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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1908
Page
16
Cambridge notes list residents visiting nearby towns and returning from business. Local officials, lawyers, and clergy appear in routine county court and church events while social clubs and temperance meetings highlight community life.
Mrs. A B Clifton visits relatives. E C Chapter of Atkinson. Lager & Co. ads. Oscar Lager travels to Geneseo for Red Men Lodge. Miss Dodds teaches. Eva Jones visits from Bureau. Chas Huber and family visit. Ladies Aid to meet March 5. tax books open. school reports from Annawan include exams, commencements, and debates. Death reported of Frank Cartoon in countryside.
Jobo Mahlstedt visited Northern Iowa Tuesday evening to buy cattle. Mr and Mrs E Erickson of Omaha are visiting Green River friends. Mr and Mrs John Berney went to Tiskiawa Wednesday to visit relatives. Fay Crist out of school with measles. A show is billed for Friday evening Feb 25. Mrs Thomas Pattison Pud daughter and Mrs F H Englehaupt of Wagner South Dakota arrived Wednesday. Edwards bought several cups of chickens this week. Everett Smith family back from wedding trip and settling on the farm. Mesdames Crist and Edwards attended Martha Washington social diver by the Resist Corps of Moline last Friday.
A historical school outline lists Two times three Poetic books and Two Phases of the Deverment of Practical Religious Life. It covers First Group three Didactic books Proverbs Job Ecclesiastes and Second Group three Lyrical Books Psalms Songs of Solomon Lamentations with aims to awaken devotion to Jehovah and national loyalty.
Congressman George W Princes introduced in Congress a bill allowing Rock Island and Henry counties to build a bridge over Rock River near Colona ferry for pedestrians and teams. Because the river is navigable the bridge would require federal action. Local business boards and city interests in Moline Rock Island and Henry County have pressed the proposal amid funding concerns.
Hogs and steers moved to Chicago and Cambridge as local farmers report multiple carloads. Local residents visit and host relatives, while infant illness improves. The Cornwall tax books close March 1 and residents urged to pay promptly.
A scanned notice lists Sunday services for multiple churches. Geran Lutherax Rev Chr Bergen and Swepiso Ev. Luragean share sermon duties with morning and evening services. Luther League meets, Keystone League of Christian Endeavor, and Epworth League activities are noted. Details include service times and topics such as Gods Providence and The Speaking Blood.
Brahma eggs for setting sold by two pens kept by a cook and a cockerel. Seller listed as Harratte Princeton. Contact and full details not readable in available text.
Obituaries detail the deaths of Mrs Karhlina Gusloitancaget and others in Geneseo, listing survivors including children and grandchildren. The notices note church affiliations, burial plans, and funeral details for multiple residents, with dates and locations reflecting a late February 1908 Geneseo community.
Fragmentary report notes relatives gathering Monday at Oskwood. Five people, including a sister, are identified as from Davenport Iowa. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
A bank report from Ga eseo Illinois dated February 14 1905 shows resources including loans 306931 and discounts, U S bonds to secure circulation, and a 110000 reserve with other assets. The statement, signed by cashier Hiram Wilson, attested by directors, lists capital, surplus, and deposits with notes due to other banks and trust companies.
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