Carnival Ends in Mixed Festivities and Injury in City
The carnival closed with small attendance and disappointing attractions. Jos Wearmouth may lose part of his hand after a giant firecracker exploded during celebrations on Main Street. Police kept order, few arrests were made, and crowds dispersed by night. Merchants report solid business, hotels were busy, but rail traffic declined. Streets are being cleaned as Carnival company heads to Mt Carroll for a week.
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Jos
Wearmouth
Main Street
Galena
Carnival Company
Mt. Carroll
Suyanna
Base Ball Supplies at Low Prices at Coatsworth's
US goods including bats from 1.25, gloves up to 5, mitts up to 7.50, masks to 3, head protectors 0.74 to 5.00. Agents for Spalding and Reach. Special low prices on full outfits and uniforms. Coatsworth's offers a full line of base ball supplies at lower prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spalding
Reach
Potosi Mines Visit Reveals Strong Investment Interest
Illinois party including J. and G. Rapp and Chas. Stone of LaMoille with R. A. Bratton visited the Potosi mines in Wisconsin. They represent Grant Mining and Lumber Co interests in this city and Potosi and they announced large investments after being impressed by the mines' prospects. The Potosi mines are reported as the best in the district and showing excellent results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. and
G. Rapp
Chas. Stone
LaMoille
R. A. Bratton
Potosi
Grant Mining and Lumber Company
Grant
Man at Prayer Faints. Books Thrown in Church Disturbance
A 17 year old country resident at the First Presbyterian church Sunday morning suffered a fit during prayer. He threw song books across the isle and moaned as the congregation fled in confusion. Two women fainted and several more nearly fainted before he was removed. After time in the open air he partially recovered and returned home. No cause is known.
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First Presbyterian Church
Village Marshal of Dodgeville Wisconsin Duties and Salary
The Dodgeville city marshal has many duties under an ordinance including superintendent of water works attending to the power house engine boiler wind mill pumps water tower water mains hydrants and fountains repairing breaks turning the water on and off caring for fire apparatus keeping it clean enforcing curfew collecting dog tax serving as city hall janitor tending the sick during quarantine attending board of review collecting water tax and acting as city pondmaster alongside police duties. He receives a salary of 400 dollars per year.
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Dodgeville
Wis
County Supervisors Meet in Brief Session and Bids Out
The County Board met in session with little business. An adjournment was taken until 10 o clock Tuesday morning. P M Tiffany of Berryman was reappointed chairman and J F Renwick of Rush was named permanent chairman of the county bridge committee. Sealed bids for a rear retaining wall at the High School building will be received until June 20 1906. Specifications available at M Slattery & Son office. Committee reserves the right to reject all bids.
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County Board of Supervisors
Jo Dayless County Board of Supervisors
P. M. Tiffany
Berryman
J. F. Renwick
Rush
M. Slattery & Son
Austin
Texas
State Democratic Executive Committee
Driskill Hotel
Everal
Ohio Grand Army Encampment Parade Opens in Dayton
J T Slattery Louis Homrich and W F Biesman report that the Ohio Grand Army Encampment opened in Dayton with several thousand visitors. A major feature will be a large parade, among the biggest for state encampments in recent years.
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Ohio Grand Army
Dayton
Grand Grand Army of the Republic of Ohio
Indians Win Their Own Game in Galena Series
The Galena baseball team split with Moline and Cherokee Indians in a weekend set. Saturday Galena won behind Piddingtons pitching as Moline misplayed. Sunday the Redskins beat Galena 6 to 5 under lights in a game shortened by fifteein foot bases and a larger softer ball. Williams starred for Galena with a single and stolen base, while Kerr shut down Galena until the ninth.
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Galena
Moline
Kerr
Piddington
Cherokee Indians
Redskins
Tracey
Parish
McKee
Williams
Rudd
O'Day
Fife
Wallace
Fesler
Kane
Murray
Green
Owens
Wood
Himself
Galena Defeats Moline In Low-Scoring Game Seven
Galena won 7 to 2 over Moline. Three base hits by McKee and two base hits by Piddington highlighted the offense. O Day and Fesler stole bases, Piddington struck out ten, Seltz one. Seitz issued two walks. Quinn had a sacrifice hit and Fesler and Piddington were hit by pitches. Time 1 45. Umpire Hirst.
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Galena
Quinn
Tracy
Kane
Eaetee
Ieen
Fees
McKee
O'Day
Wallace
Williams
Parish
Moline-Muscatine
Kol
Murray
Maloney
Rudd
Owens
Kesler
Oe Chayka
Wood
Kerr
Treee
Moline
Tracey
Hirst
el Quinn
Kuce Green
Ashe Strong
Piddington
Bratton
Main Street
Golion Sb .S
Lleu
Fesler
Seltz
Seitz
Galena High School Holds Baccalaureate Sermon
Rev Mat Lack preached to the Galena high school graduating class in First Methodist church. He stressed opportunity ability and choice as essentials for success and urged grasping moments. The church was prettily decorated with class colors and the Class of 06 banner amid musical selections.
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Methodist Church
Matlack
Galena High School
Board
of Education
Philip Clark
Died at Freeport. long-time Galena resident Peter Steinmetz
Peter Steinmetz 73, born in Germany in 1833, died at Globe hospital Freeport after moving there three weeks ago to live with his daughter Mrs. Plumb. He lived in Galena for 50 years, married Katherine Keegan in New York in 1854, and survived by daughters Mrs. Plumb of Freeport and Mrs. W. Haback of Webster City Iowa and son Charles of Bisbee Arizona. Death due to tuberculosis and other diseases.
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Peter Steinmetz
Globe Hospital
Freeport
Germany
Mr. Steinmetz
Plumb
Gsobel Hospital
Steinmetz
America
New York
Katherine Keegan
Ilinois
Galena
W. Haback
Webster City
Charles
Bisbee
Arizona
Work starts on paving upper Main Street tomorrow
Contractors arrived this morning and will begin paving upper Main street tomorrow. The upper portion will be paved first and the lower part after finishing. Geneva hosts conference to revise the 1864 Red Cross convention with delegates from all powers, delayed by the Russo-Japanese War.
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Upper Main Street
Geneva
Switzerland
Main Street
Geiger
William Cubbon
Elizabeth
Cubbon
Utah
Oil stone found near Galena may spark quarry venture
A light brown oil stone with fine grain was found on a farm near Galena. Local firm exhibits samples and contemplates forming a lithographic and whetstone quarry company to exploit a presumed abundant, easily mined deposit with strong current demand. If proven, Galena may gain a new mining industry within months.
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Joha- Viess
Galena
R. A. Bratton
Gala Day at St Michaels First Communion Celebration
Parishioners recall a memory filled with flowers lights and a sea of color as children of St Michaels Church receive their first Holy Communion. Boys listed include Avery Auger Beadle Belden Callahan Casserly Considine Creighton Donelly Eberhart Englen Foley Gerlich Gleason Gunn Hatter Hickey Levins Levins Levins Lick Morley O Niell Ortscheld Rosenthal Schuster Ward and others. Girls named Allendorf Bermingham Connors Corcoran Dempsy Dolan Dugan Fickbaum Grady Augusta Grady Lucille Hickey Elizabeth Hickey Horan Anna Horan Keefe Laughlin Truey McCarty Florence McCarty Veronica McDermott Loretta McDonald Nellie McMahon Morrissy Rouse Shannon Loretta Smith Flavia M
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St. Michael’s
Loys
Police Chief Shot in Hielostok Russia Secret Police Attack
In Hielostok Russia on June 11 Chief of Police Derkutchof was shot and killed by unknown assailants as he drove. His coachman was severely wounded. Simultaneously, secret police were attacked elsewhere in town, with one officer wounded. A Woman's Auxiliary to the Young Men's Christian Association meets tomorrow at 2:30 PM.
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Hielostok
Russia
Derkutchof
Young Men‘s Christian Association
Attempted Baby Kidnap Averted By Mother In Moline
A mother saved her infant from being kidnapped Thursday afternoon in Moline. The Edens family child, under care nearby, was grabbed by a man who fled toward the Edens ward home before being stopped by the shouting siblings and mother. The incident was reported to police.
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O. V. Edensward
Fifteenth Street
Edensword
Edensward
Moline Mall
Alderman Arrested Over Star Removal At Carnival Scene
A Fifth ward alderman was arrested after attempting to remove a policeman’s star in Mulliinger’s saloon during carnival night. He, along with two other officers, faced heated exchanges over authority and was jailed for several hours before release. The incident sparked broad discussion as officials consider further action while a broader report notes Texas Democratic leaders debating convention sites in Austin.
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Fifth Ward
Mulliinger
Market Square
Dillon
Must Pay by the Gallon Elgin Water Users Rate Change
Elgin water consumers face a new ordinance set to take effect January 1, 1907 requiring meters for all users. The rule establishes a ten cent per thousand gallon charge for house use, with lower wholesale and lawn rates. The move follows a joint council and water commission meeting to install metering and ensure metered billing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Council Committeen On Fire and Water
Water Commissioners
Elgin Press
Drunken Fish On Wild Spree In Flooded Creek
Farmers along Benson creek gathered thousands of fish that surfaced after a spate of whisky from Fitzgerald distillery flooded the stream. More than 13,000 gallons of whisky spilled turning the water into a floating spree as fish danced and leaped. A marriage license was issued to Frank Allard of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and Olive McCarthy of Frankfort.
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Frankfort
Benson Creek
Fitzgerald
Frank Allard
la Crosse
Wis
Olive McCarthy
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Wisconsin
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Sear
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ST. Michael's
Children of
Council OF Knights OF Columbus
Galena Council
Feehan Hall
Knights of Columbus
Galena Knights
St. Michael's Church
D. E. McGrath
J. KE. Shannahan
Isienne Hall
Cuba
David Dalley
M. J. Burns
Dr. Cleary
K. C. Quartet
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Bellevue
LaMotte
Cuba City
Donahoo
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