Geneseo to Get Spear Button Factory Soon
Geneseo will house a new Spear Button Company plant after Mayor d 7 O'Bryan and local business leaders reached a deal. D S McDermid will run the operation at the Cann building on South State street, with shells and machinery already ordered. The plant is expected to employ 50 to 60 workers initially, rising to 100 or more as it expands.
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D 7 O’bryan
Business-Men's- Association
Geneseo
Spearl
Cann
South State Street
Geneseo Button Company
D.S. McDermid
Button
Rock Island Button Company
Davenport
McDermid
Geneseosand
Literary Evening At Congregational Church Schedule
The second Literary Evening at the Congregational church is next Monday at 7:30. It lists program items including a Harper address on She Poetry of the Hebrew People and Rev L A Parr on The Mission and Place of Poetry, plus a symposium with Slumber, readings, and music. The event is open to all.
Phenix Township Caucus and Mothers Meeting Planned
Republican voters will caucus at the Phenix Center at 2 p.m. to nominate township candidates and handle related business. A mothers meeting at North School Friday afternoon March 22 will discuss patron interests and include a discussion of the City Beautiful idea.
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Phenix Township
City Beautiful
Turner Seeks Republican Nomination for Henry County State's Attorney
Chester M. Turner declares his candidacy for the Republican nomination for State's Attorney of Henry County Illinois. He appeals to voters by stressing experience, past role as judge, and a commitment to a dignified, honest office, and plans to meet voters as weather and roads permit ahead of the April primary.
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Henry
Ilinois
Ofice
Henry County
Ous
Chester M. Turner
Stewartville School Sees Steady Enrollment Rise
Stewartville notes a growing pupil census as local families and relatives visit. Visitors include Prof J L Lyon of Toulon and Mr Boehm on market trips. names Elsie Velda Soeaecher Ena Boehm Ruby Hohenboken Mabel Wells Walter Kins eald and Paul Wittervrongel appear among students or staff.
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Joe Hyde
J. L. Lyon
Toulon
Stewart-school
Boehm
Chicago
A.J
Ena “Boehm
Ruby
Hohenboken
Mabel. Wells
Walter Kinseald
Paul Wittervrongel
Mothers Meeting Scheduled At Tie North Side building
The Krothers announce a Mothers Meeting on Friday March 22 at 2 16 oclock in the Tie North Side building Fre day afternoon The program includes musical selections by the High School Girls glee club a City Beautiful address by Prof A J Beatty and talks on Work values by Oscar Rockwell Our Spring Friends reading by Mrs John Weaver and a selection by Miss Gilliar All who care about the town’s children are urged to attend.
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Krothers
Tie North Side-shoe
Freday
A J. Beatty
Oscar Rockwell
John Weaver
Gilliar
County nominations filed in county officer races
On the last filing day candidates sought ballot spots. Prohibitionists filed none. Democrats named Nels F. Anderson for states attorney and William Hoeft for senatorial committeeman. Socialists all from Kewanee produced nominees for circuit clerk, state's attorney, and surveyor. Republicans listed coroner, state's attorney, physician, surveyor, and senatorial committeeman with several from Geneseo and Kewanee.
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Petunia
William Hoeft
Geneseo
Keawanee
George Haly
Carl_Nass
Henry Cornelissen
Gust A. Paterson
Nam Aheir
Seinen Cline da Uarus
Temperance Rally and Trotting Circuit Meeting Summary
A temperance rally is planned for next Sunday at the Armory at 7 30 p m with local speakers and a male quartet. Church leaders and Rev A T Lorimer and F E Shult will attend. area churches back the temperance effort. Also noted is the Central Illinois Trotting and Pacing circuit annual meeting held in Kewanee with representatives from Cambridge Wyoming Princeton and Aledo and officers named for the year. Race meet dates were set for Cambridge Wyoming Princeton and Kewanee in late August to September.
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Temny Apérance
Armory
Pee Tor
Chureman
Arid
T. Lorimer
F E. Shult
Central Illinois
Kewanee
Theodore Boltenstern
C- W. Hunt
Cambridge
J.W. Smith
Wyoming
James K. Hopkins
Charles L. Trimble
Princeton
Elijah Storey
W.—H—Kyle
W.D. Emmerson
E. R. Petrie
Aledo
TW. Smith
Bradford
W. D. Emmerson
Theo. Boltenstern
Charles B. Trimble
Eketedo
Nominations Placed At Edford Caucus
In Edford township a caucus named candidates for offices to be filled. Nominees include Supervisor John F. Smith town clerk John H. Schroeder assessor Fred Holke collector Albert E. Miller highway commissioner Gustav Vahnke school trustee Everett Smith constable Henry Wiesako.
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Edford
Issaniae Tovashiy Cine Ore
John F. Smith
John H. Schroeder
Fred Holke
Albert E. Miller
Gustav Vahnke
Everett Smith
Henry ‘Wiesako
Gray Seeks Henry County State's Attorney Nomination
Republican candidate Censidhe Gray of Geneseo pursues the State's Attorney nomination for Henry County in the April 9 1912 primaries. A Harvard and Illinois Law School graduate with extensive federal and state court experience, Gray is described as an energetic and capable prosecutor backed by broad county support.
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Bartlett S. “Gray
Geneseo
Henry County
MeGra
Jacksonville
Iinois
University of Illinois
Law School
University of Ilinois
Law School of
Harvard
Illno
United States
Gray
Illinois
Ilinois
Pearlstreet
Genesco
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Stewartville
Aine
Mothers’ Meeting
Geneseo Markets
Levis
Temperance
Edmond Gosse
Republican
Censidhe For
Nephane
Sito
Monarch—and
Cluett
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