Anxious 10 Invest Visits the Mines Near Platteville
J. Billings of Clear Lake Iowa tours the Fair play Hazel Green Cuba City and Platteville mining districts and plans to move his life to the area. He sees rapid development dozens of mines huts and drills and says Dubuque should seize the opportunity with new housing contracts and rail lines to spur growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairplay
Hazel Green
Cuba City
Platteville
J. “. Billings
Clear Lake
Iowa
Telegraph- Herald
Billings
Telegraph-Herald
Mr. Billings
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Dubuque
Mines drive Galena Platteville interurban railway talk
A visiting party from Boston and St Louis assesses Galena and Platteville mining districts for a proposed interurban line. Promoters await engineer Wheel er report on mine permanence and ore wealth to justify building. A large electric power plant could supply cheaper energy than scattered steam plants, reducing coal hauling costs as mines begin operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Galena
Platteville
Galena and Platteville
W. H. Blood
Boston
Wheeler
St. Louis
Illinois
Wisconsin
Foolish Thirty Incorporates to Explore Wisconsin Property
The Foolish Thirty adopts incorporation under Wisconsin law as Monroe Lead and Zinc Mining Co. It plans 40000 shares at 25 cents, resume work halted last Wednesday, and expand prospecting on Gardner Wilbur and surrounding lands with a new gasoline engine and pump to deepen efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Monroe Lead and Zinc Mining Co
Buehl
Hauser
Gardner and
Wilbur
Gardner
Jack
Monroe Journal
Onyx Mines Sought Near Wauzeka Wisconsin
A stock company forms to mine onyx at Lathrop cave near Wauzeka and Prairie du Chien. Henry Evans holds the lease on the discovery site and the geology department calls the stone the finest in the country. Prospects include iron ore near Prairie du Chien with St. Louis Iron Co drilling at Liberty and Sugar Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wauzeka
Wis
Prairie du Chien
Geological Department
Washington
Henry Evans
Boscobel
St. Louis Iron Company
St. Louis
Liberty
Sugar Grove
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Lead Ore at Raisbeck Mine in Fairplay Wisconsin
One hundred fifty thousand pounds of lead ore lie on the dump at the Raisbeck mine in Fairplay Wisconsin. Poor country roads hinder wagon transport to Hazel Green, the nearest shipping point. The mine shows ample ore and a 10 percent dividend is forecast. A party returned from the mine describing the roads as worst imaginable. A Grand Ball by the Galena Dance and Concert Orchestra is set for Turner Hall Galena on March 17.
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Raisbeck
Fairplay
Wis
Hazel Green
Wisconsin
Galena Dance and Concert Orchestra
Turner Hall
Galena
Former Galena Man Leads in Fierce Jolo Battle
Captain Lewis M. Koehler of the Fourth Cavalry, a Galena native whose parents once lived there, fought in the hard fought Jolo clash near Manila. The assault, supported by Twenty fourth artillery, ended with heavy Moros killed and no Moro defenders remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis M. Koehler
Fourth Cavalry
Jolo
Manila
Galena
Iowa
Spring Street
Pampanga
Omar Bundy
K. P. Lawton
Sixth Infantry
Tyree Rivers
Edward F. McGlachin
Twenty-fourth Battery of Artillery
Gordon Johnson
Signal Corps
Hanover to Build Local Rail Line Originating Here
Hanover plans a four mile railroad to connect with the Burlington and Great Western network. A local incorporation licenses a company with principal office in Hanover and capital stock of 50 000 dollars. Directors include Benj Eadie Wm Speer Geo Jefferson John Eadie and Albert White all of Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Burlington and Great Western
Chicago Burlington and Quincy
Hanover Station
Chicago Great Western
North Hanover
Daviess Co
Benj. Eadie
Wm. Speer
Geo. Jefferson
John Eadie
Albert White
Burlington
The
Great Western
Electric Plant Burns at Harsh Manufacturing Plant DeKalb
The Harsh Manufacturing Company electric power plant in DeKalb burned early Sunday, causing about 15000 in losses. Dynamos boilers and switchboard valued at 35000 were saved. The fire was found at 3 am and burned for hours, traced to coal piled around the boiler which had been burning for two days though thought extinguished Saturday. The building’s lower brick and upper wooden structure contributed to the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harsh Manufacturing Company
DeKalb
Great Western Train Wreck Near Hanover Injures Dozens
Train No 1 derailed near Hanover on Saturday night after rails spread at high speed. Nineteen passengers were injured none fatally with several seriously hurt including a Chicago man a Minneapolis woman and two Austrian emigrants. Rescue trains from Freeport and Dubuque aided amid chaotic scenes as crews struggled to remove the injured and salvage the wrecked cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Western Railway
Hanover
Freeport
Dubuque
WN Aeses Acs
D. B. Butler
Chicago
Austin M. Gross
Lormier
Iowa
Chas. Elwood
Minneapolis
E. B. Flennel
I. G. Fufford
Hosmer
Express Messenger
J. E. Manning
T. O. McGrain
Anna Smith
Pearl Turner
Des Moines
Wreck on the Great Western line disrupts traffic as crews rush to aid
A railroad wreck at Hanover damaged the passing track injuring passengers sent to hospitals in Dubuque and Freeport. Crews cleared debris, rerouted Great Western No. 2 over Illinois Central, and a later freight derailed without injuries.
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Oelwein
Freeport
Dubuque
Hanover
Great Western
Illinois Central
Galena Junction
Warren
Woman struck with bed slat in Clinton injury case
A physician found Mrs. Murray in Clinton with a severe head wound from a bed slat used by a woman friend in an assault. The bleeding was heavy but stopped with difficulty. The assailant helped the injured woman, and the incident was not reported as hostilities ceased after blood appeared.
Fire in Savanna Opera House Threatens Block
A small closet fire on the second floor of the Pulford opera house block was discovered by A P Woodruff and others as they prepared for a Yates meeting. The blaze started in a north stairway closet used by Attorney A J Gray and its cause is unknown. Damage is expected to be minor, but officials credit quick discovery with saving the block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulford Opera House
Opera House
A. J. Gray
Wervig
Freeport Gets Branch House
The McNeill and Higgins wholesale grocery house of Chicago will open a Freeport branch next week. E. O. Gugger leased the east end of the Tuckett building at Spring and Liberty streets. interior work is underway and telephones are installed. The stock is arriving and the branch aims to serve northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin with improved service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNeill & Higgins Wholesale Grocery House
Chicago
United States
E. O. Gugger
Tuckett Building
Spring and
Liberty Streets
Illinois
Wisconsin
May Place Bounty on Crows in Winnebago County
Crow hunters in Winnebago county push for state game commissioner to offer a bounty on crows using leftover game license funds. The law permits funding from fines for propagation restocking and exterminating crow and hawk threats to eggs and young birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnebago County
Savanna Library Report Sparks Editorial Critique
The Chicago Inter Ocean editorials Savanna public library January usage, noting 1 104 volumes home used with only a few on philosophy religion or poetry and none on religion, urging Savanna Christians to read broadly and support philosophy, arts, and religion. The piece cites Savanna's Carroll county location and its link to Chicago readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Inter Ocean
Savanna
Inter Ocean
Galena
Ill
Savanna Weekly Times
Commonwealth
Wisai Ae
Arta EU cl Ak
Ccbuacacdes
Vtinehsia
Mississippi
Illinois
Iowa
Public Library
Peoria
Bloomington
Galesburg
Springfield
Lincoln
Quincey
Joliet
Aurora
Chicago
Held To Grand Jury In Larceny Case
Charles Devlin about 20 was arrested Monday on larceny charges. He was arraigned before Justice Clark, bound over to the circuit court under a $500 bond, and committed to jail unable to post bail. The case involves two cow hides stolen from Kuhn's butcher shop, with two earlier suspects implicated after a sweat box interrogation. Devlin claims he found the hides under bricks. trial set for May term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Devlin
Clark
Doolin
Kuhn
Mrs Daniel Dildine Dies After Illness at 65
Mrs Daniel Dildine of Galena on the East Side died Sunday at 10 30 am after more than a year of illness. A respected Galena resident aged 65 she was preceded in death by her husband. Survived by two sisters Mrs John Kuchemann and Mrs Frank Treisidder of Galena the funeral was held Tuesday at 2 pm from the home with burial at Greenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Dildine
East Side
Galena
John Kuchemann
Frank Treisidder
Mail Order Grievances Stirred at Local Meet
A Standard Oil representative and a National Biscuit Company official met in a local grocery store to discuss mail order competition. The cracker trust executive admitted merchants suffer from mail order inroads and urged patrons to support local grocers by buying on time or paying upfront to reduce reliance on mail order firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
National Biscuit Company
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck & Co
Nat
Cracker Trust
Emigrant Car Fire Ends With Rescue Near Silvis
A emigrant loaded car ran off track near Silvis, catching fire from a stove. A young man smothered the blaze with a blanket while guarding a frightened horse and assisting its exit. A $100 dog howled as railroad workers cut a hole in the roof. the man was bruised and taken to Moline hospital before boarding a Dakota-bound train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Silvis
Moline City
Duri
Dakota
Geneseo' i News
Blizzard Describes Harsh Dakota Winter Storm
Landlord Jeffrey of the City Hotel receives a letter from his brother in Vi gil North Dakota recounting a severe blizzard. A fierce wind created deep drifts around properties with five to six feet of snow near the house and barn. Cattle on a nearby ranch were buried under drifting snow and rescued by ranch workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey
City Hotel
Vigil
N. D
Funeral of Mrs D Dildine Held in Greenwood
The funeral of the late Mrs. D Dildine was held this afternoon conducted by Rev Matlack of the M E church. The services were well attended with many offerings reflecting sorrow for the deceased. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery.
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D Dildine
Matlack
M. EB. Church
Greenwood
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Lathrop
Fairplay Mine
or—Lecat
North
Tals
Clinton
Victor
McNeill and Higgins
Pretzel City
Grand Jury
Big Trust
Dildine Beld
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