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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1912
Page
12
Geneseo area social calendar with visits by Mrs. Henry and family in Chicago. weddings, travels to Rochester Mayo Clinic, and local clergy announcements. Geneseo Sherrard game slated at focal ball park next Sunday.
Christian Science services are held in the Hosford building every Sunday at 10 45 and Wednesday at 6 45. German Lutheran led by Rev Chr Berg en pastor. No Sunday service next Sunday due to pastor and Mr Karsten absent at the synod.
Valentine Schmitt longtime Geneseo resident and Civil War veteran died at his Rock Island home after a two month illness. Born September 29, 1843 in St Louis, he lived in Geneseo before moving to Rock Island in 1903 where he ran a bakery for nine years. He is survived by his wife, four sons H A of Nebraska E C of Durant Town P C of Reinbeck and R E of DeWitt and three daughters Mrs Frank Mez Guckin of Rock Island Mrs R J Erwin of Decatur and Mrs Theodore Schneden of Welton plus three sisters Mrs C Scheport Mrs Elizabeth Wildemuth and Mrs Adam Hofstetter of Rapids City. Funeral was Monday at Sacred Heart church in Rock Island with Rev F J Lockney officiating and G A R members attending. burial at St Margaret's cemetery Davenport.
The annual baseball tournament at Tiskilwa will be held next Tuesday through Friday with Geneseo and Tiskilwa as participants. Special train service will allow local fans to attend and return home each evening. Umpire Goeckle from Chicago will officiate.
Tuesday features Wyanet at Princeton and Tiskilwa at Geneseo. Wednesday brings Princeton at Tiskilwa and Bradford at Wyanet. Thursday has Tiskilwa at Bradford and Bradford at Princeton while Geneseo plays Wyanet. Friday includes Geneseo at Bradford and Princeton at Geneseo.
Mrs Kate Lanphere visits. Helen Sibley and sister Erma visit. Ralph Smedley attends soldier reunion in Dickson. Wm Rollo enjoys two weeks off from school. Miss Bonnie Dickenson of Erie Sundays with Edna Lohrbeck. Charles Zschiesche and wife visit Missouri relatives. Uncle August Zschiesche visits Davenport. Mrs Sadie Martin visits relatives near Morrison. Mrs FP Rieger visits Geneseo with sister Alice Colbert. James Bryant and family welcome a baby girl born August 14 192. All well. Chautauqua at Geneseo on Bryan day features address. S A Lawrence family visit Chicago. Clyde Rieger family visit. Wm Dail Walter Rieger and Mrs Alice Colbert as Sunday guests.
Rin and Mira Jom Pord ain children visited in Iows last week. Roy Hultquist and Martin Anderson left for the Dakotas Monday. Miss Susie West of Cambridge had business in Andover Wednesday. Londberg of Moline attended a reading class picnic Friday. Delmore Brodd Walter Johnson and Gilman Dahlberg left for the Dakotas. Mrs Lindstrom and family visiting at the Lindstrom home. June Bengston of Palisade Colo arrives to teach Edwards Valley school. Mr and Mrs Ernest Stephen and family visiting relatives and friends. Enoch Swanson and Miss Tillie Johnson attended Brown's graduation exercises Aug 14. Carl Johnson graduated with high honors. Mrs Frank Forsell caring for her mother near Victoria returned home. Ruth and Hattie arrived to help.
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