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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1906
Page
1
In the revived mining scene local ore types gain attention with galenite or galena as the chief lead ore and zinc ores sphalerite and smithsonite prominent. The article details mineral forms, purity, and variations, noting silver content is minimal and zinc ore dominates district production.
William Harris sells his 57 acre East Galena township farm to Farnsworth Bell & Co of Chicago for mining use. Public belief of mineral veins, with prospects of lead ore and zinc upon drilling.
A train carrying eighteen cars of heating radiators totals 60 000 pounds per car will pass through Galena Saturday evening March 31 at 8 o clock on the Illinois Central. Officers of the American Radiator company will accompany the shipment from Litchfield Illinois to Minneapolis Minnesota. Miss Mable McDonald returning to Montfort Wisconsin after visiting her sister Mrs Charlie Allen.
After a two day siege Peoria carpenter William Riggert, declared insane, holed up in his hut on Jubilee Brimfield road 412 miles east of Brimfield. Deputies plan to vent ammonia fumes into the house to force surrender, while Riggert guards the premises with provisions and ammunition for a long stand. His wife separated from him earlier this year. he is linked by marriage to grocer M Hieter.
Cattle receipts 26000 and steady at close. Hogs 2000, opened five to ten lower, closed five lower. Also note promotion for Hollister's Roecky Mountain Tea at 45 cents by Siniger and Siniger, claiming health benefits though unrelated to market data.
A Railway Age editorial advocates a careful revision of the American standard code for operating trains. It argues current rules need fundamental principles updated, cites frequent wrecks from inferior to superior train overlaps, and stresses progress in track and equipment while preserving essential safety concepts. Will Stillman visited his mother S. O. Stillman.
Archie Looney, a Benton area farmer and temporary miner, lost a foot when a drilling machine axle broke during relocation. Warning to jump came too late as the mast pinned his foot after the machine toppled on icy ground. Surgeons amputated last evening. Miners around Benton continue full shifts as spring opens, drawing many outsiders seeking land leases and fueling a local boom.
Casper Wyoming March 26 In a wreck on the Northwestern near here nine persons were killed and thirteen injured Rescuers are unable to reach the scene of wreck owing to washout on road at a bridge.
Mrs. Elizabeth Godat, one of Galena's oldest residents, observed her eighty fourth birthday Saturday. Confined to her room for eight years, she received many visitors and gifts from former Galenians, including orange blossoms from California. She came to Galena in 1888, knew General Grant, and has two of five sons who served in the Civil War. She remains the oldest member of the First Presbyterian Church, and her daughter Miss Mary Godat is noted for her devotion.
The Ten Strike Mining Co under J E Wearmouth is rapidly installing machinery and erecting buildings on its property. Five men are employed on the buildings, boiler room, derrick, and coal shed as the 85 horsepower Atlas boiler and high speed holster are prepared. A 4060 ton crab will handle the pump in a reworked shaft, and miners will be deployed once machinery is ready. Officers R K Welsh F Kleig and W W Bennett reside in Rockford.
A reader letter to the Galena Gazette praises Hazel Green livery outfits and urges Galena liverymen to upgrade their teams and gear to avoid higher local hiring costs while delivering mine promoters and capitalists to inspect regional mines.
A historical note argues that fears of horse extinction due to bicycles and electric roads were unfounded. Dealers report high prices and strong demand for horses, with 6 to 10 year olds selling for 40 to 75 dollars and quality animals reaching 150 to 175 dollars, even as autos gain popularity. The author predicts horses will remain in demand and prices may rise in five to ten years.
A Lima Ohio dispatch claimed Yard Conductor H A Sloane confessed to a 1897 train holdup on the Chicago and North Western at Galena Illinois with $80,000 stolen. Northwestern officials deny any such robbery on their line. Sloane is described as mentally unbalanced and the report is unverified. Mining rubs in stock or made to order at Lemper's cooperage factory.
The will of Adeline BE Prouty, who died in Princeton, leaves 55000 to fund an Old Ladies' Home in Princeton township for the worthy elderly. It also leaves 3000 to the Congregational church and 1000 to each son, Charles E. and Edward Prouty. The estate totals just over 55000, all in mortgage loans, notes and stock, with no debts. The home may accept non residents with an annuity and aims to be non-competitive with the county farm and exclude the unworthy.
Gallena council of the Knights of Columbus sends more than thirty members to Dubuque for initiatory services at St Raphael's Cathedral and a Woodman Hall initiation that afternoon. About 450 knights attended a hotel banquet at the Julien with prominent speakers and toastmasters, marking one of the largest banquets in months. The Dubuque and state councils, plus Illinois and Wisconsin members, joined the ceremony. In San Francisco John Hays Hammond, famed mining engineer, is ill with acute pneumonia and due to be moved to Los Angeles.
Landowners are invited to let R A Brarron manage mineral rights deals. The offer covers selling or leasing property for mining purposes, promising professional handling of the transaction and arrangements with interested parties.
Mrs D J McGraw of Chicago visited the city as a guest of Mr and Mrs John Hayes. H F Ellard of Ironwood Michigan, drawn by local mines, spent yesterday here. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs D A Callahan of Beach Street on Sunday March 25. Gibson's offers a full line of paints oils and brushes.
Heavy rainfall and a creeping rise in streams caused significant damage on Franklin Street washing out a portion of the avenue and clogging sewers. The flood halted mining work as drills and operators stayed indoors and promoters delayed travel. The Galena river rose slowly though flood risk remained low as ice had cleared. The Mississippi also rose gradually with no major flood danger at the time. A brilliant electric storm accompanied the rain, with little reported damage beyond thunder and lightning.
Mrs Wearn Rowe, daughter of Henry L Snyder of East Galena, died at a Ft Benson Montana hospital after an operation. She had lived here until marriage to Mr Rowe and moved to Montana with her husband. Survived by seven sisters and three children. Also notes a Rawlins Republican meeting to choose delegates and a local tonic advertisement.
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