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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1927
Page
16
A fragmentary card of thanks appears, naming Mrs Elizabeth and Miss Isabelle Taylor among participants in rites at a church referenced by Moraering. The text is incomplete but indicates appreciation from attendees and a local AME context.
Community brief listing residents visiting relatives and traveling on business. Berbert Hartman called Monday. Tommy and Susie families hosted guests. several residents spent weekends in Albany Bluff and East Moline. Notices include rentals, moves, deaths, and local farm help with corn picking and farm chores.
The Belger and Bennett families celebrated multiple milestones over a Sunday visit. E E Belger and wife observed their forty ninth wedding anniversary, while granddaughter Dorothy Bennett marked her birthday. Guests included McKinley Pickens, Lawrence, Tom Fr and Siree Miant, Reiger and wife, Walter Bennett, Kenneth Bennett and family. All enjoyed an afternoon dinner and a pleasant day.
The item records numerous Geneseo and nearby residents visiting relatives in Davenport Albany and Prophets Town. Names include Ray Farrell Ruby Atwell Aliéai Talar Joseph Oberle Floyd Oberle Henry Sittler Specht Cherle Murphy Klene Kemmis and Wirth extended family.
The annual meeting of the Edford Shir Telephone Co. will be held Saturday December with at 2 o clock at the First National Bank in Genes or, Maeds, Counnitter.
Levi Sylvester Ropp, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Ropp of Pekin Illinois, born August 5 1873, died December 3 1927 at the Hillsdale township home after a brief bout of illness. He moved from Tremont Illinois to Henry county and farmed several years. He served as director of the Hillsdale high school project and cooperative elevator and helped initiate the new road toward Hillsdale. Funeral services were held at the Hillsdale M. E. church with burial in Oakwood cemetery Geneseo Illinois. He is survived by siblings and several nieces and nephews. attendees from Tremont Kewanee Springfield Freeport Pekin Normal Curlock and Geneseo attended.
Henry Sand and Edward Sommers auction a five acre farm with chicken house fruit trees and good fencing plus two head of horses ten milk cows ten shoats and equipment. Real estate possession March 1 1928 terms cash for personal property good terms on real estate.
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