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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1902
Page
9
In Sheffield oil excitement rises as an old village well yields crude oil with a reddish tint and odor similar to petroleum. Tests show an underlying water column with several inches of oil on top, attracting locals who collect samples and speculate on origin and value.
The village of Wethersfield votes 146 to 23 to incorporate at a special election held Saturday. A charter will be applied for and a town meeting called, with six trustees and a president of the board to be elected, guiding the village government. The pro incorporation group moves quickly to complete the organization.
Cornwall August 6 notes report John Nickerson and family visiting Cambridge, Fred Griffin painting at Barns, and Black finishing harvest of bottom land. A storm caused damage in the southern township and Burns, with lightning striking a telephone wire and damaging property including Corwin’s and Jones’s areas. Roads and fences were washed out and a buggy house moved.
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