25 Aug 1893
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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1893
Page
1
Partial OCR shows an aged Geneseo Republic line with price markers 2.00 and 31.00 and a small note Three Mos. 50c indicating a subscription rate for a three month period.
Local reports note a band performance at Baker House in Galva and a brief Malford Heater Co. presence due to shortages. Kewanee and area news cover a police case, a church membership rise, baptisms, a Catholic school building rental plan, and a long inventory of local concerns from debt actions to missing funds.
Aug 21 items note a town bridge opening to the public, World’s Fair departures, picnic plans, school teachers, local visits, and weather chatter. Mentions Bleger mare loss, Emma and Dalsty Huntington, Geneseo, Davenport firm, and council notices. Quite a mix of society snippets and updates from Monte Cristo.
Community updates mention Prof and Mire Thoroton visiting, Mr Andrewsrassau returning from Ludalo trip, Grace Pomeroy with relatives near Prophetstown, and Chicago World's Fair plans. Visits by Rev Frazier and Rev Shaw, school repairs, fall term prep, and remarks on camp meeting attendance. Rumors of horticulture study and prohibition of gambling at fairs noted.
Aug 2 notes mention John McNeill’s newborn son Jesate Ayres, Munson visitors Eugens Martin, hay shipments to Keewanee, Barnell the scissors grinder at work, Mrs Wil Stevens visiting her mother, Annawan school renovation and Sept 4 start, Colon Sabbath School picnic at Shabbona Grove, J L Dow and Jennie visiting relatives, Geo Lieberknecht selling a Packard organ to the Congregational church, Mrs H Aleschberger visiting north county, town hall roof and chimney work, former jovial Wm Barbour seen today, teachers away at Columbian fair or Kewanee institute, Chas Borge of Yorktown visiting Minnie, teachers Ella Hirscberger, Alice Heath, Phinny Jacobs at institute, Prof Cook from Geneseo profit, elevator contractor at town, Columbian fair visitors Hobtoger, Coleman, Eli Seeble of Alba dies of heart failure, interred at Buda.
A string of visits, departures, and gatherings fills the week in the area.George Taian of Moline preaches next Sunday. Rev. Leason Shirtley at CREAR visits John S Cone. Gust Anderson of Orion ships hogs. Otto Johnson of Andover visits. Miss Adna Davis of Rock Island tends to sister in town. many others attend institute, camp meeting, and picnics.
Aug 20 Scott Brown Jr. returns home from Dakota Sunday. Miss Shale of Geneseo spent Sunday at C Kirchner's. J W Withrow and L Skinner report a dog going mad last week. A wedding is planned in the region before fall leaves. Gabie Lavery to attend N W N school this fall. Mrs Joe Meore and daughter from Green River visited Wm Bernard's Sunday. Hanna Center and Cleveland played ball. Cleveland won. About 140 neighbors celebrated Mr. and Mrs. Heeren's 25th anniversary with a silver tearet and a sumptuous dinner.
The Herald reports Aug 3 activities with visitors from Cambridge Geneseo Kewanee and Des Moines. Residents like Miss Kate Alfred Mrs. Gibbons and Dr. Howlette are noted travelers and hosts. A new owner Daniel Griffin takes over the Herald amid community updates and a warning to local boys about barn enterings.
August reports quire practice and visits as residents journey to Kewanee Columbus Morrison Geneseo and Davenport. The Ladies Aid meets at Mrs Carrie Smith. Baptists hold their annual picnic at Warner. Mrs Baird leads the C E Society. A bachelor renovates his south of town house while plans feature cabbage and tobacco ready for harvest.
Hoopp Pole notes visitors from Geneseo and New York, births and health updates, money order service now available, and local plans. Sister Miss Minnie Berre to help with millinery. Rev Fehr absent at camp meeting. Grace church service at 3 39 pm. Sunday school at 7. local improvements include cattle shipments, new stables, and house renovations.
Sunny Hill reports Chas Peterson spent Sunday in Moline. John Harsha from Circleville visited. Buck traveled to Davenport on business. Mrs G B Buck is ill. Delt Gordons six months old died of cholera infantum. Dr J M Bryan from Montezuma visits Buck’s daughter. Mrs Hugh Warnock and four children from Aledo visit relatives. Judge Waite seen at Black Hawk. avoided the toboggan. Dance at G B Buck’s reported enjoyable. Prof Cook of the Normal at Geneseo visiting. Will Dormann hurt in runaway. team frightened by traction engine. Mrs Gee Hangs and daughter with Gleaun Stearns of Leadville visit. hard times noted. Squire Kane’s court opens next Thursday at 10 o'clock. he hopes to save for the World’s Fair. leaves next Monday. At Home card received from W H Roach and Viola Marvin of Buda. future home Pleasant Plains HK. Suc cess to Bert and bride.
Aug 2 local items list Victor Norton receiving a car load, John Stahl’s coal trade, Mrs Bunnell visiting Geneseo, J C Irvin H BE Dawes family returning to Lincoln, W J Irvin in Alexis, camp meeting at Tindall's Grove, Shafer Berney Ellingsworth trip to Nebraska, Samuel SrCable visiting mother in law, Clement Lodge 680 meets, John Roeder's Moline visit, pasture dried up and water scarce, FP Hand family and Mary Belle Searles visit White City Columbian fair, Prof Cook Geneseo Normal, Jobo Milem visit Norris and World’s Fair eye trouble.
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