Illinois highway commission urged for better bridges and roads
The Geneseo Republic notes Governor Deneen's highway commission appoints Dr Edmund J. James Joseph Fulkerson Lafayette Funk and A N Johnesson to study road building. It argues bridges should use best materials and free estimates aid township boards to reduce long term costs.
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Illinois
Highway Commission
Deneen
Edmund J. James
University of Illinois
Joseph Fulkerson
Jerseyville
Lafayette Funk
Shirley
N Johneson
Bard
Macadem
Matera
Cg Llem
Renair
Munson Republican Caucus Announces March 16 Meeting
Voters in Munson town are called to Munson Center schoolhouse on Friday March 16 for a Republican caucus to nominate ten candidates for the township election and to conduct other business as needed. The notice mentions the Pre Order Committee and local vendors.
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Munson
Munson Center Schoollhouse
Hanna Center
State Meeting of Swedish American Republican League
The Swedish American Republican League of Illinois held its 1907 convention in Chicago with Rockford selected as the next host. Officers were elected including President Peter J. Paterson and Secretary John Kjellander. Speakers included Charles J Bonaparte and Col Frank O Lowden, praising Republican principles and Roosevelt era policies.
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Rockford
Theo
Roosevelt
Peter J. Paterson
Gustav F
Johnson
Ford County
John Kjellander
Chicago
A E. Swanson
Gustav Peterson
L E. Olson
Knox County
Axel Thompson
L. A. Tellesen
Henry County
Lowden
Republican Party
America
Augustana
John Ericsson
Henry S Bourell
Sweden
Ericsson Gustavus Adolphus
Hugo
Grotius
Nobel
Lawrence Sherman
Francis J. Liggett Candidate for Illinois Senate District
Francis J. Liggett, Union veteran and lifelong farmer from Warren County Illinois, births, Civil War service, prisoner of war experiences, marriages, and civic roles mark his candidacy for General Assembly from the 37th Senatorial District. The sketch outlines his early life, wars, and public service including township assessor and supervisor positions.
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Francis J. Liggett
William
Ace Liggett
Warren County
Ohio
Illinois
Bradford
Speak
J B Doyle
Thomas J Henderson
Thompson
Cleveland
Dickerson
Liggett
Belle Isle
Andersonville
Ioferno
Katie Long
March II
Issa
Millie Hamilton
General Assembly
Republican Committee
Board of Supervisors
Masonic Fraternity
Methodist Episcopal Church
Revista
Court rounds up county cases with guilty pleas and dismissals
Henry county Circuit Court reports March sessions with guilty pleas, continuances, and dismissals. Defendants include James Desmong for an officer, Arthur v for child abandonment, and various attachments and assumpsits. A judgment in favor of the plaintiff totals 1112.74 with non resident defendant noted.
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Tettion
Henry County
Cone
Griaunal
People
Robert L. MeGy
James
Defendane J
Arthur
Cally
Andrew J. Johnson
Peter
First National Bank of
Kew
Ernest D. Mayhew
Benjamin Snodgrass
Callahan Bros. & Katz
Klug
Trey
Mabel Smith
Prank H Davis
Winthrop
Eddy
Frank H Das
Ice
Defi
Appellate Court of the Second District
County Teachers Association Organized in Henry County
Seventy five public school instructors attended the Saturday meeting in Kewanee representing Kewanee and surrounding districts. Morning talks included primary grade games by Miss Donaldson with Miss Stenwall. Supt. F A White of Galva spoke on the bad boy and boy management. Afternoon session saw the organization of a Henry County Teachers association with a constitution drafted by Principal Market Cambridge Supt White Galva and Prof Bugg Kewanee.
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Kewanee
Miss Donaldson
Juewaned
Stenwall
Leon Starseth
F. A White
Galva Public Schools
Supt. White
Florence Wargell
Henry County Teachers’ Association
Cambridge
Supt
White
Galva
Bugg
Galva Farmers Institute Plans Road Meeting at Opera House
Under the Galva Farmers Institute a meeting to discuss better roads is set for March 16 at 1 o clock in the Opera House. A N Johnson of Springfield state highway commission engineer will address the gathering on drainage and maintenance of dirt roads and explain the commission’s work.
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Galva Farmers Institute
Opera House
Galva
A N Johnson
Springfield
State Highway Commission
Toesubjet
Htzbwas Commission
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