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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
8
A busy Cambridge week with the Board of Supervisors at the courthouse and many residents visiting relatives, including Jono Fosumity and Theodore Boitenstern. Local events cover church talks, school matters, memorial services for soldiers, and social visits, with numerous short notices on travel, trades, marriages, and arrivals.
Sunday morning services will feature a Chicago University student at the Congregational church. Miss Jessie Swayze closes a successful school year with a district picnic and may teach again in the fall. Prof Pettis is named principal for next year with Hattie R. Green and S. Lenni s in other posts.
The Decoration Day address by Col Henry Watterson at Lake DeFue was postponed from Decoration Day to Wednesday June 17 after a rainswept morning. Watterson will arrive on the noon train and meet with the management to set the new date, with the calendar showing June 17 as the replacement.
The new licenses for hunters go into effect under the revised game law. Resident hunters pay 110 and non residents 15 for year long licenses. Licenses require full personal data and may be shown to game wardens. Penalties apply for hunting without licenses and funds go to the state treasury.
Nellie R Whaley died at her home near Marshalltown Iowa on Saturday May 39 at 2 am from pneumonia. She was the second daughter of the late Capt H Sniff and lived in Geneseo before 1878 marriage to Henry W Whaley. She later married David Whaley and had four children. Survived by two sisters Mrs Clara M Searles Geneseo and Mrs Adnan R Cronch visiting from Racine Mich. Funeral attendance hindered by illness and rail conditions after heavy rains.
Cornwell notices report Ed Hunt taking his wind mill home and local items include Hugh Grier shipping bogs Friday night and multiple church services at Zion next Sunday. The piece mentions Decoration Day, cemetery work at Liberty, a May 17 wedding, and surrounding community events with several residents named.
An overview of a Christian educational institute highlighting character and intellect, with emphasis on social conduct, health, and self discipline. It notes strong enrollment growth, facilities, scholarships, term dates, and guarantees for positions after completing the program. The piece invites parents to request a catalog or arrange a visit.
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