Jubilant Jubilee Surprise at Rock Island Peoria Lutheran Conference
The Missouri Synod German Ev Lutheran district held an annual conference in the Rock Island Peoria area with eighteen pastors and their spouses attending. Rev H C Witte delivered a jubilee sermon for Rev Mennicke who marked twenty five years since his forth Sunday after Trinity pastorate. the event included a surprise presentation, a reception on the lawn, and gifts for Rev and Mrs Mennicke.
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Rock ‘gland-Peoria
Missouri Synod
Ateld
Ford
A. Cennicke
Ernest
Wghich
Arch
C. Mennicke
Ordas
Mennicke
C. ‘Witte
Mrs. Mennicke
Edford Township
Rev. Mennicke
Edford-township
Rock Island
A.-C. Mennicke
C. Hohenstein
Bloomington
E. Flaria
Jass
Peoria
E-Dellen Baar
H.-C. Witte
Pekin
H. Krietemeyer
Sands
W. Rudolph
LaRose
G. Hempfing
Wenona
K. Linse
Berson
G. Kowert
Galesburg
C. C. Mennicke
Chenoa
D. Mennicke
Taylor Ridge
Bergen
Geneseo
Ph. Wilhelm
H. E. Jacobs
Kewanee
L. Winter
Hampton
E. Kirchner
Secor
A. C. Mennicke
Geneseo Board Elects Two Teachers at Special Meeting
Geneseo Illinois June 21 1911 the board of education district 144 held a special meeting to fill vacancies by electing Eva Schinleber and Alice Larson. Both were chosen after an informal ballot and salaries set at 45 dollars per month. Bills for coal and lumber were approved and paid.
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Geneseo, Ill
Board of Education
J. E. West
Arthur Cook
Hippler
Weaver
F. Cook
Luther
Spencer
West
Miss Priebe
Eva Schinleber
Alice Larson
Judge Graves Assigned to Duty in First District Court
Geneseo report notes Judge Emery C. Graves of this city designated by the State Supreme Court for duty in the First District Court. The appointment follows a recent legislature bill creating three further positions for the Chicago district. Graves is praised for his circuit bench service and high reputation among the bar.
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State Supreme Court
Emery C. Graves
Chicago
Graves
Sheldon lecture draws regional business crowd to Geneseo
A Freeman hall lecture on the Science of Bus iness Building drew many visitors from nearby towns. The hall was full as progressive business men gathered from Cambridge Brit Hadley Atkinson Sheffield Oseco and other locales to hear Mr. Sheldon praise local spirit and public improvement.
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Freeman’s Hall
Sheldon
Cambridge
C. H. Coll
A. J. Ross
Brit. Hadley
Frank E. Gould
J. B. Taylor
C. H. Ringle
C., S. Eastman
Floyd Hadley
C. H. Hunt
J. M. Anderson
Aug. Alsen
Ralph Rosenquist
W. E. Eaton
J. W. Cookes
F. A. Johnson
John Johnson
G. W. Rogers
C. L. Kettering
J.H. Seaton
Atkinson
Arthur Verbeckmoes
Dr. W. W. Adams
F. R. Brooks
J. S. Nowers
Thomas Nowers
E. C. Green
H. J. Vance
F. R. Bessant
W. A. Nowers
M. M. Everett
E. E. Everett
Emmett Brooks
Charles Macafee
Bert Rumler
Peter Maas
Henderson
Leslie Frew
Sheffield
H. L. Wood
B. S. Williams
L. A. Carroll
S. T. Currier
Henry Skinner
Charles Geasted
Chester Anderson
C. A. Simmington
D. F. Mahan
C. E. Wescott
Oseco
J. J. Hadley
Heber Smith
George R. Smith
Frank Smith
George Fitch
Ed Noonan
Miss Patterson
Grace Kell
Combination Park Sets Day of Racing Schedule
Arrangements underway for a day of racing at Combination Park on Tuesday July 11 featuring horse racing and events for auto motorcycle foot and sack racing. The program lists horses in classes Colonel Patchen Gentry Lady Maud Canada Land Frank M Laddie M Eddie Rae Little Mc Gilbert Marie S and more with various times and entries.
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Combination Park
Colonel
Little
Canada Land
Frank M
Glass
Laddie M
Eddie Rae
Little Mc
Gilbert
Marie S
Canada Belle
Custer Boy
Pat Gentry
Funny Switt
Marie
Midsummer State Farmers Institute at Urbana
The midsummer session of the state farmers institute will be held at Urbana on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday July 11 12 13. A profitable program has been arranged with talks and demonstrations in animal industry soil and field crops dairying horticulture and more.
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State Farmers’ Institute
Urbana
Bishop Hill Fourth of July Celebration Planned
Bishop Hill will celebrate the Fourth with Rev. J. R. Head of Galva as orator and a program in preparation for the holiday.
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Bishop Hill
J. R. Head
Galva
Local Family Visits Highlight Sunday Gatherings
John Jaquet and family spent last Sunday at Ed Oberle's. George Egert and family visited Jim Newton's, and Mr and Mrs Stacey Arnett visited Elmer Myers. Wm Papendick and family were guests of Ed Oberle. Mrs Joseph Sarter of Geneseo visits Frank and family. Mrs Phil Davis and Colorado relatives visit Henry Weber. The Cot raine church crowd was large Sunday. John Jaquet bought a Buick Model F21 from P W Kempster & Co. Dennis Collins and family plus James Pray and family visited Henry Pray. Barney Egert Sr returned from Peoria after a week visiting friends.
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John Jaquet
Ed Oberle
George Egert
Jim Newton
Stacey Arnett
Elmer Myer
Wm. Papendick
Joseph Sartér
Geneseo
Frank
Phil Davis
Colorado
Henry Weber
Cotraine
P. W. Kempster & Co
Dennis Collins
Jas
Pray
Henry Pray
Barney Egert
Peoria
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Interesting Dist
Gen. Mennicke
Appellate Court
Offerle & Co
Clothiers
State Farmers Institute
Ricke
Smi
Shee Man
Whittemore
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