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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1906
Page
12
Local notes report muddy roads and residents like Roy Hay recovering well while Smith Ferguson visits from school. Lager & Co. advertises a new 10 cent dish assortment and rubber boots as well as best Minnesota flour. Numerous community updates cover entertainments, dancing school attendance, a bazaar for the Congregational church, and various residents’ activities and health items.
Our tax collector Knorr is going his rounds these days. A Heeren expects to load his cars for South Dakota the first of next week. Herman Pobanz moved to his farm in Hannatown Monday. Mrs Jos Irvin has been quite sick this week. Dr Walk attending her and his practice increasing. J H C Gilbert loads his car today and goes to western Kansas this evening. Geo Sharp of Arvilla Dakota was called here for his father's death and spent days with friends before returning home in Harker. He is back at the blacksmith shop and ready for work. Congrats to Mr and Mrs John Mahlstedt on their marriage at Geneseo this afternoon. Best wishes to the newly married couple.
Otis Powers of Erie visits Spring Hill. Newel Eddy and wife from Erie stay at the hotel. Mrs Redell and son Ed spend Sunday with James Dersham. Fay Martin and wife guests of Morrison. Marlo Adams visits Erie with her father. Henry Myers and family entertain Rev Smith and wife. George Crosier, tax collector, ready for business. Joan Guild with her ailing mother in Geneseo. John Davis and family move to Iowa. Wr. Marvel accompanied them. Dr Magill goes to Geneseo on business with niece Ethel Magill. Wallace Lawrence and wife visit son Herbert in Dearock. return Sunday. Everet Brooke family mourn infant son. John Myers entertains sister Mrs Graten of Lamoille and husband. Central examination children have wet day. results next week.
E Sommers will sell at his premises four miles north of Geneseo on the Joseph Vogele place. The sale includes horses cattle hogs sheep farm equipment and tools. A nine month credit without interest or six percent discount for cash on sums over ten dollars.
John B Collins aged 23? died after a brief illness on a Saturday about 1 30 am. He was born in 1882 in Tullah Ireland and moved to America in 1858, later living near Geneseo. He left a liberal family inheritance and was noted for honesty and charity. Elna Westerlund, 70 years old, died February 15 1906 of an aortic aneurysm in Owen. She immigrated from Sweden, married Jonas Westerlund in 1456, had eight children, and was active in the Lutheran church at Orion. Funeral services were held in Orion with many relatives and friends in attendance.
Lizzie Collis and infant son of George Fiedler are ill with measles. Fred Huebner is on sick list. School closed at Hanns Canter due to measles. Jessie Sale returns to GCI duties after illness. Hog shipments from Green River by Jom Searle. Frank Snodgrass moves to new Geneseo area farm. Albert Heeren and son Clarence visit N Heeren. Dance party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Benjowski.
On February 8 a large gathering of about seventy five neighbors visited Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Obrecht at their home in Phenix. They shared a bountiful supper and presented a purse as a token of esteem. Rev Fehr spoke, the couple expressed thanks, and the party marked their move this week to Geneseo where they will be missed by the community and church.
Miss Alice Larson teacher of Dist 15 and premils hosted a Valentine party at the Abel Ward home on Wednesday evening Feb 14. After a string untangling activity the guests shared a three course supper, played children’s games, and Miss Larson unwound a cord to reveal a final Valentine. Hosts and guests departed early, calling it a memorable gathering.
In this vicinity Mrs. Joseph Lodge improved after a sudden illness last Thursday morning. Frank Leiwinger visited Tampico and is still lame from a fall. Frank Wirth and Alilo Messier moved household goods to Pico and back. John Jay served as petit juror in Cambridge but had to return due to muddy roads.
Mrs. George Walker visited 41 E Wheaton Monday. Freeman Martin married is hers at Cambridge Wednesday. Henry Ruxton's children, who are quite sick, are improving slowly. Mr. and Mrs. James Young entertained Dan Doneghy and family Sunday. Jacob Harris moved from Roy son farm last year to g fare pear Atkinson. Andrew Anderson and Miss 9 En with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Johns visiting at Mr. Freeberg's Sunday. Friends of Dan UConraic attended the Tenth Monday evening and gave him a rand sy. They presented him with a aug. Those who took Central care from the Musson Center schior were Linn and May Ensey, Elena ikeinses, Arena Fritz. Dante Coneehy attended the score of his friend James Morrison of Vempij, interred in Grace or nevery of Osco Monday. Box social at James Young's home next Thursday evening March 1 for Manse Presbyterian church. All are Sandisily invited Ladies bring lunch for two.
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