Mills Mine at Hazel Green the Best Equipped Plant in District
Mills mine and milling plant at Hazel Green is described as the best equipped in the zinc and lead district. The article notes Missouri experience guiding the outfit, with Ralph Root as manager, and details a $60,000 outlay in plant and ground development, including a 260 horsepower Atlas engine, five drill air compressor, and advanced ore processing equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Lewis
Wisconsin
Missouri
Southwest
Joplin
Hazel Green
Northwest
Nicholson
Hoskins
Ralph Root
Root
Princeton
Boston Institute of Technology
Webb City
Carterville
Atlas
Hall's Catarrh Cure Proclaimed with Reward
An old advertisement promises one hundred dollars for any catarrh cure Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot achieve. F J Cheney Co and Toledo wholesalers Walding Kinnan Marvin sign as honest and able to fulfill obligations. internaslly taken remedy targets blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials offered free, price 76 cents per bottle, sold by druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Eagles Enjoy Day at Camp 19 With One Hundred Members
About a hundred members of the Order spent a delightful day at Camp 19. Dr. Phil Kittoe ferried around forty members in his launch while others came by buggy. Fifteen carriages were on the ground. A sumptuous dinner preceded a day of fishing and outdoor life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order
Eagles
Phil Kittoe
Moline Port Revival Opens Path to Mississippi Ships
Moline Illinois plans to regain river access with a direct Mississippi channel cut through Rock Island. Dredges, a new lock, and harbor work by Bravo Construction at a total cost up to five hundred thousand dollars will reconnect Moline with the river, enabling steamboats to bypass the Rock Island rapids and canal detours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Moline
Ill
Davenport
Rock Island Arsenal
Uncle Sam
Bravo Construction Company
Mississippi River
Moline River
Illinois
Pioneer Wisconsin postmaster David Wilkinson dies in Platteville
David Wilkinson of Big Patch Wisconsin a pioneer postmaster and longtime businessman died suddenly in Platteville on Saturday afternoon. He was about 80 and had gone to Platteville for business when he fell ill, later passing away at Rev. Hardcastle’s home. Wilkinson ran a general store with the post office at Big Patch and left a family behind.
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Platteville
David Wilkinson
Big Patch
Wis
Badger
Hardcastle
Mr. Wilkinson
Wisconsin
Strike at Benton yields rich jack deposits and new mills
Dawson Mining reports a 70 foot wide rich jack seam near Benton while multiple firms drill and sink shafts. Production grows as two drills run day and night and plans include new mills, pumps, and hoists along with expansions at Fox Lead and Zinc and Ida mine. Local investors back operations and a proposed Benton to Shullaburg route links the mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson Mining Company
Wiseman
Iowa M. Company
McCafferty Mining Company
Benton
Sheffer Development Company
Geo. Sheffer
Spencer Development Company
Little Bennie
Fox
Ben Richardson
Pratt Mining and Development Company
Milwaukee
Peasle Mining Company
Peasle Farm
Kramer
Mud Lava
Ind
Weisman Mining Company
Weisman
Park Mining Company
James McCarney
Hub Mining and Development Company
Dan McDonald
Fox Lead and Zinc Company N
Big Dad Mining Company
Northwestern
Ida
Looney Mining Company
Pittsburg-Benton
Diphtheria Quarantine in Savanna Home of Ferris Family
The Ferris household on Bowen Street is quarantined after their child contracts diphtheria. A notice was posted Saturday. neighbors report several exposed children during play, raising concern of further spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ferris
Bowen Street
Savanna Times
Bombs Thrown At Dubuque Saturday Night
Dubuque suffers a third explosion in as many months at the Dubuque Turbin and Roller Mill factory on lower Ninth street. The blast at 10 46 damaged sash and glass but caused little other harm, a watchman recalling a noise “a little better than a shotgun” and finding no fuse remains.
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Dubuque
Dubuque Turbin and Roller Mill Company
Lower Ninth Street
Dubuque Club
Joseph Grape
Rev Davies Resigns Warren Charge for Evangelical Work
Rev Davies of Warren resigns from the Galena district church after eight years and will join his former home at Sycamore to enter the evangelical field. Rev Matlack attends Rock River M E conference in Chicago where his reappointment to the Galena church for another year is anticipated.
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Galena
Davies
Warren
J. A. Matlack
Chicago
Rock River
Matlack
Sycamore,r
Heirs sue railroads for large sums after deaths
Heirs of George C. Lodge sue Illinois Central and Great Western at Dubuque for 10000 alleging Lodge, a brakeman, was knocked from a bridge near Menominee. The administrator of Maurice O Neil sues for 2000, the deceased being a switch man killed in Dubuque last January. Clinton Chalmers sues for 1995 after a torpedo explosion injured him on a railway velocipede.
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Illinois Central
Great Western
Dubuque
George C. Lodge
Menominee
Maurice O'Neil
The
Central
Clinton Chalmers
Local Logal Rifle Team Wins 6000 Record at Galena Range
Galena team of Company M defeats Dubuque Governors Grays at the rifle range by 35 points. About fifty spectators enjoy a pleasant afternoon with refreshments after the competition. Also notices of Ladies Aid meeting, a help-wanted domestic, and apples for sale at Coatsworth’s grocery.
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Dubuque
Galena
Company M
Governors Grays of
Rocks Rain Down After Rejection at Muddy Hollow
A man refused admittance to a Muddy Hollow house last night threw rocks at the building, breaking several windows. Residents report growing disorder on Muddy Hollow with late night cranks, prowlers, and past robberies, while strangers visit and pow wows are held. No formal police complaint has yet been filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muddy Hollow
East Side
Mas
Galena
Must Special Election Be Held to Fill Vacancy
Death of Congressman Hitt raises the question of a special election to fill his unexpired term. The statute requires the governor to call a special election, not allow appointment. Opinions differ on whether a primary would be needed and whether it could coincide with the general election, potentially creating two elections before Congress convenes in December. The Mt Carroll Democrat reports the debate.
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Hitt
Congress
Mt. Carroll
Destructive Dubuque Fire Destroys Lawther Candy Works
A Sunday dawn blaze engulfed the William Lawther candy factory on lower Main Street, causing at least 200000 dollars in damage. The fire, the worst in years, began in the boiler room, spread rapidly, and threatened surrounding properties despite full city fire department efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawther
Dubuque
William Lawther Company
Lower Main Street
Old Bell From Gear Street School Moved to New High
The 200 pound bell, cast in 1861 at a New York foundry and brought to Galena by steamboat, was moved from the old Gear Street school to the new high school today. It will be hung in the tower and rung five minutes before nine each morning to signal the start of the school day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena
New School
Gear Street
New York
Will of W J Quan Divides Million Among Eight Heirs
The will of late W J Quan a prominent wholesale grocer valued around one million dollars was read to heirs. The estate entirely un encumbered largely real estate in several states will be divided equally among eight children. No trustees named yet and some property to be probated in other states.
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W. J. Quan
Erie Street
W. J. Quan, Jr
Ilinois
Chicago Chronicle
Open Fair Tomorrow Attracts Large Crowd
Preparations for the city fair are complete with all attractions on the grounds this evening and gates opening tomorrow. The mayor orders extra police to ensure order as fakirs gather for the last round up of fairs this season. Frank Owens led the buildings and grounds committee to ready grounds and tents. Attendance is expected to be large on opening day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Owens
Ministerial Association Prepares for Union Meetings
A ministerial association meeting at the Y M C A arranged preparatory meetings in five churches for the Potter Billhorn union meetings in Turner hall. Each church will host a session with German and English addresses by Rev. Crissman, Hertel, Matlack, and Volz from Oct 8 to Oct 12. The public is invited. An advertisement promotes Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney trouble and warns of insidious disease. Also listed are land for sale in Smelser township at $90 per acre and 40 acres near the Baxter mine, via J B Perry or Thomas Kennedy.
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Ministerial Association
German M. E
J. A. Matlack
D. Volz
South Presbyterian Church
R. M. Crissman
R. L. Hertel
First Presbyterian Church
Hertel
Daniel Volz
Foley
Bright
Siniger & Siniger
Smelser Township
Wisconsin
Baxter
J. B. Perry
Platteville
Wis
Thomas Kennedy
Badger Mining Exchange
Memory Strength Varies by Season Scientists Note
Scientists find memory stronger in summer than winter with stronger recall linked to excess eating, intense exercise, and surprisingly, too much study. The observation highlights how lifestyle factors impact cognitive retention across seasons.
Horse plunges off ferry boat into river near Hazel Green
Two men from Hazel Green Wisconsin escaped drowning when a frightened horse on a flat barge ferry jumped overboard. The buggy and horse sank but the horse swam to shore after the harness was cut. Rescue boats recovered the men and sought the lost buggy with continued efforts planned.
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Horse
Hazel Green
Wis
Camp 19
Captain Gear
Gear
William Champion
Mr. Nolan
Death Calls Little Child Clarence Wilhelm Passes Away
Clarence Wilhelm, six, son of Mr and Mrs William Wilhelmi, died after a few hours with croup last evening. Despite prompt medical help, the illness proved fatal. The bereaved parents receive public sympathy. Minnehaha Garrison of Eminent Ladies to confer ranks Wednesday at Woodmen hall, with Sir Knight A J McNiel and Eminent Lady Beetha Tucker assisting.
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Clarence Wilhelm
Croup
Clarence
William Wilhelmi
Minnehaha
Knight A. J. McNiel
Beetha Tucker
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Mian
Armour
Contaworth’s
John Bertsch
Dewey Avenue
Savanna
Woodmen
Ladies of St. Anthony's League of St
Burlington Depot
Coataworth
G. W
LOGAL
Ladies’ Aid Society
Josephine Sheean
Beach Street
Mia. W. A. Stephenson
Park Avenue
Coatsworth's
Coatsworth’s
Slough
Death
Little
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