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Newspaper

Galena Tribune

Location

Galena, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1905

Page

5

Galena Overwhelms Platteville In Lopsided Hallmark Baseball Game

Galena defeated Platteville 17 to 0 as Evans struggled and Galena's lineup exploded in the seventh with every Galena player scoring. Kippenham, Evans, and Cahill handled pitching while McKee, Friend, and O Day starred with multiple hits and stolen bases. Heavy grounds slowed play after rain, and the visitors outearned in every phase.

Galena Platteville City Evans Innine Platteville Friend O’day Coover Center Garden Throughton O'Day Barnett McKee McIntosh Kippenham Cahill Twoughton Piquette O’ Day Coovers Kippenhaim Me Veagh Troughton Me Intosh Herberger Evan MeeKee Kee Megintosh LE Piquette Woo Laughton Kite

Sunday Sermons and Membership at Tae Cairches

Morning service focused on sowing and reaping with emphasis on habit and moral growth. Rev J A Matlack highlighted harvest certainty and life parallels with nature, while evening spoke of returning opportunities. Francis Arnold Emma Childs joined full membership and Charles N Arnold was baptized. Pastor baptized two infants at home, a daughter of John H Sherrill and Josie M Sherrill, during the afternoon.

J.A. Matlack Francis Arnold Emma Childs Charles N. Arnold John H Josie M. Sherrill William T Effie M. Curley

River floods key towns as Mississippi falls at Keokuk

Mississippi river at Keokuk drops from 18 feet while Des Moines river recedes after feat flood levels. Alexandria Missouri floods blanketed by levee breaches. The ten mile wide river spans from Warsaw Illinois to Missouri bluffs. Crops inundated. farmer Smallwood drowned near Alexandria and seven others missing.

Mississippi Keokuk Des Moines Alexandria Warsaw Iil Bluffs Missouri Smallwood

Baseball Notes and Team Moves

George Bubser accepts Beloit management in the Wisconsin league and will take charge today. He aims to strengthen Beloit to a winner while the Beloit club had been sliding. The Peoria Journal urges double headers to speed the Peoria contest. Wisconsin State League President Powers raided Clinton Independents for players, signing Dooley and Gwynn for Green Bay and Moriarity for La Crosse. C J Rothge joins the Washington American League team and debuted yesterday.

George Bubser Beloit Bubser Peoria Journal Peoria Powers Wisconsin State League Clinton Dooley and Gwynn Green Bay Moriarity la Crosse

Mrs Cornelia J Williams Dies in Freeport

Mrs Cornelia J Williams wife of Freeport city weigh master Hugh Williams died at 11 30 p m after a sudden illness from heart disease She had been visiting at the Southwick home and died before Dr Voigt arrived The pioneer Jo Daviess county family later moved to Freeport She was active in veterans causes and an honorary member of the Ladies of the G A R Survived by husband son Ray and daughter Jennie funeral held Tuesday at 9 30 a m with G A R participation burial at Apple River

Cornelia J Williams Hugh Williams Freeport Southwick Jennie Williams Walton Nephews Dry Goods Miss Williams Voigt Jo Daviess County Melzer Robbins Apple River Mrs. Williams California J.C. Robins Belmont Wisconsin Charles Robbins Wesley Benner Clear Lake Carl Breneisen Waterloo Iowa H.L. Moore G.A.R

Great Wallace Show to Parade Lady Equestriennes in Galena

The Great Wallace Show brings I at least seven noted lady equestriennes to Galena on Friday June 30. Josie DeMott leads a corps of acrobatic riders noted for varied repertoires and dramatic feats. Other performers include Winnie Sweeney Blanche Reed Louise Stickney Olga Reid Cecelia Fortuna Marie Elser Minnie Dupont.

Galena Josie DeMott Winnie Sweeney Blanche Reed Louise Stickney Olga Reid Cecelia Fortuna Marie Elser Minnie Dupont Equestriennes

Pulford Estate Value Reported After Debts

Reliable authority estimates the Pulford estate of the late Bot Pulford of Savanna at 200000 to 300000 after debts. The deceased was worth more than assessed, with liabilities small relative to public opinion in Saginna. Large sums found hidden at the store in various spots.

Bot Pulford Savanna Saginna

Tragic Drowning Of 8-Year-Old Victor Grady In Beloit

Victor Grady eight year old son of Thoms Grady of fifth street Beloit drowned while bathing in Rock river Sunday afternoon near the electric railway bridge around 2 45 o clock. He could not swim and sank after stepping from a ledge into a deep hole before help arrived.

Victor Grady Thoms Grady Fifth Street Beloit Rock River Grady

Baseball Note on Henry Kippenham and Upcoming Games

Henry Kippenham has been released by local management and left the city this morning. He did not show form or hitting in recent play. Galena will meet Platteville tomorrow and Pecatonica on Saturday. Two games are scheduled in Clinton on the second Saturday in July.

Henry Kippenham Kippenham Galena Platteville Pecatonica Clinton

Foster's Forecasts Predict Wide Weather Disturbances Across Nation

June bulletin from Washington forecasts cross continental disturbance 13 to 17 with warm and cool waves through 24, predicting unusually cool overall weather but drought in the cotton belt and excess rainfall in parts of Canada and northern states. Severe storms taper after late June with hot spells on July 4 in the central valleys.

Wasu Hineton D. C Pacific Coast Rockies Great Central Valleys Eastern States Great Central Valley Canada United States Cotton Belt Ohio Valleys Ontario Great Central Atlantic Pacific Colorado New Mexico Kansas St. Louis Cincinnati Washington Baltimore Philadelphia New England Quebbec Meridian 90 Govall Chicago Foster

Sign of the Time Beer Draws the Year by Seasons

A bar man explains the yearly drink cycle with seasons. He notes winter drives whiskey and brandy, lemonade vanishes, beer remains steady year round, and warm weather shifts demand to lemonade with whiskey or brandy used less. He equates beer to the year and other drinks to its seasons.

Chicago Fourth of July Proclamation Bans Toy Pistols

Mayor Dunne of Chicago issues the standard Fourth proclamation banning sale of gifts or toy pistols and metal caps to children. Violations will lead to arrest and a $50 fine.

Dunne Chicago

University president warns athletics ruin health of athletes

President E J James of Illinois warns college sports harm long term health citing heart disease and early deaths among football baseball and tennis players. He urges a shift to rational, broader participation and criticizes current training as excessive while noting similar English trends and a need to reform university athletic practice.

E.J. James University of Illinois James England

Recluse Miss Frances Ruppert Builds Remote Mountain Home

Sacramento Bee correspondence describes Frances Ruppert living alone on a mountain in Lake County. After a long illness from smoke during a forest fire, her voice returned at high altitude but vanished again when returning home. She now mans her ranch, chopping wood, driving stock, and living in a self built cabin with no roads to reach it.

Lake County Frances Ruppert Iusa Sacramento Bee

Study of Hawaii forests contrasts dry coastal and tropical mountain woodlands

The Department of Agriculture studied Hawaii forests noting two distinct types. Coastal groves are Algaroba mesquite introduced in 1837 by Father Bachelot, with about 50,000 acres rising from the original tree. Mountain forests show tropical species like lehua koa mamane and kukui, and lack north temperate species such as oaks and pines.

Department of Agriculture Hawaiian Islands Father Bachelot

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M. BE. Church C.J. Rothge Illinois University Lady Equestriennes Wallace Pulford Estate Ellom Woodman Grant Birthday Association P. H. Clark Ees Favor’s Place Main and Perry Streets Wm. McCormack St. Clara’s Academy Sinsinawa Mound M. Slattery City James Ryan Nora Dwyer Marie Vohs John J. Thode Bellevue Spring Beach Streets Messrs. Street Hawaii
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