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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1911
Page
17
Partial OCR shows a legal notice fragment mentioning the post office at Geneseo and a matter of the second clause. Names, dates, and full action are unreadable, leaving uncertainty about the case title and parties involved.
Miss Flora Williams of Keswick Iowa announces the death of her father William Williams aged 81 years He died December 23 after bronchitis and rheumatism Funeral was held December 26 in Geneseo Friends recall his life as a generous fisherman who supplied Geneseo and summer camps with fresh fish He enjoyed deep friendships and a close bond with nature and God as remembered by family and old newspaper colleagues.
Grand Army posts around Illinois receive department commander reports from committees that toured soldiers institutions. The Old Soldiers home at Quincy may allow widows of deceased soldiers to remain and accommodate others if Wilmington’s Widow’s home isoversubscribed. The Illinois Soldiers Orphans home at Normal reports no deaths in 2.5 years and lists 295 total members including Civil War and Spanish War children. the state seeks applications for care increases.
A Geneseo township notice from F. B. Haynes states a firm ban on hitting or trespassing on the farm land located in Sections 11 and 14. The message adds safety guidance about vehicle behavior, warning against jumping on or off a moving car.
Secretary reports Geneseo Edford and Munson Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Co finances for 1910. Policy totals, expenditures and debt shown. treasury empty, debt $654.54 plus interest. Annual meeting set for January 10 at 3 p.m. at Farmers National Bank Geneseo with three directors to be elected.
Will Austin writes from Geneseo about his October visit to Oregon via the Union Pacific. He praises Portland as the City of Roses and extols Roseburg in the Umpqua valley with lush rosebeds, evergreen hills, and rich soil ideal for fruit. He notes irrigation limitations, strong markets for strawberries and prunes, and claims the climate and rainfall make the area superb for fruit and timber, linking his purchase of Harding Land Co. tracts to his favorable impression.
J C Wigant will sell at 10 a m on his premises 144 miles south and 4 miles west of Liberty church in Burns township including 6 horses 21 head cattle 60 carows 1500 bushels corn 12 tons hay 1400 feet lumber and farm machinery such as a Case separator 18 hp Minneapolis engine 4 wagons mower hay rake and more. Lunch served terms cash for 10 and under credit with 10 months on security 7 percent interest if overdue 4 percent discount for cash. Warren Lester Theo Borkgren auditors A L Athens clerk.
The Geneseo and Erle Telephone Co to hold its annual meeting at the Loraine schoolhouse on January 24 1911 at 1 pm to elect a president and a director for three years and address other business. Sec Geneseo Ill Dec 27 1910.
The Geneseo Telephone Company invites stockholders to the annual meeting at the secretary's office in Geneseo Illinois on Wednesday January 11 1911 at 3 pm. Directors to be elected and other business to be transacted. Phineas Morrow Secretary December 6 1910.
Frank S. Collins forbids hunting on his farm in Phenix township. The notice warns against remaining between railroad tracks when trains pass and urges adherence to posted restrictions.
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