Galena Visit Notes and Local Social updates
Mrs Breen of Hazel Green and Chas Luke of New Diggings visited Galena Monday. Mr Porter of Hanover transacted business in Galena. several residents from Darlington and Hazel Green were seen in town. Rev Dr Maclay plans an extended Europe tour this summer. Mr Maxiem heads to Sioux City for his son Will’s 25th wedding anniversary. Local launches, K of I events, and social visits fill the Galena schedule as the Tuesday Evening Club meets at Feehan Hall.
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Porter
Hanover
Galena
Cone
Paul
Darlington
City
Ralph Maclay Ch
First Presby
Europe
P. W. Maxiem
Sioux City
Will
Autos to Pass Here on Annual St Paul Tour
Several hundred members of the Chicago Automobile Club will pass through Freeport Nora Warren Apple River Shullsburg Benton Hazel Green and probably Galena enroute to St Paul on their annual tour. The Automobile Club of St Paul offers 1000 in prizes to counties with the best roads as judged by the tour entrants who actually traverse the routes. The county with the most votes will receive 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Automobile Club
Freeport
Nora
Warren
Apple River
Shullsburg
Benton
Hazel Green
Galena
St. Paul
Automobile Club of
Knights of Columbus Initiation Held in Dubuque
About twenty five local Knights of Columbus members attended an initiation day in Dubuque Sunday. The event drew around 850 participants with ceremonies at Woodmen Hall and a reception at K of C Hall. A lavish banquet followed at Hotel Wales with Galena guests including Dr. Cleary and several named attendees.
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Knights of Columbus
Dubuque
Woodmen Hall
K. of C. Hall
Hotel Wales
Galena
Dr. Cleary
Joseph Harmey
Henry Engels
T. L. Mel Bhrmot
Louis McDermot
Frank Kelly
James Cleary
Bert Collins
John Ivory
George McCarthy
Frank Sullivan
M.J. Borne
Dr. Gunn
Edward Gunn
Eugene Budden
Henry Connoughy
Mining News of the District
HL Foster Bain reports on the Northern Illinois zinc and lead district with a geologic history and map. The piece details mining activity in 1903 at Galena and nearby areas, listing shafts, ore shipments, and prospecting plans, plus notes on other mines and companies across Iowa and Wisconsin frontier towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HL. Foster Bain
U. 8
Department of Interior
Illinois
the Tribune
Bain
Ilinois
Whitney
Drowned man from Clinton in Mississippi misadventure
J Dwight Lamb of Clinton, 37, a member of the Lamb lumber family, drowned five miles south of Bellevue on the Mississippi aboard the Marguerite. He fell from the upper deck while seated, sank before help could reach him, and his body had not yet been found days later as search parties worked. Lamb, president of Clinton Boat and Boiler Works, was married with two children, and survived by his widow. The report notes the river depth and ongoing recovery efforts.
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J. Dwight Lamb
Clinton
Mississippi
Bellevue
Marguerite
Lamb
Mr. Lamb
Artermus Lamb
Limberman
Chauncey Lamb
Ankeny
Clinton Boat and Boiler Works
News of the City and Local Notices
A collage of small town items: births, business ads, flour promotions, a new cement walk, a moving picture show, trains and excursion fares, a river craft air whistle note, a transfer of the Dubuque railway division to Chicago, and health tonic pitches. Also mentions a Cuban City high school commencement and local manufacturing property sale.
Base Ball Drift and League Leaders Mentioned
The Nebraska Indians played Polo today while Freeport claimed a double lead over Green Bay and topped the league standings. Pretzel City fans tout their top tossers as Gulena remains undefeated against them.
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Nebraska Indians
Polo
Freeport
Green Bay
Pretzel City
Gulena
First Game Opens Galena Season at The Fair Grounds
The Galena team hosts the Key City Independents in the season opener at The Fair Grounds in Galena. Last year the Independents lost 2 to 1. Coover, an outfielder from Decatur, and Herberger, a Dubuque pitcher, are expected to join the lineup tomorrow. Public enthusiasm and a large crowd are anticipated for the opening day.
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Galena
Key City Independents
Coover
Decatur
Herberger
Dubuque
Death of Derrida resident John Brudi
John Brudi of Derrida Jo Daviess County died at his home Thursday evening after months of illness. Survived by children John Chris August and several daughters in Dorinda Floodwood and Charles City. Born in Dedigen Germany August 19 1834 he immigrated 87 years ago and settled in Derrida. He was a German Lutheran church member and respected community figure. The funeral was held Sunday at 10 o’clock.
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John Brudi
Derrida
Jo Daviess County
George Wurster
Dorinda
Christian
William
Charles City
Iowa
Chas. Handel
Floodwood
Minn
John Bruch
Dedigen
Germany
Mary Trost
Savanna Journal
Ile
Program For Lutheran Synod of Northern Illinois
The northern conference of the Lutheran synod of northern Illinois meets in Clarno Wisconsin on Monday and Tuesday with fifty or more expected attendees. Rev H M Bannen of Rockford opens with a sermon and Tuesday features devotions business sessions and talks by pastors on worship reform missions and synod relations with adjournment planned.
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The
Lutheran Synod of Northern
W. Gardner Thrall
Freeport
Synod of Northern
Washington Irving Writings and New Match Cases
The article notes Irving spent nearly five years on The Life of George Washington and needed ten days for Bracebridge Hall’s first 120 pages. It mentions The Alhambra written during a three month stay in the palace and introduces metal matchbook cases sold by jewelers. Cases come in gun metal, silver or gold and cost 75 cents to 12 shillings.
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Washington Irving
Irving
George Washington
Bracebridge Hall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eee
Breen
Chas, Luke
New Diggings
Charles Slomrich
Richard Gleason
Praire du Chein
Mrs. Sampson Pooley
Seales Mound
Sue Rogers
Maggie Kelly
Lizzie Kavanaugh
Mrs. G. W. Dittmar
Ratives
Mark Richardson
John
Sarah
Clyde Whitmore
Red Wing
Sheriff Whitmore
Father McGrath
McGreggor
Porter, Mann and Wickler
Feehan Hall
K. of
C’s
Mining News OF the District
Waaters
Grant Reduction Works
St Piles
Fairplay Hive
Messrs
Liddle and
Bainbridge
E. Dubuque
Sixteen Mining Co
Wis
Wisconsin
Janesville
Rockford
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
New York
Pease
Baraboo
Fox River Mining Co
Longyear
Hodge Diamond Drilling Co
New Jersey Zinc Co
Rewey
W. F. Strasser
Scrabble Creek
Platteville
Black House Mining Co. Incorporated
Benton Advocate
Rowley
Buncombe
KR. J. Sherwin
Kennedy and Hoskin
Roosevelt Mining Co
Cuba City
Aeiceoa
Spring
T. Grady
Mrs
Joseph Birkemeyer
McMahon
French Postal Department
Wantep
Millhouse Brothers
Roberts
Beach Street
H.C. Kueheman
H.L. Claver
Milwaukee
Illinois Central
Denver
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Moving Picture and Curio Show On
Main and
Hill St
John Cloran
Great Western Railway Company
Chicago
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Siniger’s
Armbruster & Ross Furnitur Factory
Tod
Ross
H.C. Kuchemann
Mystic
John Clorans
Cross
Hollister Rocky Mountain
O’day
Fair Grounds
Lutheran Synod of
W. J. Nenkey
Mt. Carroll
Hurst
WEIS
Kempter’s Book Store
Nottingham
Sarry Sros
Mys
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