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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1906
Page
6
Negotiations continue for the McKeague livery stable on Main street as a site for the Carnegie Felt public library. Directors expect to complete the deal after Miss Anna Felt returns from Chicago and a board meeting approves the roughly $10,000 purchase contingent on satisfaction by all members.
The Dubuque Times notes a major change in passenger flow between Europe and this region over two decades. Peter Kiene & Son, longtime local steamship agents since 1857, report the decline of reverse tickets where relatives funded emigration to America. Now, tourism to Europe and visits by former immigrants dominate, while outbound emigration from old countries wanes as western settlement expands.
Miss Myrtle Renwick of Warren arrives to assume duties as county superintendent of schools. Board of supervisors reviewed the late J W Wilcox accounts and found them correct. Renwick will spend several days weekly at the office in the city.
News from Ga lena reports Sister Mary Raymond died Sunday night at the St. Clara Convent Sinsinawa Wisconsin after a pneumonia illness. In twenty five years she led the music department and taught multiple instruments earning fame as a harpist guiding many midwestern students before her funeral at the college chapel and Dominican burying grounds.
Light is shed on a Lima confession claiming an $80,000 express train robbery in 1897. The man is now described as insane and unable to recall details, suggesting possible involvement in a different 40 mile distant DeKalb robbery. A Lima dispatch reports A J Sloane, who confessed to Galena Illinois robbery in 1899, is ill with meningitis. police will review whether he is linked to the Tower W robbery at DeKalb near Galena.
A Dubuque exchange notes a local jeweler restored an early 19th century grandfather clock dated 1832. The heirloom from the Langworthy family, once hauled from Chicago by ox-teams, features a forty six pipe organ and four figures. The Massys plan to move into the Langworthy residence after their April departure from England.
Easter is near as merchants showcase imitation eggs rabbits and artistically decorated windows Coatsworth Kempter Henning and other dealers present novel designs while dry goods and millinery shops display gowns and hats If Easter Sunday is sunny a grand street and church display is expected with many ladies in new apparel to welcome spring.
The St Michael's church choir and friends staged a surprise farewell for Miss Fannie McHugh as she leaves for Omaha. They presented a brooch and a church engraved spoon, praising her years of service and musical talent. The event expressed gratitude and sorrow at her departure.
The era of the horse remains strong despite bicycles and early electric roads. Breeders trimmed stock, yet demand and prices rose. horses and even ordinary driving animals fetch $40 to $75, and top-quality animals command $150 to $175. Dealers report near record prices and limited supply as autos rise in popularity but fail to curb horse use.
Mrs Wearn Rowe of East Galena died after an operation at a Ft Benson Montana hospital. Daughter of Henry L Snyder, she lived here until marriage to Rowe and moved to Montana with her husband. Survived by her parents seven sisters and three children. Also note now a local ad for spinach and sauerkraut prices.
The article offers practical farming tips from American Cultivator and other sources. It covers timely ewes management post lambing to protect wool, care for pigs with sore mouth using carbolic acid, reducing pig injury by removing sharp teeth, and debate on fruit growing profitability. It also advises on horse watering after work, importance of salt for ewes, duck feeding, and cow udder color as milk indicator, plus pasture water quality and general livestock husbandry.
A farm lore insight highlights that progress comes from farmers who risk failure to gain practical experience. It emphasizes learning by doing and adapting practices through trial and error. The message values resilience and steady improvement in agricultural work.
Ignace Paderewski's stepson has arrived in New York but will not pursue music. Young Gorski becomes an advance agent for Mme Modjeska on her farewell tour, aided by years of friendship with the pianist. He starts his business life in the United States.
Mrs Elizabeth Godat, age eighty four, celebrated her birthday in Galena Saturday. An invalid for years, she received up to fifty visitors, a prayer service, and refreshments. Born in Galena in 1838 after moving from St Louis, she recalls Galena in 1838 and knew General Grant. three of her five sons served in the Civil War. She remains the towns oldest member of First Presbyterian Church and is praised for patient endurance and devotion linked to her daughter Miss Mary Godat.
A fragment quoted from the New York World notes fans crowded the venue last week as a game played to satisfy spectator interest. The exchange features two unnamed speakers discussing attendance and audience value.
A German professor's three year old son in a western college speaks both languages from birth. He prays in German then switches to English saying Dear Jesus. He asks his mother which language God understands, revealing a child's language clash and curiosity.
D F Loveland, about 75, suffered a painful accident Monday forenoon, found unconscious at his daughter Mrs Wonderly's home. He likely fell from the top of a stairway to the floor below, sustaining bad bruises with no broken bones evident on examination by a physician.
Illinois Farmers Institute has announced district conferences for 1906. The Thirteenth district county institute will be held April 25 at the Brewster house in Freeport. A large turnout is expected with attention to the good roads proposal and several prominent speakers invited to address the topic. Each county is entitled to one delegate whose expenses are covered by the institute.
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