
Wisconsin
Substantial accident injures night engineer at Burlington stub
Charles Marshal Severs wrist after slipping with a glass jar of fruit in his hands yesterday. The injury required medical dressing and will keep him from work for some time. In Chicago, the office at 218 La Salle Street confirms the report as a recent incident affecting a railroad worker. Output figures for zinc, lead, and sulphur for the week ending June 2, 1906, show mixed results across Platteville Cuba City and surrounding mines amid repairs and improved market prices.
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Charles Marshal Severs
Chas. Marshal
Burlington
Marshal
Platteville
Cuba City
Linden
Montfort
Hazel Green-Buncombe
Shullsburg
T Linden
Fang Teeseeee Erese
Thhe Platteville
Empire
St. Rose
Zinc Ore Prices Surge Across District in 1906
Purchasing agents push zinc ore basis price from 40 to 42 per ton of 60 percent zinc with reports of 45 in some mines. Lead ore peaks at 82 per ton from Aylor land Carterville, with sulphide ore at 80. Twenty two weeks exceed 6 million dollars, averaging over a million monthly. yearly total may surpass fourteen million. Wentworth reports zinc sale at 43 per ton. first since last January. Compared with last year, zinc tonnage dips slightly while value rises. lead tonnage and value rise. year’s value up by 25 196. Shipments of zinc and lead for week ending June 2, 1906 listed by camp owners.
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Joplin
Rob Roy
Aylor
Carterville
Wentworth
J. J. Lewis
Wisconsin
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Union
Abe Lincoln
Platteville
Northern Pacific
Gould-Hill-Vanderbilt
Baxter
Cuba City
Shullsburg
San Francisco
Franklin Street Paving and Street Naming Ordered
City council approves paving Franklin Street between Bench and High with brick and assigns two thirds cost to property owners. Plan includes numbering houses and placing street names on corner buildings per post office guidance. Contract terms set to save residents. a street numbering project also approved with plans by the city engineer.
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Franklin Street
Post Office Department
Bench Street
High Streets
Galesburg
Upper
Lower
Main Street
Popp
Scheerer
J Allen Barber Dies After Surgery In Chicago
J Allen Barber longtime Galena resident and son of the late Wisconsin senator died in Chicago at about 3 AM after an operation at Wesley Hospital Saturday He was 65 and survived by two daughters Helen and Catherine a son Lawrence and a Wisconsin brother Funeral arrangements pending arrival of the remains to Galena.
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J. Allen Barber
Galena
Chicago
Wesley Hospital
Barber
Mr. Barber
Yalena
Wisconsin
Annapolis Naval School
United States Navy
Navy
Helen
Catherine
Lawrence
Were Married Today Galena Man Takes Hazel Green Bride
The wedding of George Bonadour of this city and Miss Bartell of Hazel Green was solemnized in this city this morning by Justice Clark. The groom is the son of Martin Bonadour and seen as a well regarded man. The bride is a popular young woman from Hazel Green. They will reside at Hazel Green.
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Galena
Hazel Green
George Bonadour
Bartell
Justice Clark
Martin Bonadour
Bonadour
The Lind en Trio and Glanville Mines Prospect
The Linden area hosts the Trio and Glanville mines, with pay dirt and consolidated workings. The Trio expects May sales of 100 tons of ore, while the Glanville plans a 100-ton mill and concentrator this summer, aiming for dividends as underground work expands and more ore is found in extensions.
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Ingersoll Sargent
Mathey
Joseph Pond
Linden
Joseph Goldworthy
Mineral Point
Ross and Glan~ville
Glanville
Ross
Pollard
Glass Rock
Charles Glanville
Sross
Glan
Novel Minnow Bucket Gift Receives Milwaukee Invention
William F. Biesmann receives a torpedo shaped minnow bucket with airtight buoyant chambers. The floating bucket is designed to be fed to a boat and remains afloat. Gift comes from Philip Kempter, son of Frank Kempter, an old Galena boy and now superintendent of the Guder Patschke company in Milwaukee.
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Wm. FP
Biesmann
William F. Biesmann
Philip Kempter
Frank Kempter
Floral parade opens Eagles Carnival amid limited floats
The first floral parade featured original floats headed by the Galena band and the Eagles team. Prizes of 10 dollars went to Thode and Blum’s factory. An acrobat, Charles Van Norman, was injured in a leap from a bicycle into a water tank but expected to recover for tomorrow. Rain ended the carnival’s first night abruptly.
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Diver
Franklin
Main Streets
Main
Commerce Street
Galena Band
Thode
Blum
F. Vannervate
E. W. Kempter
Biesmann
Eulberg
B. F. Vandervate
Iver
Charles van Norman
Logan House
Fish case slows as circuit court continues testimony
The case George Conkling versus Henry Whitmore, known as the fish case, remains under review by the circuit court. Complainant finished its testimony and defendants’ witnesses are being examined, with several more to come. Heat affects jurors and legal staff. the May term may end with this case or soon after. St Johns church ladies offer ice cream and cake tomorrow afternoon in the Pfeffer building to benefit the parsonage fund.
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Conkling
Whitmore
Circuit Court
George Conkling
Henry S. Whitmore
Fish
Ladies of St. John's Church
Pfeffer
Parsonage
Future of the Lead and Zinc Fields in Wisconsin
J J Lewis surveys Wisconsin mining, noting rising zinc profits, limited lead finds, and strong district growth. He cites Platteville and Platteville area mines as examples, discusses dividends, stock premiums, and the likelihood of continued zinc demand amid rising output and scarce lead discoveries.
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la Salle Street
Missouri
Lead and
Stott City
Alba
Oronogo
Adecco
Lucy
Operaouse
John T. Bennett
East
M. Slattery & Sons
Lower Main Street
Gear Street
Spring Street
Fire Department
Fire Committee
Oklahoma City
Okla
Jiame
Oklahoma
Indiana Territory
East Spring
Malo
Market Square
Coatsworth
Trio Mine
Dark Horse Mine
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