Local notes and personals from Atkinson region
A bustling community roundup covers shop promotions at Lyon Weekley and Macafee, visits from Geneseo and Rock Island, a harvest accident injuring a child, upcoming church services, and plans for a bake sale and gasoline stove demonstrations. Restoration on Macafee building progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hooth's
Vance
Ed Everecrett
Lyon & Weekley
Atkinson Lumber Yard
Booth
Hibe Okay
G. E. Perkins
Chas, Macafee's
Ed Johnston
Watch Tower Park
Sic
Rock Island
E. W. Curtis
Detroit
Mich
Thomas Nowers
Picnic Day At Foresters Event Draws Big Crowd
The Catholic Order of Foresters picnic Sunday July 25 drew about 1200 attendees. Winners included eye race Frank Buysse and PF Hoogerwerf. girls Alma Hoogerwerf and Mary Longville. boys Ed Van Vooren and Wm Billiet. three legged race Fred Hoogerwerf and Lawrence Hoogerwerf. fat man’s race BE Van Vooren and C Walgrave. pie eating T Hoogerwerf, L Claeys, John Fritsch of Geneseo noted as oldest Forester. August Hoogerwerf praised for number of boys. Mrs Aug Hoogerwerf awarded for thirteen children. Gold Dust Twins beat Elevator Kids in baseball. bowling winners P Verkruyse and H Longville. shooting winners C Fisher and R De Scheper with near perfect scores. Attendees enjoyed a good time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Foresters
Frank Buysse
Hoogerwerf
Alma Hoogerwerf
Mary Longville
Ed van Vooren
Wm Billiet
Fred Hoogerwerf
Lawrence Hoogerwerf
M . Gabriel
F. van Vooren
BE. van Vooren
C Walgrave
T. Hoogerwerf
L. Claeys
John Fritsch
Geneseo
Mike Vanersnick
Vic Vandersnick
August Hoogerwerf
Aug. Hoogerwerf
Gold Dust Twins
P. Verkruyse
H. Longville
Ray Bonaine
2. Eickhart
Aug. van
Human Clothing Co Finances Call for Settlements
Notice to all debtors of the Human Clothing Co now led by H. J. Vance to call and settle or arrange payment within the week as all old bills must be cleared promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hu ‘Man Clothing Co
H. J. Vance
Human Clothing Co. Te
Indian Killed on Track Near Rochelle Ill
Report notes an Indigenous man slept on a railroad track and was struck by a fast express, dying from the collision. The item then shifts to advertisements praising King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung trouble with a testimonial from J R Watts of Floydada TX and a price of 50c to $1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochelle
Ill
Fast Express
King
J. R. Watts
Floydada
Texas
JH “Wright
Wisconsin proposes state led land colony plan
Governor McGovern appoints a committee to study a plan for a Wisconsin land colony. The state would acquire land at market value and sell to colonists to fund communal needs. Colonists would control funds with board veto power, with cooperative stores, warehouses, a creamery, and demonstration farms planned, funded by land prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Or McGovern
Wisconsin
State Board of
Albert L
Board of Commissioners
First Use of Chloroform as Anesthetic in 1846
The text notes that chloroform anesthesia was first used on September 30, 1846, by Dr. W. G. Morton of Boston during a tooth extraction and then in other operations. It mentions England learning of the discovery in December 1846 and Sir James Simpson’s 1847 hospital use, later knighthood, funeral, and a bronze statue in Edinburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Morton
Boston
England
James Simpson
Edinburgh
Water content in meats cited by Popular Mechanics
The article notes that beef and mutton may be about 60 percent water in uncooked form while pigeons run 70 percent water and fowl 65 percent water. It adds fish water content ranges from 40 to 80 percent depending on species.
Had One Resemblance Texas Theatre Tale
In a Texas town John McCullough’s company performed Ingomar with Sothern leading the barbarian army. During the day actors raided for fur skins to costume the scene. The barbarian rush scene left the tragedian aghast and he quipped that the furred battalion smelled like barbarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
John McCullough
Ingomar
Sothern
McCullough
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Big A. W
Sarah Parker
Fay Parker
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Charles Groves
Hooppole
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William Sands
Robert Black
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Henry Schehl
F. E. Berner
Russell Berner
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Ahatiz Douglas
Robert Kay
Hazel’ Foy
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Macauley
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Lyon & Weekley’s
Ladies’ Union
W A Mussey
Harms_&Glawe
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Robert Harms
Isabel C. Barrows
New York
W. A. Massey
Henry R. Massey
Columbia University
S. J. Barrows
New York Prison Association
Europe
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Gene Tg
Bate
Atkinson—lamb James—Parker
Kernwein
A. W
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Jacob DeGrave
Irene Larson
Howlette
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Elizabeth Griffin
George E. Perkins
Prophetstown
Ross Kiner
Lyon &Weekley
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George Steiner
Mary Martin
Cordova
Smeigh
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Ed Bliss
Oklahoma
Z. Bliss
Buda, Ill
Flora Whittaker
Tiskilwa
M. T. Booth
Julius
Sturtewagen
Ida
Downs
Gilbert
Atkinson Cement
E. C. Chapler
Illinois
Chas. B-Hurst & Co
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Athnson
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P. D. Ransom
Son the
Atkinson Lumbermen
Big “A. W
A. W. Kernwein
Dedrick’s
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Moline Trust and Savings
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H. A. Ainsworth
Geo. W. Wood
Edward Coryn O. F Anderson
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H. A. Ainswoad
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G McMaster
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Louis Seeville
Edward Coryn
H. Christison
Calvin
Ataoicott
A.schmidt
O. F. Andergo
G. H. Hill
Atkinson, Illinois
Henry Lievens
Rees
Birdsell Farm
F.R. Bessant
Atkinson, Ilinois
Birdsell
Seaves
Traege
Calland
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M. T. Booth Hardware Dealer
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