Local notes from Colona region and Rock Island visitors
Colona residents Dobinski Lynstrom Bradley and Kapke are noted in local vicinity visits and farm tasks. Quillen advertises two fine horses and cattle for sale near the village with farm calls. Theodore Pobanz of Rock Island seen after chickens. Le once Leucy Peiser has left for Rock Island. The Republic offers a map of Illinois to subscribers with advance payments, noting villages marked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dobinski
Colona
Eric_Lynstrom
Roy Bradley
Briar Plus
GE Quilen
Mo Jine
Theodore Pobanz
Rock Island
C. M. Quillen
Charles Kapkie
Louis Stottmeister
Leucy—Peiser
Albinus Nance Dies at Home in Chicago
Albinus Nance former Henry county resident and Nebraska governor died at his Chicago home last Thursday morning December 7 at age sixty three. He had suffered paralysis and pneumonia after a stroke and was survived by wife Sarah a daughter Helen now Mrs Walter Anderson of Lincoln and sister Mrs C A Shelton of Kewanee.
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Albinus Nance
Henry County
Nebraska
Chicago
Ethersfield
Illinois
Calgary
Sarah White
Nance
Metropolis
Congregational Church
Mr. Nance
Helen
Walter Anderson
Lincoln
Ned
C. A. Shelton
Kewanee
Special Institute Prizes for Young Men Near Green River
Three cash prizes of 5 3 and 2 dollars are offered to young men not over twenty one living within five miles of Green River who select for exhibit the best ten ears of corn any variety. Entries must be brought to Thess x derson store in Green River by December 31 to be taken to Geneseo for entry January 1. Participants in this contest may still enter other Henry County Farmers Institute prizes at the Geneseo short course January 1 to 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green River
Derson
Gene- Seo
Henry County Farmers’ Institute
Geneseo
Premium list for Farmers Institute corn and livestock prizes
A detailed premium list for the Farmers Institute and Short Course at Genesee January 1 to 6 outlines prizes for corn judging grain and exhibits. Prizes include four youth awards for corn work, class A to E divisions with cash prizes, a cup for class A winner, and livestock awards for draft colts teams and brood mares. Entries close January 2 at 1 pm and must be raised by exhibitors with exhibits brought to the township high school on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mondatt
Box Social at Stowe Schoolhouse in Munson Township
Elizabeth R Larson organizes a box social and entertainment at Stowe Schoolhouse Dist 111 Munson Township on Saturday evening. The program features songs recitations readings and a school play with locals including Nora Kuhl Ther Esther Larson Johnny Sakes a Trip and Tom Perkins among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth R. Larson
Stowe
Munson Township
Dean Hutchinson
Nora Kuhl
Esther Larson
Helen Krantz
Esther Swanson
Florence Wirth
Rosie Wirth
Mabelle Larson
Johnny Sakes
Rudolph “Steffen
Mr. Perkins
Charles Klavoka
Tom Perkins
Henry Larson
Schuyler
Ole
Perkins
Tom—Perkins
Fred Schuler
Jennie Cowper
Tom
Mr Perkins
Scuyler
New Books and Military Show Announced by Local Groups
The public library lists new titles from Gravels to Mitchell including American history and world universities. A military show by Companies A Geneseo and F Moline Rock Island will tour Rock Island Geneseo and Moline in late January to display drills arms uniforms and field care, signaling first aid and sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Stoddard
Ernest
Bradford
Claparede
M. Simons
Charles Franklin
Katherine Pyle Honey
Edna Turpin
Healer
Robert Herrick
W. E. Burghardt DuBois
Pandora's Box
John Ames Mitchell
Richard Mexwell
Humphrey Ward
Brooks Frothingham
Richard Washburn Child
William’ DeMorgan
Rock Island
Geneseo
Moline
National Guard
New Drainage District Proposed North of Geneseo
A movement seeks to form a drainage district covering about three to four thousand acres in Phenix and Portland townships north of Geneseo. Land owners met with H C Cleveland James McNamara and H E Reeves to discuss a levee on Benson slough and a ditch to Penner's slough. Reeves was tasked with a preliminary survey to estimate cost and benefits of the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch Bottom
Phenix
Portland
Geneseo
Hetty Waterman
HH H.cleveland
James McNamara
Rockis
Zearing
H. E. Reeves
Sterling
Benson Slough
Whiteside
Rock River
Penner
Obituary of Joseph Leibee
Joseph Leibee died at his sister Ella Monesmith home in Geneseo on December 9 1911 age 69 years 4 days after paralysis. He served in the Thirty seventh Illinois during 1861 66 and later lived in Geneseo. The service was led by Rev Dr Kirkpatrick with G A R ritual. He leaves three brothers and a sister with many out of town relatives attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Leibee
Ella Monesmith
Republic
Leibee
George
Margaret
Deem) Leibee
Geneseo
Thirty-seventh
Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Houston
Texas
Letee
George Herri
Letbee
Mr. Leibee
William
Amherst Neb
Daniel
Bakersfield
Cali
Jacob
William Wayne
Orion
Sue
Monesmith
Odtock Ret
Kirkpatrick
Unitarian Church
G A R
Oakwood Ment
Wim Leibee
Amherst
Neb
George Leibee
Colona
G 'H Wayne
Robert Goddard Orion
Charles Wayne. Reynolds
E. “Noonan
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Enesag
Anderson
General Merchandise
Deceasedkin
Farmers National Geneseo
P.S. Schnabelez P
Assnopgrrass
D. Forp
RED RasTept
F. S. Haynes
S&s
Shafer W
H Hosford
Schnabele
Sherman W. Suarez
W.M. Stewart
Cashier Jr
A Braptey
Asst
Farmers' Institute
Farmers’ Institute
Genesee
BOX Social
THE
Public
Mietieary
Oxford Down
Rams
Chester
Oxford
Hone
Henninger& Adams R.F. D
Geneseo, Illinois
Rastede’s Grocery
Stein's Cigar Store
Threy
Asé
Weimer Auto _Co. Ag
Bureau and
Henry Counties
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