04 Mar 1905
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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1905
Page
1
The Standard's offer guarantees payment for the best ads written within sixty days. The promotion targets ladies and gentlemen, with a new hat priced at 10 dollars 50 cents for women and 300 Standards for the Standard Cigar Factory, Edw. K. Blewett, owner, Galena Illinois.
Mrs Casper Lehner hosted a party of fourteen ladies at a afternoon thimble bee at her home on Dewey Ave. Local ads promote affordable hats with price points of 1 to 3 dollars and novelty items. A Fair Store Grocery promotion offers 85 bars of Belenox soap for 1 dollar. Tax notice states all personal property taxes must be sold before March 10 in McKernan Township, collector Wm. McKernan.
Jury returns a 700 verdict for Tapley over a traction engine incident at Reillys Hill West Galena. Sullivan v ICRR appellate appeal denied after a 1500 verdict. Marriage license issued to Fred Goldenpennig and Pearl Kitlinger. Chicago speech rebuts Osler on old age and Senate elitism.
On Monday evening the Y M C A hosts a pie social for men featuring a pie eating contest and prizes for the best pie composition and the best pie poem. A musical program will accompany the event and attendees are promised a cheerful time. Checks for the I C R R Co semi annual dividend, issued March 1, arrived in Galena. The dividend rate was three and one half per cent.
The obituary notes Otho Shrader, son of Grant County pioneer L.O. Shrader, died soon after returning to Lancaster Wisconsin from the west. He traveled years ago after a wandering fever and died amid heavy snow preventing a proper escort to the grave. Funeral notices for local churches and a series of regional obituaries follow with service times and locations.
G H Rottler of Galena Ilinois forwarded a petition for added mail carriers to extend free delivery beyond current limits. C A Conrard Acting Fourth Assistant Postmaster General says the matter will be investigated and a report will follow.
The executive committee has appointed a fund solicitation committee to seek voluntary subscriptions for maintaining a professional ball team for the coming season. They will begin visits to fans on Monday hoping for strong support and success.
The incident at Scales Mound on the Illinois Central left engineer Charles Parker of Waterloo badly hurt. Brakes failed to hold three cars, sending them into Parker’s cab and causing severe injuries to his hips ankles and a fractured pelvic bone. Parker is hospitalized at St Francis in Freeport and expected to recover in three to four weeks. Mrs Parker and their two daughters are with him at the hospital. Train No 6 was delayed about an hour and five minutes.
The Illinois Central adopts a pension system in 1901 for employees serving full time. A seven member board makes rules for operation and eligibility. Retirements occur at 70 for officers and 65 for engineers firemen and conductors with pension of 1 percent per year of service from last salary. Two longtime Central employees aged 70 in Dubuque, J Hayes and Michael Carey, have applied for pensions.
The Knights of Columbus hosted a social and dance last night in their Birmingham building quarters. More than one hundred attendees enjoyed dancing, card games, and a brief musical program.
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