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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1906
Page
12
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Highlights include Napoleon at Lodi in 1796 and Paul Revere born in Boston in 1735. The Astor Place riot of 1849 involved Forrest and Macready’s followers in New York, while General Sweeny died in Astoria in 1892. Henry M. Stanley died in London in 1904.
An Iowa Supreme Court opinion holds that sloughs lakes and other waterways connected to the Mississippi and Missouri rivers are wholly within Iowa and subject to its seining laws. Attorney General Chas W. Mullan notes the ruling protects fisheries and endorses strict enforcement against illegal fishermen harming the state’s waters and hook and line angling.
Horace E. Burt, president of Union Pacific, returns to Rawcoon Indiana, where as a barefoot boy he was called boy no account for avoiding hard work. Now he travels in a private car to see friends from his hometown.
The advertisement lists numerous mining lands and leases for sale in Galena and surrounding areas. Properties include 40 to 212 acres of mineral land with lead and jack discoveries, rail access, and varying prices from $50 to $250 per acre. Several parcels are described as ready for leasing, with multiple shafts, ranges, and nearby mines cited as evidence of potential productivity.
Chicago Great Western Railways sells round trip tickets to Des Moines for the General Assembly from May 14 to 28 at one fare plus one third. Final return limit May 31. Inquiries via any G W agent or J P Elmer G P A St Paul Minn.
Rent for a farm inside city limits one half mile from the center. Cash terms. Inquiries: Miss Riley at Gear and West Streets or Mrs J J Gunn on Dodge Street.
Spring health ads promote Modern Pharmacal Co tablets for sore throat quinsy and tonsillitis. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea sells for 35 cents, with Siniger & Siniger as sellers. Cough and Cold Tablet No 4 from Modern Pharmacal Co is urged through H N Hollander. Also an agricultural land offer promising 40 acres in New Diggings township with mining on both sides.
A set of candidate declarations for Illinois General Assembly and Jo Daviess County offices shows multiple individuals filing for Republican primaries including W. H. Shons William W. Krape Yor County Judge and James F. Leckley. Also a Rice Galena area farm of 170 acres with half mile distant pasture and timber land is up for sale by W J Gray.
Homeseekers travel offers via the Chicago & North Western line with greatly reduced excursion tickets to Minnesota North Dakota and Canadian northwest. To secure dates and details, contact Chicago North Western agents or J F Elmer G P A St Paul MN. state party size and departure time.
Great Western Railway promotes low fares to California via Chicago for Nobles of the Mystic Shrine convention in Los Angeles May 7 to 10. Tickets on sale April 25 to May 65. final return limit July 31. Inquiries to Great Western agents or J P Elmer G P A St Paul Minn. Also real estate and tools for sale in Galena Illinois including Moran house on Spring St and a steam drill with drill steel and a herd of cows nearby.
A supplier touts a large import order of straw matting and a comprehensive line of Lace Curtains. They claim unbeatable values in a motto focused on offering from cheaper to the best options customers may want.
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