Benton Mines Flourish as Big Four Lead Revival
A Benton mining camp visit shows intense activity with outside investors buying, leasing, and equipping mines. The Big Four capitalists Wm A. Jones Chas McIlhon Calvert Spenseley and N H Snow push rehab of Ida and expansion at Century Dawson and Kennedy sites while Michigan interests bid on Chicago Benton. New mills pumps and calcining plans foretell larger production, with reorganizations and a Pittsburg Benton rename on deck.
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Benton
Mineral Point
Wm. A. Jones
Chas. W. McIlhon
Calvert Spenseley
N. H. Snow
Big Four
Ida
Highland
Franklin
Coker
Livingston
Century
Kennedy
Hazel’ Green
Edwards
Galena Iron Works Company
Thomas
Alde
Hazel Green
Dawson
Michigan
Star
Empress
Jug Handle
Swift Rooney
Etna
Blonde
Quinlan
Sally Waters
Ingersoll-Sargeant Alr
M. H. Coltman
Chicago-Benton
Benton Mining and Development Company
Mining Deal On in Northwestern Lead and Zinc Near Milbrig
Negotiations have been under way for days on a likely sale of the Northwestern Lead and Zinc property near Milbrig. The mine and machinery may pass to new owners who plan to build a new mill and develop rich ore deposits. District prospecting is booming with capitalists visiting, leases rising, and heavy drills urged to speed development and prove up prospects into paying mines within years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Lead and Zinc Company
Milbrig
Galena
Coatsworth's Embroidery Sale and Local Accident
A sale ad promotes embroidery pieces at 10 cents, with goods valued at up to 35 cents. In a separate note, Nicholas Wearmouth suffered a serious fall from a chair in his home. The article ends with a claim about the sunniest and cloudiest places on earth.
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Nicholas Wearmouth
Coatsworth
Sahara
Arabia
Russia
Peru
French Congo
Africa
Nine Will Graduate From Galena High School
Galena high school will hold commencement on Thursday June 14 at Turner hall. Nine graduates will present orations and papers with music and an address from a board of education member. The class includes Percy Hicks Mannie Guggenheim Hmimna Friesnecker Alice Atkinson Della Atkinson Louis McDermott Adelbert Asmus Lilian Simmons Mary Westwick.
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Galena High School
Turner Hall
Board of Education
Percy Hicks
Mannie Guggenheim
Hmimna Friesnecker
Alice Atkinson
Della Atkinson
Louis McDermott
Adelbert Asmus
Lilian Simmons
Mary Westwick
Memorial Day at Woodmen Postponed for Carnival
The Woodmen of this city postpone Memorial Day services to Saturday June 8 due to carnival and Woodmen picnic at Freeport. About twenty members lie buried here and will be honored with graves decorated. Royal Neighbors will assist. a parade to the cemetery and speeches are planned with music.
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Freeport
Freeport Split Sees Moriarity Fined in Oshkosh Tilt
Moriarity manager of the Freeport team was fined ten dollars and removed for abusing the umpire after a 5 to 2 Oshkosh game. Freeport remains tied for first with La Crosse while Dyersville prepares for a Sunday visit. Almost $200 was raised at a Freeport Elks versus Knights of Columbus game with Billy Sunday in center field. proceeds go to St Francis and Globe hospitals and the King’s Daughters’ Settlement.
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Moriarity
Freeport
Oshkosh
la Crosse
Dyersville
Elks
Knights of Col Wimbus
Billy Sunday
The
St. Francis and Globe Hospital
King's Daughters’ Settlement
Channel Tunnel Scheme Revived by French Engineers
The London Graphic reports a revival of the Channel Tunnel plan this year from French engineers and business leaders. Engineers and Institute of France scientists marked the memory of M. Potter, the engineer who terminated the project over thirty years ago, as a symbolic nod to renewed interest.
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London Graphic
Institute of France
M. Potter
Masons Hold Meeting Feast Follows Work in Third Degree
About 50 members attended the Stockton lodge gathering with visitors from Benton LeRoy. Robert Ginn received the third degree and three candidates were advanced in the second degree. A sumptuous banquet followed the lodge work and was enjoyed by all attendees.
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Wark
Mr. Bishop
Stockton Lodge
Benton LeRoy Robert Ginn
Program Outlined For County Sunday School Convention
The Jo Daviess County Sunday School association prepared the August convention program at a Y M C A meeting. State worker Henry Moser of Sheridan Sr and other speakers will attend. Delegates from towns like Warren and Elizabeth are invited, with rail discounts and broad county participation planned.
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Jo Daviess County Sunday School Association
Bray
Af Council Hill
Mattie Lewis
Warren
Pres. R. M. Spensley
Henry Moser
Sheridan, Sr
Elizabeth
Kankakee
R. M. Spensley
Hicks
Brown
Seales Mound
Executor's Notice in Jo Daviess County Will Case
Executor of Mary Chapman estate in Jo Daviess County Illinois announces appearance before the County Court at Galena Sport House during the July term on the first Monday of July to adjust claims. Creditors urged to attend and present claims. debtors to pay promptly. Dated May 18, 1906.
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Mary Chapman
Jo Daviess
I Ilinois
Jo Daviess County
Galena
Lucky Jim Beerby and the luck of the man
The Houston Post notes chatter about Lucky Jim Beerby and a boast that he has gained wealth. A sensational line compares Jim to a luckier man, while another speaker questions any real achievement behind the fortune. Items from Coatsworth's sale include a ribbed vest, black hose, and a hemstitched handkerchief offered for 12 1/2 cents.
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Coatsworth's
Lucky Jim Beerby
Jim Beerby
Outen Jali
Houston Post
Modern Glass Fronts Transform Galena Business Blocks
Eight years bring sweeping change to Galena as modern glass fronts replace old fronts. The Altona building on upper Main Street houses A tena Awning Works and receives a new front, new foundation, and other repairs. Nearby blocks gain brick paving and improved sidewalks, signaling rapid urban modernization.
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Galena
Altona
Upper Main St
Atena
Main Street
Fac
Miss Felt to Present Bench Street Lot for Library in Galena
At a Galena Public Library board meeting Miss Felt announced a conveyance of the Newhall & Rochford lots on Bench street to the library. Architects Claude and Stack of Madison were chosen to prepare plans for the building. Plans completed, bids for erection will be advertised. the Newhall and Rochford houses will be torn down to ready the site, providing summer work for local laborers.
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Miss Felt
Bench Street
Galena
Newhall
Rochford
Bees Cause Disruption on Train Shipment in Wisconsin to Lynxsville
Five bee hives shipped from Wisconsin to Lynxsville aboard the Northwestern caused wild confusion when a hive was opened in the baggage car. Workers fled to avoid stings and the hive was recorked before transfer continued. Also notes Woodmen and MWA meeting rescheduled to June 14 due to carnival and Freeport picnic. Baseball uniforms arriving for local Independent team. 12 1/2 cent sale advertised at Coatsworth's. History of Harry Vardon starts with makeshift clubs and marbles as a boy, moonlight games, and eventual rise to champion professional status.
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Burlington Railway
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Lynxsville
Wis
Burlington Road
N. W
Harry Vardon
Vardon
Ten Strike Prospective Prosperity From Mining Boom
The Ten Strike Mining Company near this city reports a larger force of miners at the mine. A substantial lead and zinc ore yield is being drawn, with the superintendent stating the mine is in better condition than ever and ore is found steadily.
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Ten Strike Mining Company
Supt
Wearmouth
Carnival Arrives to Open City Season With Big Show
The carnival company arrives in Galena for its June run and plans to organize for the season. One carload of equipment has landed and workers begin unloading. The company, one of the circuit’s best, expects to hire many workers and pitch tents after remaining material arrives in a few days. Large crowds are anticipated for the first frat day show.
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Aall
Carnival Company
Galena
Arge
Newly Elected School Superintendent to Arrive Tomorrow
Prof Birbeck of Ladysmith Wis, newly elected Galena High School superintendent, will meet with the teachers committee on Saturday to receive credence and later assign positions and set salaries. Various locals are noted visiting or in town for business, including W D Beck, Attorney Eaton, BE B Troxel, Mrs Jos Kunde, Marshal Ware, Mr and Mrs William Hodge, Snow's college of dressmaking opens, and Dr Grassau traveling to Calona NL with his wife.
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Frank J. Miller
The
Bearch of Education
Prof. Birbeck
Ladysmith
Wis
Galenaigh School
W. D. Beck
Montfort
Attorney Eaton
Stockton
BE. B. Troxel
Pleasant Valley Wilk
William Hodge
Cuba City
Galenatron, Works
Sheriff Whitmore
Louis Homrich
J. M. Fiedler
Rush Township
Snow
F. H. Ives
Sam Miller
Hazel Green
Grassau
Calona
Woman of tact as described by English Journal
London Answers defines a woman of tact as someone who respects others feelings, treats the elderly with courtesy, shares joy with the young, and charms all women in every condition. She greets with a pleasant morning, brightens visits, and leaves with a hopeful farewell, condemning bad manners beyond appearances.
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English Journal
Lfe
London
French millionaire LOrraine compared to ancient kings in tale world
The description portrays M Pierre Lorraine as a French millionaire who spends days in bed and fills his waking hours with trained storytellers, likening him to eastern kings from Arabian Nights and emphasizing a life surrounded by narratives.
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M. Pierre Lorraine
His Finish Hicks He Speaks Of Being Between Devil And Sea
Hicks says he does not know what to do and feels caught between two dangers. Wicke notes he sees where he is headed and that he cannot swim.
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Hicks
Wicke
Edna Rippin Weds Roy Barton In Galena Home Ceremony
Miss Edna J. Rippin daughter of Judge William Rippin and Roy F. Barton principal of Chandlerville High School were married at 8 o clock last evening in a home ceremony. The event featured a Lohengrin march, lilac decorations and a simple white gown. After a brief honeyed departure the couple planned to travel to Pittsfield then Chandlerville before heading to the Philippines where Barton will teach.
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Edna J. Rippin
William Rippin
Roy F. Barton
Pittsfield
Wey
Match
Methodist Episcopal Church
Galena
Edith
Lohengren
C. G. Hillmer
Episcopal Church
Normal
Chandlerville
Philippine Islands
Barton
Hobo demands can at livery barn then buys tin pail
A hobo tired from a long fast roamed the city seeking beer in a can. He found no can at McKague's ivory barn and grew indignant. He bought a large tin pail for a dime, then filled it at a nearby saloon and carried it away in a shed before heading toward the railroad yards. Also noted: Stars of Equity to meet on Friday May 25 and Coataworth embroid eries sale offering ladies embroideries at 1c per yard starting 9 o'clock Saturday.
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Livery Barn
McKague
Coataworth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Benton Camps
J. H. Lewis
Northwestern Lead & Zinc Company
Galena Woodmen
Diamond Gossip
Masons
U. S. Association
Elizabethh
Altona Building
Rose Leaf Camp No
Edna
Rippin
Roy BF
Chandlerville, Minois
Stars of Equity
American Stars of Equity
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