Atkinson Team Travels to Tiskilwa Tourney
The Atkinson baseball team went to Tiskilwa to take part in the week’s tournament. Local news notes include visits by Phil Geppert of Kewanee and various residents visiting relatives in Iowa and Illinois. The issue also mentions storms, store ads, and community notices about feasts, sales, and church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Geppert
Kewanee
Hugh Yarger
West Liberty
Iowa
Argueet Molebroeck
Lizzie Nowers
Moline
Mary
Lillie Coppens
Chicago
Mary Walters
Creston
Carrie Scott
Verbeckmoes Department Store Adverts and Local Notices
Sewing machines and supplies priced at Verbeckmoes with 8 and 10c towel specials and 5c yard toweling. Mrs Beulah Foster visiting Cleveland. Mary Hendrix of Chicago visiting Gust Rimier and P B Goldberg. Orrin Nowers leaves for Hope North Dakota for six weeks harvesting. Atkinson residents attended Chautauqua in Geneseo including Nowers Massey Macauley Ransom and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Johnston
Blue Island
Dessie West
Galva
James Nowers
al DuBois
Chicago
Peter Coppens
Arthur DeRoe
Dixon
Teresa Decker
Annawan
Glenn E. Tilton
Buda
Hawkins
Verbeckmies
Henry—— Is Kiner
Geneseo
Wilbur Welch
Robert Marley
Marley
Sherrard
Fred Hays
Mell DeSpenter
Myrtle Keener
Verbeckmoes
Anita Nelson
M. T. Booth
Thomas Nowers
Kate
Rock Island
Booth’ & Hardware Store
Verbeckmoes’ Department Store
Beulah Foster
Cleveland
Victor Vandersnickt
Peoria
Verbeckmoes Department Store
Grant Kendrick
Ijnen
F. E. Gresser
Mary .Hendrix
Louis
Gust-Rimier
P._B.Goldberg
Orrin Nowers
Hope
N. Dak
Orrin
I. J. Emmons
D. F. Humphreys
Helen Ransom
Sg Tiea Roberta
Wow Adams
Card of Thanks for Graceful Bereavement Aid
The family expresses heartfelt thanks to kind friends for aid and assistance in the bereavement following the passing of their beloved wife and mother. Grateful for floral expressions and support during the last rites. Gust Van Opdorp and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drother
Gust van Opdorp
Gdren
Recall of Oregon Judges Stirs Debate on Local Prejudice
The Rock Island Union notes a case where a murder acquittal on self defense sparks recall petitions and recalls of Judge Coke. It argues recalls threaten judicial independence and warns Taft to back constitutional measures limiting recalls. It raises concerns over voters lacking legal training influencing court outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
John S. Coke
Coke
Cokes
Taft Ito
New Mexico
Arizona
Rock Island Union
Open Season and Bag Limits for Game and Waterfowl
The notice lists open hunting seasons for wild geese ducks brant coot rail waterfowl quail snipe plover woodcock mourning doves squirrels brook trout black bass pike pickerel sturgeon muskellonge and catfish with specific date ranges. It sets bag limits for several species and specifies unlawful acts including hunting out of season, hunting from non oared boats, selling game fish in restricted periods, and pollution of state waters.
Uncle Sam as farmer editor in Collier's view
Collier's Weekly notes 31 USDA bulletins issued between April 15 and July 10 as examples of concise, well written government guidance. The piece praises Uncle Sam for publishing useful agricultural information shaped by farmer needs and practical experiments, highlighting farmers as drivers of national progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s Weekly
United States Department of Agriculture
Japan
Uncle Sam
Collier's
Sam
Collier’s
Moline Mai
Preserving Eggs by Water Glass Method
Instructions on storing eggs for winter using water glass solution. Use fresh unwashed eggs in a cleaned jar, with 2 inches of preservative above. Maintain coating on each egg. discard cracked or dirty ones. wash any white deposits after removal.
Preacher Stricken In Pulpit In Moline
The Rev. S Straws a retired Methodist minister collapsed in the pulpit during a Sunday sermon at the M E church in Moline He died at the city hospital after hours of unsuccessful resuscitation He was about 65 to 80 years old and had lived in Moline only briefly leaving unclear family details in the south The A M E church pastor had asked him to preach while absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wile
M. E
S. Straws
Mr. Straws
Moline
T. E. Lewis
Moline Dispatch
Spurgeon humor on Daniel and backbone and grit
The Rev Charles H Spurgeon joked about Daniel surviving the lions, saying most of him was backbone and the rest grit. The quip reflects his sharp wit and practical wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Spurgeon
Daniel
Flys and owls spark debate on nature balance
W R Smith of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe rails argues against campaigns against certain animals. He warns that destroying hawks and owls invites a rat plague and predicts future efforts to hatch flies as incinerators and funding grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Smith
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Religion's Primacy Over Society and Government, Cardinal Gambons
Cardinal Gambons states that religion precedes society and outlasts governments, asserting its supremacy over self interest, civil threats, national patriotism, and even love of country. This view emphasizes religion as a universal, enduring force guiding public life and ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Gibbons
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Atkinson
Arthur Verbeckmoes
Robert T Parker
Humboldt
Arthur
George
Mr Johnson
D. O Loy
Wataga
A . de
Fanny Crouch
H L. Lyon
Rock River
Roy Brooks
Spring Hill
Willard
Rollin
Perry Butter
Peter Scham
Peter van Hyfte
Kalamazoo
Mich
England
London
Methodist Church
Ebenezer
Joseph- and
Alouis Paquer
F. E. Nelson
Denver
Colo
William White
Pritchard
Allan
Henry Harris
Ed Johnston
Lucy Newers
Edson Reeves
Rock Falls
James Reeves
Verbegk
M M. Everett
Raygin Everett
E. S. Gresser
Helen
T. G. Everett
Harry Cavell
Newton
Maurice
Marcia
Edward Catour
Atden
D. J. Holzinger
Edward
Tiskilwa
E. 5S. Gresser
Topeka
Kans
F. E Gresser
Thomas Newers
Detroit
L. M. Curtis
Minetta
Lake St Clair
W A. Massey
Clara Causemaker
Achiel Causemaker
Clara
W. W. Adams
Altar Society
St. Anthony’s Church
P. Goldberg
Leo Doubler
John Rumler
M. T. Booth the Hardware Man
Illinois
G. H. Hile
Graham
P. D. Ransom
The
Atkinson’ Lumberman
Rumler & Nowers
Atkinson, Illinois
Clover Leaf Land Company
Eagle Bend
Todd County
Minnesota
Wadena
Nerndale
Hewitt
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