Various Local People Noted in City Visits and Events
Personal mentions record Hazel Green residents in the city and travelers to Chicago, Osage, Dubuque, and Decatur. Notes include Millinery displays by Mrs. J Edwards, church and club engagements, a marriage announcements to Mr Day of Osage, and a 1919 era social round of visiting relatives, attending meetings, and bidding farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Kittoe
Hazel Green
Anna Henning
Chicago
Eldon Holtz
Danuque
Louis Hernung
S. Dakota
John Fiddick
Osage
John Engel
Stanard Cigar Co
J.T. Mahoney
P. H. Clark
Joseph Coatsworth
Dakota
Blanche Murphy
Guilford School
Emma McCor
Bannon
Dubuque
J. Edw
Nellie Harr
Ray
Neta Brown
Decatur
Horace McConnell
Park Ave
Adah Barnes
Winnie
Joseph Jonas
Henry Neimeyer
Anton Kirschbaum
Stockton
Bert Strickland
Milbrig
J. Edwards
Mrs. Shilliam
Leity
Edward G. Wells
Aimie BR. Morris
Thinever
William Foeeke
Mr. Foweke
Galen‘sun
Lola
By Earty
Dubuque Woman Drinks Laudanum Kills Herself After Note
Mrs Louis Trueb a prominent Dubuque society woman disappeared Saturday afternoon leaving a farewell note then lay dead Sunday in the woods north of Dubuque a vial of laudanum drained beside her. her husband a bank bookkeeper mourns as police probe the self inflicted death. Her note read Good-bye I am going away. The report mentions her ill health and worry over her son injured on the Fourth of July and the strain pushing her toward nervous prostration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Trueb
Dubuque
Trucb
Jackson Street
Iteros Braes
Ayad
Falls In Motion at Y M C A
Herbert R. Fuller presents moving pictures and stereopticon views of Niagara Walls at the Y M C A tonight. Admission ten cents. Dixon businessmen plan a 150 job incentive package for Maxwell Briscoe Motor to locate in the old piano factory with a $10,000 offer and $5,000 more pledged plus 5,000 in expansion funds, contingent on four year employment. Frank Knoeber advertises shoe repair at Car Main and Diagonal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls
Niagara Walls
Herbert R. Fuller
Dixon W
Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Company
City Officials Thank Merchants for Main Street Cleanup Help
City officials express gratitude to merchants and helpers who cleared sand from Main Street and funded repairs. The work covered two flights of steps, extensive brick paving, and numerous matadamizing tasks, seen as timely assistance by the Street Commissioner and Street Committee.
Dog Poisoner at Work on the Hill
Residents vow vengeance after a known suspect poisons several dogs on the hill. Authorities warn the public while promising future developments in the case as locals condemn the perpetrator and fear for neighborhood safety.
Terrible accident at Little Dick mine injures Platteville worker
Chas Neeley of Platteville, employed with his father at the Little Dick mine near St. Rose two miles north of Cuba, was badly injured when his coat sleeve caught a drilling machine belt. His arm was broken below the elbow, with severe mangling and a dislocated joint. He was rushed to Platteville hospital for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Neeley
Platteville
Sickle
Jarrett
St. Rose
Cuba
Cuba City
Neeluy
Railroad Contract Bid Plans North Western Spur
Contractors surveyed the Brancombe to Hazel Green route toward the Jefferson mine aiming to bid on building the North Western spur. Bids due Monday noon, with steel-ready by December 1. The project promises rapid work and may boost Hazel Green’s growth. Kempter's Book Store advertises book covers blotters and rulers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brancombe
Hazel Green
Jefferson Mine
Kempter’s
Fall injures night engineer at Blum's Brewery wagon
John Cirkel of Blum's Brewery fell from a beer delivery wagon on Green Street near Paul Gerbely's barber shop. A wheel scraped his head and wrist, cutting above the left eye, with head abrasion. Dr Gunn dressed wounds and Cirkel went home. Injuries described as painful but not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cirkel
Blum’s S Brewery
Green Street
Paul Gerbelys
Gunn
Franklin Street
Federal Court Opens in Freeport With Possible Judges
The October term of the federal court in the western division of the Northern District convened in Freeport. Judge Landis of Chicago is likely to preside. if unavailable, Judge Sanborn of Wisconsin may officiate. Jury drawing unlikely this term as major cases may not be ready. About forty bankruptcy, five chancery, and two common law cases listed. court may adjourn if juries are needed. Also notes of Prairie Queen flour in use, a Galena Firemen meeting Wednesday at No 5 Hose Co Spring Street, and stenographer services offered at the Grant Hotel by Delia Gallagher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Court
Freeport
Landis
Chicago
Sanborn
Wisconsin
Shullsburg Area Mine One Of Best Mill Prospects
The Brown and Croft mine near Shullsburg employs eight men and, with plans to erect a roaster and mill, is seen as a leading mill proposition in the vicinity. Ore from the 150 foot drift shows a seven foot mill run, with zinc and lead contents and steam drilling proving ore in every hole. prospectors from Mineral Point attended the inspection. A watch was reported lost on Park Avenue near Main Street with reward offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
Dixon
William Oaks
Mamie Sexton
Joliet
Elen Galvin
Oaks
Miss Sexton
Ladies Auxiliary
Knights of Father Mathew
St. Joseph
Kempter’s
Bool
Brown & Croft
Shullsburg
Hyland
Wisconsin
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias Convene in Decatur
The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias meets in Decatur for the thirty sixth annual conclave lasting four days with about a thousand delegates. Officers to be elected and next meeting site chosen. Uniform Rank participates in a parade Tuesday morning. Decatur vies for the new Pythian Home location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Decatur
Ghilena
Charles Scheerer
W.T. Hudson
Will Foyt
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge
Pythian
Unclear Textile Prices From A Vintage Listing
A fragment lists various blanket and dress goods prices including sea-island yarn blankets, extra heavy blankets per pair, California wool blankets, and dress fabrics. It mentions men's wool shirts and drawers, ribbed underwear, and extra heavy fleeced items with unit prices, though many figures are incomplete or garbled. The passage resembles a late 19th or early 20th century catalog snippet.
Interurban growth boosts Iowa city retail trade opinions
The article argues interurban rail lines transformed towns into thriving retail centers from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines, noting higher realty values and busier trade due to trains serving out of town shoppers. It cites Cedar Rapids extending to Cedar Falls and describes interurbans as major economic drivers across Davenport, Waterloo, Marshalltown, Clinton, and others with investors attracted by solid returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford TH
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
Des Moines
Iowa City
Davenport
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Clinton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ors
Kraehmer
Galena
ILL
Phillip
Segur
Main ST
Edler
Phillip & Segur
H. Strohmeyer
HH. Srnton- ME ’S
Phil Fetz
Kastner
Sowa
Matt Rodda
Henry Holtkamp
Flick
George Young
Bert Young
Albert Bader
Emil Bader
Benton
Frank Stillman
Leo T. Lebron
Hlinois
Federation of Woman's Clubs
Husband
Sam
John Berteh
Guggenheims
Frank J. Knoehber
Diagonal St
Little Dick
Eaco
John Cloran
Tf Barry Bros
Utopia
Saxony
Germantown
Shetland
Barry Bros
Federal
Galena Firemens’ Association
Orelock
No. 5 Hose Co
Spring Street
John Marley
Grant
Delia Gallagher
Park Avenue
Main Street
Vicinity News
Lems
Horace Herrick
Ditmar
Savanna High
Township High School
Celia Cherry
Cortland
A.B. Stuben
de Kalb
Freeport Journal
Charles Dickens
Dr. Jeykel
My. Ayde
Robert Louis Stevenson
Henry Irving
London
Irving
Newton C. Domherty
Peoria
Jarand
Dougherty
Frnds
Mrs. Bryant
Hazel Treen Quire
California
J.alystes
Fae
Fporter, Mann & Wickler
Alk
Matt Beaton
Tony
Halpern
Eith St
New York
N. Ys
Lee
Ture of
Y Sterling Remedy Co
N.Y
A.j.fetz
Gramme
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