Busy City Council session approves Main Street paving plan
A large City Council meeting on Tuesday approves Main Street paving from Warren to Perry with No 1 paving, cement curbing, and two thirds abutting property owner funding. The session also awards bids for Spring and Bench Streets paving, approves fire marshal bonds, and sets hours for street lighting while addressing nuisance watering troughs and street crossings.
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McCarty
Lucy
Blish
Allen
Gunn
Marley
Popp
Schleicher
Gray
John W .Gray
Fifth Ward
Third Ward
Main St
Morley
Committee On
Main Street
Galesburg
Warren
Perry Streets
Spring and
Bench Sts
Street, Stuck & Linehan
Dubuque
Bench St
Davis Hall
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Captain Racsket Delights Local Audience With Comedy
Local talent presented Captain Racsket on Tuesday evening to an appreciative audience. The laughable play was well rendered and provoked much laughter with parts greeted by loud applause. All cast members performed professionally. A post performance dance followed with music by the Galena Harp Orchestra.
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Galena Harp Orchestra
Syracuse Woman Writes Verses Feels Driven to Poison
A Syracuse woman who had been writing verses feared she was going insane and took poison, a case cited in a Buffalo Express item as a warning about writing as a possible sign of mental breakdown.
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Syracuse
Buffalo Express
Galena approves high school contract bid by Chicago firm
The Galena Board of Education opened bids for a new high school and awarded the contract to J Schmidt Bros & Co of Chicago with a low bid of 42884.00. George Young of Galena got 945.00 for painting and interior finishing. Other bids remain under review for heating and ventilation as the city weighs funds and legislative hurdles.
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Galena Board of Education
Court House
J. Schmidt Bros. & Co
Chicago
George Young
Galena
Board of Education
Main Street paving project advances in Galena
City engineers and Mayor Scheerer plan a Main Street survey and paving bid process. Working with City Engineer Scott, they aim to begin laying the first bricks by June 19 while Alderman Allen and O C Kraemer are credited for driving the improvement. The work is slated to span the summer and fall toward permanent paving.
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Mary Fritz
Grady
New Kentucky Coal Co
Madison St
Main. St
Scheerer
J. C. Scott
Scott
Main St
Galena
Allen
O.C. Kraemer
Bessler Heims Nuptials In Rice Township
Miss Mary Bessler and Frederick Heims tied in marriage at St Marys Church with Rev Mather Bally officiating. Attendants included Amelia Bessler as bride’s maid and John Heim as best man. A reception followed at the bride’s parents home. The bride’s mother is Mrs George Wein of Rive and the groom is son of Mrs John Heim of Pilot Knob. A large crowd wished the couple a prosperous life together.
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Mary Bessler
Frederick Heims
Rice Township
St. Mary's Ehurch
Mather Bally
Amelia Bessler
John Heim
George Wein
Rive
Heim
Pilot Knob
Home For Sale In A Pleasant Location
A well kept one room house with bathroom, large yard and lawn, plus a barn. Located in a pleasant area. Inquire at the Tribune office.
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Tribune
Grecian Currants the Best in World Trade
Greece stands as a minor map feature yet leads in currant production surpassing all others. The global forestry area is estimated at 2,500,000,000 acres, a figure highlighted in a recent world statistics roundup.
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Greece
Ordinance Orders Removal of Main Street Poles and Wires
Galena City Council enacts a measure demanding all telephone poles wires and cables on Main Street be removed within 30 days of passage. Violators face fines from 50 to 200 dollars and daily penalties after conviction for each day the poles wires and cables remain.
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Prospect Streets
Washington and
Green Streets
Henry Bergmann
H. J. Loepel
Galena Iron Works
Joliet Iron and Bridge Co
HF. Ives
Galena
Lucy
Main St. Ald
Allen
The
Tribune
Grant Memorial
Main Street
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Main Street sidewalk ordinance approved by city officials
On June 6 1905 the Galena city ordinance requires property owners abutting Main Street to obtain grade and sidewalk specifications from the City Engineer before construction and to build accordingly. Violations incur fines from five to fifty dollars per day of noncompliance. Also notes statements about national debt by Palmia and Siam.
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Main Stree
Ehech
Galena
Main St
Charles Seleverer
Speed limit ordinance for Galena streets enacted
The Galena city council ordinance restricts speed of any horseless conveyance to seven miles per hour on public streets. Violators face a fine from five to two hundred dollars and the measure takes effect after passage mayoral approval and publication. Charles Scheerer is the city clerk. By Trial to Triumph motto appears.
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Galena
City of
Galounna
Charles Scheerer
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