Galena Mining District Report Revives Lead and Zinc
In Galena area mining shows revival with Blewett and a nearby lead mine on new ground yielding from half to a ton daily. Old blast furnaces, 80 to 50 in county, are mostly out. Rich Gra Bowden runs the sole furnace near Galena, age 82, after 45 years of operation. Skene mine Elizabeth leased for 10000 yearly. Sip teen Mining at Hazel Green drills near old shaft and hits lead ore within 26 feet. Article based on Mining World piece by Judge Spensley with Bowden smelter photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena
Blewett
Daviess County
Richgra Bowden
Dodgeville
Wis
Dubuque
Iowa
The
Mining World
Spensley
Bowden Smelter
Wife Whips Man as Husband Points Gun in Public
A citizen of Odin Indiana reports Mrs James Churchman horsewhipped James Beard in the street while her husband held a cocked revolver to Beard’s breast and warned he would shoot if Beard resisted. The blows were vigorous and Beard winced with each strike before the couple warned him to beware remarks about Mrs Churchman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Churchman
James Beard
Beard
Churchman
International Sunday School Convention excursion notices
International Sunday School Convention dates set for Toronto Ontario June 20 to 27 with excursion tickets sold at Illinois Central offices in Galena June 18 to 22 for 19.10 round trip and return by June 30 1905. Additional Asbury Park New Jersey trip July 5 to 7 with 26.20 round trip and return extended to August 31 1905. River News notes Dubuque draw results and water stage falling with several entries.
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Toronto
Illinois Central Ticket Office
Galena
T. L. McDermott
Asbury Park N.J
Ilinois Central
Giulena
T. L. Mc Deron
Dubuque
Up—Rutledge
St. B. Kendall
Juniatta
U.5
Galena to host Platteville in Basin Park baseball clash
Tomorrow afternoon at the Ball Park the Galena team faces Platteville in a key Wisconsin matchup. Platteville backs the win with 75 percent of gate receipts for the winner and 25 percent to the loser, as Kippenlam takes the mound for Galena amid a large Platteville turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena
Platteville
Ball Park
Wisconsin
Kippenlam
Mayme Fiddick Weds Spafford Warren in Warren
Miss Mayme Fiddick and Spafford Warren of Sycamore Ill were married at the bride’s mother’s home in Warren with about fifty guests. Rev Cass Davis officiated the ring ceremony under an arch of syringas. The couple will reside in Chicago after a short visit to the groom’s parents.
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Warren
Mayme Fiddick
Spafford Warren
Sycamore
Ill
Cass Davis
M.E. Church
Margaret Russell
Stockton
Warren High School
Warren Academy
Banker’s National
Chicago
G.O. Warren
M Cubes
Warren Journal
Grant Birthday Association holds annual meeting in Galena
The Grant Birthday Association met Friday evening in Galena with J B Howand Sr presiding. Treasurer Charles Scheerer reported a receipts and expenditures ledger for April 27 1905 to May 1 1905 including speaker Col W J Bryan and Band music expenses. Officers elected for the new year include President W Montgomery Vice President Win Hurt Treasurer Charles Scheerer and ward officers. Thomas Harney noted as Will Poolay returns from Madison University. The column closes with a note that Doubling Earths Population is 260 years per the editor.
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Grant Birthday Association
J.B. Howand Sr. Pres
Association
Charles Scheerer
W. J. Bryan Speaker
Elizabeth Bard Music
Galena Comet Band
Galena Gazette
Turner Hall Society
Frank Morelli
Park
Jas. F. Norton
A. Ellioteles
G. A. Blish
Galena
Ill
Charles Scheeres
Trens
W. Montgomery Ce
Hurt Treasuser
Chaz
Scheerer
Bostwick
G. Blish
T.G. Wonderly
Hong Wilth
Thos. Harney
Madison University
Girl collapses in Gloucester County Court during cross examination
Pauline Munzenberger, 19, testified she was repeatedly abused by her father Andrew Munzenberger after revealing an alleged assault by Walter Pickard. The defense contested the charges while medical testimony described bruising and ongoing care. The witness fainted as the testimony ended, revived by a physician.
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Woodbury
N. J
Pauline Munzenberger
Glouchester
Andrew Munzenberger
Walter Pickard
Pickard
Euclid Street
Munzenberger
Avis
Pichard
Pauline
Churches Schedule and Events for Sunday and Friday Reception
St Marys German Catholic Church on Franklin Street lists Low Mass and High Mass times with Rev Bally. St Michaels on Beach Street offers Masses and benediction with Rev Shannahan. Crissman and Rev Crissman preach at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Morning sermon The Word of Christ Evening Unsearchable Riches of Christ. Sabbath School 9:45. Miss Sheean to sing. Junior Endeavor 2:30. Senior YPSG B 6:45. Turner Hall hosts a Friday reception and banquet for 1905 graduates with program previously published. attendees report an enjoyable time.
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St. Mary's
Franklin Street
Wm. Bally
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Beach Street
Shannahan
Ralph Maclay Crissman
M. Crissman
Chicago
Miss Sheean
Junior Endeavor Society
Y.P. S.G
Turner Hall
Tribune
Illinois Music Teachers convention adjourns in Peoria
The seventeenth annual Illinois State Music Teachers association convention concluded in Peoria with election of officers and Peoria chosen as next year’s meeting site. New president Glen Dillard Dunn of Chicago, VP H W C Gaab of Minier, and secretary treasurer H S Perkins of Chicago were announced. Featured today were performances by W C E Seeboeck, pianist, Robert Ambrosius, cellist, and soprano Mrs Genevieve Clark Wilson from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Illinois State Music ‘Teachers’ Association
Glen Dillard Dunn
Chicago
Minier
H.S. Perkins
W.C.E. Seeboeck
Robert Ambrosius
Genevieve Clark Wilson
All
Versatile Weather Folly of a Town
A playful meditation on quickly shifting weather patterns. The speaker notes hot and cold days in rapid succession, melting then freezing, longing for ice cream one day and fire the next, seeking shade then shivering indoors, and finding the town's weather as fickle as a woman's mind.
Mississippi River Flood Threat Deepens in Wisconsin
Mississippi river rise accelerates toward danger point threatening La Crosse factory district with possible tonight flooding. Conditions on Chippewa and northern Wisconsin rivers improve, but Mississippi Wisconsin and Black rivers worsen, signaling escalating flood risk across the region.
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Mississippi River
la Crosse
Factory
Chippewa
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Black
Collection of Forks Reveals Tudor Dining Etiquette
A London jeweler has made a collection of ancient forks used in England dating from the sixteenth century. The solid silver forks reveal little change in design over centuries and resemble modern forks. Once a luxury, they were used only by the aristocracy.
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London
England
Father Gives Deed for 80 Acre Farm to Belvidere Graduate
Miss Vera King of the Belvidere high school class received an 80 acre family farm in Flora valued at 10000 as a graduation gift from her father Frank King. The deed was transferred at a gathering with teachers and classmates, with attorney J.M. Huff also offering a Jersey cow as a personal gift.
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JM. Lh
Miss King
Local Movers and Visitors Report Weekend Activity
Mrs W HL Stahl and daughter visited St Louis Friday. Thomas Ward of Motherville Indiana visits his parents on Wark Ave. Fred Etting of Gordons Perry tours Galena Saturday. Mrs Bert Birkett of Hazel Green shops in Galena Saturday. Frank Schneider of Lyons Inc. stays at his home on lower Beach Street. Millions of Copper Coins Made. Every year the English mint issues lower 000 000 copper coin.
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Thomas Ward
Motherville, In
Mrs
Patrick Ward
Wark Ave
Fred Etting
Gordon's Perry
Bert Birkett
Hazel Green
Frank Sehneider
Lyons, Inc
Lower Beach Street
City notes and advertisements echo a bustling Galena area
A collection of names and weekend visits fills pages with residents in Galena Hazel Green East Galena and surrounding towns. Mentions include Mr Heim Miss Rose Orcheid Mrs Youle Mrs Vincent and many others visiting the city. A socialist lecture by Ida Crouch-Hazlett is slated for June 10 at Main and Green. Also notes on flour brands Nerve Tablets and Rocky Mountain Tea plus local infrastructure talks about an electric line between Dubuque and Platteville and a new high school project underway.
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Ida Crouch-Hazlett
Main
Green Streets
Wallace's Circus Bronson Band to Entice Galena Crowd
The Wallace Show features Bronson's Concert Band delivering eight numbers across a grand program for forty minutes on Friday June 30 in Galena, aiming for high class musical entertainment free of charge to patrons. A light, breezy interlude on footwear and a barber’s tips on razor care follow in other brief items.
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Wallace Show
C.R. Bronson
Bronson
Galena
Wallace Circus
Kleptomania in High Society Frays New York Clubs
A New York social scene trouble spreads theft across women’s clubs. Jeweled hat pins purses and chatelaine bags vanish at gatherings prompting talk of hiring a detective. Separate note observes currency abrasion losses in Europe and in Wall Street gold shipments.
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New York City
Women’s Republican Association
Delmonico
Federation
Hotel Astor
Europe
Wall Street
A Useful Hint About Storing Coal For Longer Burn
The notice explains dry airy storage improves coal burning, while airless, closed cellars waste gas and reduce efficiency as coal burns poorly, urging proper ventilation for longer burn times.
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Galena Mining District
Tuplie Bpensley
Odin
Ind
Ont
Asbury Park
Waarren
Grant’s Birthday Association
Earth
First Presbyterian Church
Wirst M. J. Church
JA. Matlack
Illinois
Glen D. Dunn
Vera King
Frank King
Youngs
Clyde Birkett
John Heim
Rice
W. Thomas
Phil Petz
Shullsburg
William Haser
East Galena
City
Rose Orcheid
T. Mayne
Council Hill
Siniger’s Drug Store
Charles Youle
Scales Mound
Wm. Smith
Highstand, Wis
Will Vincent
Herman Felderman
Gordon’s Ferry
Will Schoenhardt
Seales Mound
Judge Spensiey
Waterloo
Y.M.C.A
H.C. Kucheman
Ion. W.D. Jones
Itazel Green
Clara Collins
Elizabeth
Elizabeth High School
Kndna Luey
John Cloran
Edward Stellenberg
Milwaukee
Otto Stellenberg
J. G. Lehmohl
Grant Hotel
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Siniger
Sea
Siingers Drug Store
Ella Dittmar
Rhett
Woodbine
Dabutne
Thizel Green
Phitteville
said_ rom
Arwipo Ries
O Hurst
Crach Hone
Barry Bros
FOR Children
FOR
Wallace's Circus
Shodem & Co
Harriet Heecher Stowe
Boston Post
Star
Sfar
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