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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1905
Page
2
Utica June 7 A fast freight on the New York Central slowing at Hast Rome was signaled by a man on the track shouting for tobacco. The engineer halted the train and questioned the stranger who asked for a chew of tobacco.
Galena residents William Doolin aged 42 and Miss Sarah Marshall aged 38 were married in Dubuque on Monday afternoon by Justice Zimmerrman. The couple, well known and highly esteemed, will receive many congratulations on their first venture into matrimony.
Notice of a regular meeting of the Jo Daviess County Board of Supervisors at the Court House Galena on Monday June 12 1905. All persons with claims against the county must present them by Saturday June 10 1905. Dated Galena Ill May 29 1905. J C Williams County Clerk.
Reduced rate excursion tickets to the Grant County Soldier s Reunion in Platteville Wisconsin will be sold via the North Western Line on June 7 and 8 with return valid through June 9. Tickets available through Chicago and North Western Railroad agents.
Emma Rottler, recently returned from Galena, leaves this evening for La Crescent to stay with sisters Mesdames Ober and Alyson for several weeks. Alyson’s accident left a fingertip severed during meat cutting, with fears of blood poisoning and possible amputation. Mrs Tyson had earlier visited and made friends who regret her misfortune.
Sealed bids for constructing walks in Grant Park will be received by the Secretary of Grant Park Committee until 4 PM on June 17, 1905. Plans and specifications are on file with the Secretary. The committee reserves the right to reject any or all bids. J. 13. Howard Jr., Secretary. Grant Park Committee.
Members of Wildey Lodge No 6 1.0,0.F. are summoned to the hall on Thursday June 8 at 1 30 P M to attend the funeral of P G D H Dildine.
A subscription paper circulates to raise funds for ground improvements and organization of a Savanna baseball team. The effort has drawn liberal support, and if the needed money is raised, the club will be organized at once according to the Savanna Journal.
River news lists boats that passed the draw at Dubuque since last report. Up Cowles and Zains Davis listed on the upbound. Down boats include Chaperon Eagle Point and Stage of Water at 10.8 feet and falling.
Along streams and in the woods mosquitos are said to be more numerous than ever at this time of year. The warm weather has hatched them all out at once. A Solemn Reflection. The dying man who grew rich by swindling orphans groans that the Nettle things men do live after them.
In Rockford Alabama on June 7 Mrs Catherine Betts canceled her wedding to Thomas McCormick after choosing her $8 monthly widow’s pension over a potential $1,000 dower from his estate. McCormick, aged over 70, faced a sudden change as witnesses gathered for the planned church ceremony.
For sale, the eight room house with barn and outbuildings, orchard and small fruit, plus 24 lots on Shot-tower in Ga lena City, to settle the estate. Inquiries to Simon Singer, Executor, or J UO Boeyers for particulars.
The seller offers all styles of Tan Patent Leather and Kid oxford shoes at 25 to 40 cents off the dollar. A late stock arrival forces sacrifice to rapidly dispose of stock. Alos, Mucnow. 6:15.
A local advertiser emphasizes customer satisfaction with a money back promise. HN Hollander proclaims all goods are A-1 and priced fairly, claiming no business thrives on community discontent and promising full refunds.
Desirable offices available in the Horton Block with reasonable terms. Enquire at the building from R. M. Spensley.
Prize certificate winners are urged to call early to view a full line of pianos in stock. Every piano is priced at its lowest cash price and the certificate will be accepted at face value toward any high grade piano. Kraehmer advertises money saving deals.
Ladies shoes and oxfords in latest styles and lasts, regular 1.35 to 2.50 per pair, now selling at 1.10 to 2.00 per pair to clear late arrival stock. Early call advised for best selection. ALOS. Mucnoyy.
Siniger and Siniger druggists shipped by mail an order from Aspen Colorado for one box of Siniger's Corn Salve. The firm notes that locals who once lived in Galena frequently send mail orders for various remedies.
Advert says J H Edwards offers up to date Wall Paper at low prices at main and diagonal with large stock and prices from 3 cents per roll. Alfred Peats goods also available, always on hand.
Men and women are urged to prepare for civil service positions. To secure a government post, write to the International Correspondence Schools in Scranton Pennsylvania, where experts will explain the preparation needed.
The funeral for the late Mrs. Lillian B Kingsley took place from her Foye street home to St. Patrick's Church where Rev Father Dowling said a requiem high mass and preached a eulogistic sermon. Pallbearers included Wm Ahern John Carney Herman Ellwanger Patrick McInerney L Kichaker and John Cunningham with interment at St Philomena's cemetery.
A Nashville Banner item recounts Senator Tillman of South Carolina defending the dispensary system, telling of an Irish critic who laments Maine law and fears the liquor ban will harm both the living and the dead. The anecdote highlights opposition framed as religious and cultural resistance.
The passage notes a long tradition since Nicholas I of naming czarewitchs alternately Alexander and Nicholas. After the murder of Alexander II the name Alexander became unlucky, so future czarewitchs avoid it. The czarewitch is named Alexis after Peter the Great’s father, Peter I.
Five major religious heads are described: the pope of the Latin church, the orthodox pope at Constantinople, the spiritual leader of the faithful in Constantinople, the pope of Tibet with 600,000,000 subjects, and the schismatic pope of the Mohammedan world based in Morocco.
A Pelham Mass man who kept a hog in his pen for a year and a half says he cannot kill it and begin anew, believing a hog must be kept at all times. Separately, experiments show that in third-rail electric roads sleet on unused rails can be melted by heating with the current, raising rail temperature by about twenty degrees in minutes.
The native Chinese garments for women mirror those of men consisting of blouses and trousers. Trousers are tight at the waist with a loosely worn blouse reaching below the hips and not fastened at the bottom.
The late Dr. Austin Flint once saw a desperately ill man in consultation. After waiting for a family member to pay, he billed “To the estate of , deceased.” A returned letter denied the charge. Expert testimony noted “fifteen symptoms of drunkenness.” In an English police court a judge fined the defendant 35 and called for the next case.
Tibetan soldiers, previously captured by the British, were asked if they would enlist in the British service. They replied they would join only if they were paid in advance.
A vast crop across the west, especially Oklahoma, yields record ears and stalks. Walter Mathews field near Mulhall in Logan County reports an eleven year old boy weighing eighty pounds climbing a sixteen foot stalk to four feet height without bending it. The piece highlights potential cattle feed benefits and prospects of lower beef prices.
A pompous New England stranger in a Western Texas hotel faces bold cowboys ready to settle a dispute with revolvers. A Texan warns him to lie on the floor, but the Boston man refuses, arguing dignity. The Texan replies that dignity might yield to avoid a showdown with a .44 pistol.
A scientist reports a large area of sand near the Laurium silver mines in Greece is home to a luxuriant growth of horn ed poppies of a previously unknown species. The plants rise through ten feet of soil piled by ancient mining slag and cinder dumped during old working of the mines. The slag has been disturbed to allow further fusion for silver extraction.
Koepke argues sea sickness stems from brain anemia and that galidol raises blood pressure to treat it. The drug also reduces gastric nerve sensitivity, acting as a stomachic and analeptic, improving stomach disturbances and overall condition.
An American resident in Moscow notes a lack of Russian flavor in theatre during his stay. He recalls seeing only one play with Russian characters and hearing no stage song that appealed to Russian sentiment, unlike familiar American hits such as the Bowery Girl or Dixie Land.
The president and Mrs. Roosevelt plan to abolish cabinet dinners this winter citing their burden on cabinet families. Nine dinners a season feature the president, cabinet members and families with rare outside guests. An Athlon man dined with a prominent family and recalled a stiff waiter causing unease at the dining room table.
A man returning from the boat as he prepared to enter his berth in a sleeping car heard a large Kentuckian shouting at a porter. He waved a pillow and demanded the porter retrieve it, fearing the object would enter his car.
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