People from surrounding towns visit city on various errands
Local residents and visitors like F. Weidenbaum of St Paul Andrew Jennings of Rice township and C W Wallace of Minneapolis were in town on business today. Martin Bonadour Jr and Simon Sam of Scales Mound shopped yesterday. George Ehrler sold a horse to McKeague Bros and Jos Gladden, injured last Saturday, has recovered enough to be seen on the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Moore
Galena Tron
Platteville
Jos. Gladden
Cyrus Fields
New Diggings
Ernest Young
Butternut
Wis
Elizabeth Howard
Milwaukee
William Callon
Kolb
Lott Dominick
Apple River
Geo. Gregerty
Belmont
Ralph Root
Mills
Hazel Green
A. J. Schafer
Muscoda
August Ross
Elizabeth
Frank P. Hartsough
Freeport
Edward
William White
McKeague Bros
Michael Ehrler, Jr
Parrett
Spring Valley
Russell Ford
James Hutton
Waukesha
Clarence Jordon
St. Paul
Officer Jordon
Curtis Gray
John R. Dayton
West Diggings
Miller Bros
H. W. Brown
Grant County
Lancaster
C. E. Strohm
Charles City
Dubuque
Berry
Upper Main Street
Samuel Kittoe
City Visitors and Locals Placed in Daily Roundup
A flood of short notes lists residents and visitors in the city. Cyrus Fields and many Wisconsinites from Apple River to Hazel Green shown in town for business or social calls.
Silk Sale Promises Quick Sellout at Coatsworth’s
A silk sale opens Saturday at 9 o clock at Coatsworths with strong patronage expected as many buyers say supplies will not last long. The event notes a return to Grand Crossing where the engineer is employed on the Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Crossing
Burlington
Coatsworth’s
City Debates Cost Share for Franklin Street Paving
Residents push for city to cover half of Franklin Street paving costs while officials note state law allows shifting expenses to property owners. Mayor argues one third city share has already strained budgets and sidewalk issues raise further questions about cement curbing versus full walks. public works aim to pave soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Street
Grant Birthday association elects new officers
A Grant Birthday association meeting at Mayor Scheerer's office elected officers for the coming year. Officers include Pres. H. T. Godfrey, Vice Pres. Chas Merrick, Sec. J. B. Howard Jr., Treas. Chas Scheerer. An executive committee covers five wards. The group thanked Judge Grosscup for the memorial address and retired president BE Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Birthday Association
Scheerer
Pres
H. T. Godfrey
Chas. F. Merrick
J. B. Howard, Jr
Treas
Chas Scheerer
Chas. Westwick
Wm. F. Biesmann
Chas. Allen
J. Guggenheim
M. J. Dillon
Grosscup
Association
W. Montgomery
Treasurer Report Shows Cash On Hand And Expenses
The report lists receipts and expenditures for the G.B. Association with cash on hand 96.37 and expenses 83.25 as of April 27 1906. It notes ward contributions and a finance committee that failed to act and records later cash on hand 13.12 on May 24 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant's Birthday Association
First Ward
Finance Committee
Second Ward
Third Ward
Fourth Ward
Fifth Ward
S. Hawkins
le McKeague
Oasis
Galena Cornet Band
Dr. Blish
T. W. Reynick
P. H. Clark
Charles Scheerer
Treas. G. B. Association
Illini G A R National Encampment Honors Buck in Rock Island
The fortieth annual Illinois G A R encampment closed at Galesburg with Decatur chosen as next year’s site. Officers elected include Commander E H Buck of Rock Island and Senior Vice Commander Charles B Wilson of Chicago. Debates centered on admitting soldiers wives to the Quincy home and state funding for printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Ill
Illinois G. A. R
Decatur
E. H. Buck
Rock Island
Chas. B. Wilson
Chicago
W. B E. Ward
G. R. van Horn
Rockford
E. P. Murdock
Chas. A. Partridge
Waukegan
G. A. Powellton
Canton
Illinois
G.A.R
Quincy
Elliot Calender
Peoria
O. P. Avery
Pontiac
Rock Islanders
Buck
John C. Smith
Stephenson
Grand Army of the Republic
Phillips Held by Attachment In Civil Suit Over Wages
A civil case before Justice Clark involved Phillips a former city restaurant keeper. Mr Taylor ice dealer claimed seven dollars due for delivery and attachment halted a Burlington car ready to ship to Oelwein Iowa. A separate wage suit by Speohl succeeded for five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Philips
Oelwein
Burlington
Taylor
Phillips
Speohl
Harney Installs New Cement Brick Machine
Harney has purchased a machine for making cement building bricks and blocks and installed it at his brick yards on upper Franklin street. The device can produce many cement blocks daily and enhances the brick yard’s value. Cement blocks are widely used in construction nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harney
Upper
Franklin Street
Funeral of Mrs. Sarah Stahl Held at South Presbyterian
The funeral was held at 2 o clock Thursday from the late home to South Presbyterian church. Rev. Ernst of Macomb Ill spoke of her noble life and deeds. Interment took place at Greenwood cemetery with distant relatives from Chicago in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Stahl
South Presbyterian Church
Ernst
Macomb, Ill
Greenwood Cemetery
Mrs Kunz Die From Burns Near Hazel Green Wisconsin
Mrs John Kunz of Jefferson near Hazel Green Wisconsin died from burns inflicted by boiling water when she fainted and fell on a cook stove while preparing dinner. Her hands and arms were burned as she toppled into a vessel of boiling water and she endured days of severe agony before death at age 45 leaving a large family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kunz
Jefferson
Hazel Green
Wis
Galena Business Men Discuss $25,000 Desk Plant Bond Plan
A Galena business meeting reviewed Chicago entrepreneur Alexander Samuels proposal to convert Hubbard furniture factory into a Dearborn Desk plant. Bonds of $25,000, split by Galena National Bank and local subscribers, would fund repairs, new machinery, and a dry kiln. The group formed a committee to investigate and report in days. Mayor Scheerer voiced support, citing growth potential for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena Business Men’s Association
Council Chambers
Alexander Samuels
Chicago
C. C. Mathey
Samuels
Dearborn Desk Company
Galena
Scheerer
Hubbard Furniture Factory
Galena National Bank
Samuel
United States
Rocky Mountains
Mr. Samuel
Hill Street
Mathey
A. L. Caulking
Factory Prospect in Galena Faces City Vote
Strong sentiment favors the proposition and a factory is expected to be established in Galena. The next days determine the outcome as Mr. Samuels travels to Chicago and may return soon, believing the project will succeed and locate here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuels
Chicago
Galena
Ideal Lunch Club Opens in Chicago at 46 Lake Street
Three Galena women Margaret Coveny Nellie Moran and Katharine Feury opened the Ideal Lunch club a lunch room at 46 Lake street Chicago. Manager Coveny reports hours 10 a m to 3 p m with liberal patronage and hopes for success. they invite old Galena friends to visit since opening on May 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena
Lake Street
Chicago
Margaret Coveny
Nellie Moran
Katharine Feury
Coveny
Legion of Frinds
City Dark From Electrical Short In Galena
Galena plunged into darkness Friday night due to a short circuit in the electric light plant. Wire entanglement with Pitcher telephone lines disrupted the entire lighting system. Officials found two crossed wires causing the outage, but no serious damage. Lights expected to resume normal by tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena
Pitcher
Catfish Landed In Mississippi By Burlington Official
John McMann, in charge of the Burlington pumping station at Galena Junction, caught a large channel catfish in the Mississippi River Friday. The fish weighed between forty five and fifty pounds and was taken on a common hook and line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
John McMann
Burlington
Galena Junction
Newly Elected Superintendent To Earn 122.22 Monthly
At a Friday board meeting the salaries for the upcoming year were set. New superintendent B L Birbeck will receive 122.22 monthly, with C C Emery as high school principal at 70.00. Teachers were assigned to rooms at Central High School Semary Hill Gear Street East Side and related posts with varied monthly wages for each grade and position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
B. L. Birbeck
C. C. Emery
Lizzie Millhouse
Anna C. Schneider
Mabel Golden
Alice Hart
Margaret Gardner
Seminary Hill
Fred. Seubert
Stella Bench
Florence Leckley
Harriet Obye
Gear Street
Mary I. Slattery
Gertrude Hartzel
East Side
Bertha Heid
Jessie Virden
Poison Ivy Sickness Hits Sheriff Whitmore
Sheriff Whitmore contracted a poison ivy reaction after contact with ivy vines at the jail rear. His face swelled, eyes nearly shut, but he is improving and expected to fully recover in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff Whitmore
Local Anglers Net Notable Galena River Catch
Several sportmen fished last Thursday with Harry Green and Frank Wiley among the group. They fished near the Boden furnace, spending a short time to haul in fifteen bass and several fine pickerel. The catch was the largest in the Galena river in some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Green
Frank Wiley
Boden Furnace
Galena
Lady Foresters Entertain Card Party at Feehan Hall
The Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters held a well attended card party at Feehan Hall on Friday evening. Prizes went to Mrs. John Cloran and Mrs. E. Galvin for ladies, while John Budden and William Keefe won the gentlemen’s top and lone hand prizes. The event featured green and white decor with snowballs and ferns, and score cards shaped as playing cards. It marked the order’s first social affair in the city this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feehan Hall
Order of Forresters
John Cloran
E. Galvin
John Budden
William Keefe
Social Events At Local Churches And Guilds
The First Methodist Home and Foreign Missionary society held a Friday afternoon event at John Fiddick’s home with a West Africa program. Mrs. J W Coatsworth and Miss Florence Coatsworth hosted a six hand euchre party for about thirty friends on Thursday evening. Miss Nettle Welsh won the head prize and Mrs A W Glessner took the lone hand prize with refreshments served afterward. Turner hall hosted a third lecture to a good crowd for both afternoon and evening sessions enjoyed by the youth. Miss Snyder hosted St Martha’s Guild at her home Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home and Foreign Missionary Society
First Methodist Church
John Fiddick
West Africa
J. W. Coatsworth
Florence Coatsworth
Eucire
Nettle Welsh
A. W. Glessner
Birthday Surprise for Miss Alice Young in Ful ton Street
Friends surprised Miss Alice Young on Ful ton street Wednesday to celebrate her birthday with a hidden welcome. The evening ended with refreshments and departures after a pleasant gathering. Nearby, Misses Ross hosted a Beach street euchre party with six hands and light refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Young
Fulton Street
Ross
Beach Street
Euchre
Venable Mahany Marriage Set for June in Chicago
The engagement of Har low A Venable of this city and Miss Cassie Eliza Mahany of Chicago is announced with the ceremony planned in Chicago on June 2. A rain halted Wednesday’s baseball game at the fair grounds, ending the seventh inning with the Y M C A team leading 11 to 1 over the high school nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlow A. Venable
Cassie Eliza Mahany
Chicago
Fairgrounds
Great Western Railway Half Rate Homeseeker Tickets
Every Tuesday this year the Chicago Great Western offers half rates to Minnesota North Dakota and Canadian northwest for homeseekers. Present State number in party and travel date to any Great Western agent or J F Elmer G P A St Paul Minn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Great Western Railway
Minnesota
North Dakota
Canadian Northwest
Great Western
J. F. Elmer
St. Paul
Minn
Save Your Money Buy Groceries At Low Prices
A vintage advertisement touts savings of 10 to 25 percent on groceries. It lists numerous items with prices, including Libby's products, Kingford corn starch, Cream of Wheat, Gold Dust, Mustard Sardines, oils, baking powders, tobaccos, and sugar. Ends with promise of everything in first class groceries at low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsford
Libby
Armour
Alaska
Japan
Johnson
Ammontia
Walter Baker
W. H. Baker
Parish Slips as Clinton Edges Parish 3 to 1 in Muddy Affair
Parish slipped on the muddy Ga lena diamond allowing Clinton to score in the third inning after two outs and a man on first. Gardner doubled and two runs came home as Parish’s error cost the game. Clinton pitcher Dick baffled local batters as the field remained slick after rain. Final score 3 to 1 with Clinton taking the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mose Parish
Fair Grounds
Mose
Clinton
Heiligenstein
Gardner
Parish
Galena
Charlie Homrich
Joe Meneguin
O'Day
Quinn
Coover
Pete
Kane
Wright
Hamrich
McKee
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C. B. West
Savanna
Wm. Southcott
Fannie Graves
Margaret Yundt
William Chapman
H. F. Feldermann
Gordon's Ferry
W. Erwin
la Crosse
John
Charles McCormack
Bentleyville
Walter Ford
Des Moines
Frank Bernard
Illinois Dental College
Phronia Eusch
Lutie Milligan
Hanover
Albert Mungel
Conductor Welsh
Wilson
Kingsley McNeil
Seattle
Wash
Warren
Warren High School
Hugh M. Irwin
Rouse
The
Central
Scales Mound
Sieger. W. Taylor
O. Taylor
Liddle
East Dubuque
John Liddle
Ben Schonoff
Menominee
Burrichter Bros
O. C. Kraehmer
Grand Army
City
Harney’s
Mrs. Stahl
Business Men's Association
Lady Foresters
Prairies
Green Bay of
Wisconsin
League
Morrison
Green
Otway
Tracey
Crangle
Homrich
Meneguin
Balis
pire—Hirst
Art McKee
H. Av. McKee
Tracy
A. B. To.Ch
Av. Green
Strong
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