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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1912
Page
11
A crowded roundup of social calls and business visits. Geneseo residents visit relatives in nearby towns and attend errands in Annawan Cambridge and East Moline. Local stores advertise clothing harness jars linoleum seeds and nursery stock with sales offers and contact details.
News reached Atkinson Monday evening of the death of Mr and Mrs Wallace Milar in a Kansas home fire caused by gasoline explosion. They had lived on a claim near Attwater since 1910 and were well known in Atkinson. The bodies were to be brought to Atkinson for burial. exact arrival time unknown.
Albert Jaquet and family hosted a surprise party for Earl Ingalls at Simon Jacquet’s home Saturday night for his twentieth birthday. Several local families visited each other during the weekend and Sunday visits were exchanged among Oberle, Clementz, Papen Dick, Specht, and related households. Coastal.
Local notices report Geneseo primaries at Maple Grove schoolhouse next Tuesday. John Devenney and his family visited the Sander home Sunday. George Blackert billed as caller. $225 paid. Frank Wilson shipped cattle to Chicago. Hooppole car lot. Wm Schmidt hosts visitors from Atkinson and more. Board of Auditors of Aba township met at Cornelius Dwyer’s home. A social dance gathered many young folks at Peter Gripp’s Saturday night.
George Eberley is listed as ill. Mrs George Dailey visited Henderson, Nina La Vere visits Dailey home. A Morris town hall dance is set for Saturday night March 30 1912 with all invited. O F Glenn and Mrs Stearns entertained about thirty guests at Glenn home in honor of Frank Huntoon of Rock Island who leaves for a year in the South soon.
Mrs James Palmer passed away Wednesday evening March 13 at her home in Erie after a week long illness from peritonitis. Surviving are her husband and a daughter about six years old.
Mrs. Don Taylor and baby visited at the Baum home Wednesday. Mrs. Bischoff spent the day with her sister Mrs. H C Baum. Mrs. J B Seble visited the tri cities Wednesday. Mrs. Logan suffers a severe cold. Mrs. M E Allen spent a few days in Moline and Rock Island visiting friends and relatives. A party at Chick Abbott’s home attracted about 35 guests with music and games. Theo Pobanz has bought a telephone on the line. Mrs Herman Liedke improves after a rough spell. Desk contest results at Sherrill’s show Leta Seetlaan, Hazel Block, O L Sipe, Nellie Hart, Maggie Collis, Alice Cain, Grace Lubnow, Agatha Konitzer, Alta Seble with scores listed. Double votes on everything next Saturday. The M E Sunday school prepares an Easter program for Easter Sunday evening.
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