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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
12
A long irregular column from Colona and Dexter lists residents visiting relatives, local events, odds and ends. Includes Thanksgiving remarks, church and lodge activities, births and illnesses, school notes, a bazaar and benefit events, and local business promotions across Colona, East Moline, Atkinson, and Dexter.
The store shows a nearly complete selection of durable toys and useful items for children. Purchases will be laid aside until called for, encouraging early buying to avoid late rush and disappointments.
Vacationing Lien Attwell joins week abroad as local events unfold. A large Grove box social draws crowds Friday night while Thanksgiving reflections and school visits pepper the week. Families Countywide host dinners meet locals James Moon and Burns visits frame township life with teaching changes and travel between Atkinson Burns Annawan and Geo Dickey households.
A mixed church notices page lists services in Swedish and English across multiple congregations, dates and times for Sunday worship, Sunday schools, mass explanations, and youth programs. It notes a Unitarian service on baptism and Lord’s Supper, a Baptist service schedule, and a detailed obituary for Isabel McClelland, highlighting birth in Putnam County Indiana in August 1780 and family survivors.
Obituary records note Mrs Merriman hosting a memorial service in Phenix township with Rev J Beeble and burial in Seneseo cemetery. Swan Larson aged 79 years and one month died November 30 1908 at his daughter’s home in Edford township after residing here since 1887. Born January 1 1829 in Lars Scarraborug Law Sweden he was a devout Lutheran and survived by two children Augusta Krantz and Emil Swanson. Funeral services were held at the Swedish Lutheran church with Rev A T Lorimer officiating and interment in Geneseo cemetery.
Report of the condition of the Farmers National Bank Geneseo Illinois as of November 27 1905. It lists resources including loans and discounts 236874.79 undivided profits and reserves 153474.05 cash items notes of other national banks 2775.00 and a surplus and capital stock figures with cashier Hiram Wilson and directors attesting to the accuracy of the statement.
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