Atkinson Weeklies and Local News Highlights
Atkinson faces Galva next Sunday in a key game as Rock Island scores a 10 to 0 win over Atkinson last weekend. Local notes report visitors from Geneseo and Rock Island, farm trades, school events, and community notices across Atkinson and nearby towns.
Cornwall and Atkinson Celebrate July Fourth at Grove School
Cornwall and Atkinson plan a joint Fourth of July observance at the Grove school house with a morning procession at 30 a m and a 10 a m program featuring Rev Smith’s oration. Dinner at noon. attendees asked to bring enough for two. Fireworks prohibited. grounds to be policed. if rain, celebration postponed to the following day.
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Cornwall
Atkinson
Grove
Movch
Rev Smith
Evyerbody
Cardinal Gibbons Honored for Twenty Five Years as Cardinal
A crowd of 15 000 in Baltimore heard James Cardinal Gibbons praised by Presidents Taft and Roosevelt and Speaker Clark as he marked a quarter century as cardinal. Gibbons spoke of civic duty, the republic as an heirloom, and God guiding nations.
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United States
First Regiment Armory
Baltimore
President Taft
Gowrner Crothers
Taft
house—of_representatives
Maryland
Cardinal Gibbons
Republic
Republic of the
Benjamin Franklin
William Penn and the Christian Nation Ideals
A historical reflection argues that American government from its founding is guided by Christian ideals. Presidents invoke Heavenly Father in inaugurations and prayers open Congress, urging church and laymen to support leaders as agents of God in guiding the republic.
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Franklin
Christ
Heavenly Father
Congress
United States
Aaron
Hur
Moses
Percheron Stallion Vorte Stambal to Stand in Cornwall Zone
Vorte Stambal a Percheron with coach horse action ranks as a sought after sire. Pedigree bred by Evan Jores LaFa and Porte Bonbuer 4008 as sire with Introuvable 10041 as dam. Season 1911 locations include Cornwall township James Lane Henry Verdham Graham's Stables Atkinson with 14 insure mare fee and return privilege. owner risk for accidents.
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Vorte
Reight
Evan Jores LaFa
Vette
Weinrich Brothers
Cornwall Township
James Lane
Henry Verdham
Graham
Atkinson
Breeding Sale at Atwell Farm Near Atkinson
Frank A Jack, a well bred mare formerly owned by Frank Sears, will stand at stud this season at Fred L. Atwell’s farm four miles south of Atkinson. Fee ten dollars to insure the mare in foal with privilege. Care will be taken to avoid accidents but no liability for any occurring. Parties reselling mares after breeding may be held liable for service fees. Fred Le Atwell, owner.
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Frank Sears
Fred L. Atwell
Atkinson
Fred le Atw
Lamoille Rail Laying Device Impresses Officials
L E Hanson of his city tested a patented rail laying machine for two days at LaMoille in Bureau County. The machine laid about one and a half rails per minute, replacing twenty workers and completing the task with no mishaps while officials of the Q line praised it and may buy the patent for Burlington road use.
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Wis
Peter
Fierlink
Moline
BE. B. Neals
Rhodes
Princeton
Cr. Ne Booth
Clara Kendrick
Annawan
Grant Kendrick
Perkins
Atkinson Lumber Yard
Alrters
Rock Island
Rorebta Ranson
Rockford
Stanley Ransom
Beloit
Robert Black, Jr
Wheaton
Chester
Julian Macauley Oberlin
Maude Verbeekmoes
Nauvoo
William Griffin
Champaign
Arthur DeRoo
Dixon
Leslie Frew
Madison
Register-News
Madrid
Towa
Iir
Bawbaen
E. Lawbaugh
East Second Street
Lawbaugh
L. E. Hanson
Hanson
Burlington Road
Galva
LaMoille
Bureau County
Galva News Notes Machine Testing Incident
Fragmentary lines indicate testing of a machine with officials present. The readable text mentions a General Superintendent and a testing event at Galva, but details remain unclear due to damaged OCR.
Land parcels listed for Clover Leaf Land Company No 26
No. 7 offers 160 acres near Bertha and Eagle Bend with cultivation, barn, wind mill, school access and $8,000 price. No. 8 covers 114 acres with timber, pasture, lake bank site, multiple buildings, a $1,400 mortgage, and a $320 per acre value. No. 26 describes 200 acres with 100 plowed, 30 meadow, 15 treed, brush land, a deep well, proximity to school and creamery, and a $25 per acre tag.
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Good School
Bertha
Eagle Bend
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