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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1906
Page
9
Hooppole notes report weddings and births, visits from Geneseo and Abingdon, a switchboard purchase, a new road petition, and social events. Highlights include Albio H Wolf and Jessie E Louis wedding, a Deporter family funeral, a Gasser birthday surprise, and a Kellogg Switchboard installation planned for March 1.
Henig E. Roesner and pupils invite the public to a Play Social at the Morristown church on Friday evening February 23 1906. Admission is fifteen cents for adults and ten cents for school children to aid expenses. The Des Moines report says W L Carter’s murder trial for E J Gresser began there Tuesday with thirty prosecution witnesses announced for Wednesday. A jury may be unlikely and a venue change to another county could be requested.
Geneseo council records a February 13 1906 regular meeting. Finance reports show city overdraft of 1111.60 and hospital 260.57, sewer plans for Fourth Ward, fire safety checks, and spring election judges and polling places. PUBLIC SALE notices a February 28 sale by Afred Moden of farm goods near Geneseo with credit terms offered.
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