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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
15
A crowded list of farm sales spans Colona and Geneseo area farms. Multiple auctions disclose horses cattle hogs farms equipment and large hay corn yields with terms of 12 month credit and cash discounts.
The International Livestock Exposition in Chicago draws 400000 visitors and showcases cattle horses sheep and swine from multiple nations. The piece argues the expo educates nonagricultural audiences about scientific husbandry and university-backed farming, stressing improved methods, careers, and rural progress.
Improved farm of seven hundred acres? Noted as 150 acres tillable with timber and pasture. Five springs in separate fields. Woven wire fences. Eleven room house with cistern and spring nearby. Two barns churches school and creamery nearby. Access to railroad, rural route and telephone line. Price 55 dollars per acre. Easy terms to good parties. Machinery available with clear title option. Mike Trainer Mr Hope Grant County Wisconsin.
The Henry County Poultry Exhibit returns with the annual show in Geneseo on December 28 at Freeman's Hall. A larger display is planned with liberal premiums. Write to secretary Matthew O’Connell for the premium list of over fifty pages.
In a special session on December 14 1905 Geneseo Illinois the council voted to remove Night Police John W Rieg and appointed George E Stinner to the post by unanimous call vote. The meeting also set street crossing time limits for trains to five minutes and established fines from five to fifty dollars for violations. The pole placement matter for Charles Martinson was referred to the Poles Committee.
New York reports highlight Katharine Deming, ten year old daughter of artist Edwin W. Deming, as she debuts a bronze statuette The Rocking Bear seen at her father’s studio exhibition of Indian and wild animal images Katharine has long modeled and studied animals with lessons from Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney and admiration from collectors.
A ten day special course in Poultry Husbandry will be offered by Iowa State College Ares Iowa January 4 to 16 1909. It marks the first short course in poultry husbandry by the college and will be taught by the Poultry Department in new facilities including a 20 acre poultry farm with steam heating electric lighting and several buildings. The program uses the college vacation period to provide lectures laboratory work and demonstrations on key poultry management topics.
James D. Kilpatrick billed as Illinois’ oldest printer and once Abraham Lincoln’s law roommate died at his Danville home on December I. He founded The Citizen the first Illinois newspaper started in Danville in 1854. He was father to Charles Kilpatrick famed for riding the U.S. Capitol steps and James Kilpatrick Jr. in British consular service.
Notice to shareholders announces a regular annual meeting of Central Trust & Savings Bank of Geneseo Illinois at the Wigwam Geneseo January 12 at 2 PM. Eleven directors will be elected and other business transacted. Cashier Anobuer Cox dated December 9 1908. Also an advertisement for a digestive remedy sold by J E Wright.
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