Geneses Township High School Board May Meeting
The Geneses Township High School Board held a regular meeting on May 7 with President Rockwell presiding. Minutes cover committee appointments, janitor bill payments, teacher applications, and a proposed class list of 28 names for graduate diplomas and staff assignments.
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Geneses Township High School Board
S$ Pom
Presidlunt Rockwell
Stuephe Larson
Sweeney
Abssent
sAllnites
WSR
Parson
John C Moore Corporation
Onter
Theo, Becker
Illinois Printig Co
Guss & Co
Murphy
Larson Shafer
Shafer
Larson
Martha Denes
Mars Father
Dhavas
Fergus Mi Leat
Vastroe
Foster Inez Pauline Fowmen
T ‘Ferguson Rarmond
Parwela Arthur Glawe
Sasi Cumee
Hesford Welen
Sarah Phage Dadian Reich
Petke Meta IK
Galesburg First at Military Tract Meet in 1910 Event
Galesburg led results at the Military Tract meet with Aledo close second. Knoxville Geneseo and Princeton Bushnell fielded top performers. Miss Augusta Adams of Galesburg won the declamatory contest. Galesburg sent the largest delegation, about 240. local students named include Lilian Holke Verne Jacobson Claude Hippler Nathaniel Gilbert Norris Taylor. The meet closed with officer election and an Abingdon invitation for next year’s gathering in early May.
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Ter Lee
Aledo
Knoxtille
Inn Frood
Princeton
Bushnell
Geneseo
Iss Lilian Holke
Augusta
Abingdon
Birney
Macomb
Lafferty
Knoxville
Rose
Obituary of William Whitcomb of Vermont to Illinois
William Whitcomb aged 60 plus years died after natural sleep at his home in Prophetstown Illinois. He served in the Rock Island railway service and spent over twenty years as a freight and passenger conductor. He was married to Marcella Wood and had four children two of whom died in infancy. Funeral services were held at the Schureman home with members of several lodges in attendance. He is buried at Oakwood cemetery with a Macon burial service.
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Republic
Sears
Whitcomb
J F Schureman
Geneseo News
L. F._Schureman
William Whitcomb
Plymouth
Windsor County
Vermont
Vrs
Wlliam Whitcomb
Mars
Myiaill
Gma
Bates
Vortin Heath
Psi
Cans Fef
Cans Fef Ui Regiment
Hynes Cae
Wires Ind
Fen Otry
DSSS
Marcella Wood
Mio
MV Wootom
Mabel E Sehure
Greenest
Grace
Lind
Prophetstown
Lund
Rock
Sland
Seharremans
Wiha Wroabout
J ‘Fo Schuretitth
Sundas
EJ. Jenkins
Stewart Lodge
Oakwood Cemetery
Sadie Arkland Dead After Sudden Illness In Kewanee
Miss Sadie Arkland long time Henry county resident died at her Kewanee home Tuesday morning April 30 1912 after a sudden illness while dressing. Born October 30 1860 in Florence Ontario she lived in Fairview Atkinson and finally Kewanee where she worked as a nurse for many years and attended Free Methodist church. She leaves a sister Mrs Ias Barker two brothers Richard of Lohrville and Samuel of Henry S D. Funeral was in the Free Methodist church with Rev H O Hubbard and Rev R B Parks officiating. Interment at Fairview.
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Sadie Arkland
Henry County
Kewanee
Miss Arkland
Mes Bolton
Jmner
Mrss Bolteen
Fairview
Annawan
Atkinson, Ill
L. D. Dresselhouse
Aa. V Bolton
Arkland
Free Methodist Church of
Free Methodise
H O Hubbard
Elgin
R. B. Parks
Anawan notices mix mourning and town board minutes
Obituary notices tell of Sam Blinn now in Kansas death, and Mark Hay in Los Angeles joining a pilgrimage. The report notes John and Ted Willis, a restaurant plan at the H Hirsch burger building, and a May 1 1912 village board meeting with various financial, ordinance, and committee actions including a sinking fund for a water system and fire company matters.
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Sam Blinn
Kansas
Mark Hay
Los Angeles
California
Imperial Council
Ee Aeenburg
Shemehr
John and
Ted Willis
James Parker
Will Browny
George
Pris
David Potter
Mason, Oil
J-S
Monier
Annawan Fire Co
Lessen Betz
Reed
Balonhand
Barker
Ogden
San
JS Mounier
D. F Barker
Willis R. Ogden
L A Ferguson
J S Monier
Ben Bonute
G A Holzinger
D. Potts
Cleste
Fergguson
Grant Kendrick
L. A. Ferguson
Land Swaps Near Jasper Minnesota Offer Bargains
Engebretson Land Company of Jasper Minnesota advertises two farm swaps: 160 acres with 140 cultivated and the rest pasture priced at 80 per acre with 5000 cash, and 82.50 per acre with 4000 cash for 140 cultivated acres. Other farms of 240 and 329 acres are offered with easy terms at 5 percent.
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Jasper
Minn
Engebretson Land Company
Jasper, Mini
Public sale at Welourich Bros barn Geneseo
Orr Saturday Atay compurencing at 2 o clock pm Welourich Bros will sell at their barn Geneseo four pure bred Durham bull calves large enough for service one nearly new Surrey one new top buggy a few other buggies and harnesses bring items to dispose of for sale auctioneer Henry Sand
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Orr
Welourich Bros
Geneseo
Surrey
Heaury
Wedding and church notes in Spring Hill area
Sunday gatherings and family visits mark community life in Spring Hill. A church reopening drew a large crowd while a local horse was killed by lightning amid reports of birthdays and a May wedding at Mrs Caroline Urban’s home with Catherine Urban and Floyd Breed exchanging vows officiated by Rev W H Manshardt.
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S. A Laurence
Ralph Wildman
S. C. C. Fuller
Morrison
Henry Sibley
Grace_Pratte
Ralph Gricktosta
Robert-Dale
Thompson
Silvis
Sharon
Benny Owl
Ralph Smedley
Caroline Urban
Catherine
Floyd Breed
W. H. Manshardt
Hall
New Bedford
Mary Hoffman
Portland
Kansas
H. L. Urban and Family
Maquoketa
Iowa
Colona Notes Show Local Happenings In Week
A.J. Kintaid remains on the sick list while Chas Fuller plans to move his family to the country. Eliza Heck from Maline visited the Delaney home. W.T. Darrow and Mrs. Fred Jordan's family were Cam bridge visitors. Mrs. Fred Jordan and children spent Sunday with her parents. Miss Lotta Sale began duties as Colona schools principal Monday.
Hoop Pole Notes Nineteen Twenties Hoop Pole Items
Hoop Pole community notes report improvements for Mrs Henry Ringle and Mrs Tonkinson. Local residents attend church services, visit relatives, shop for hats in Tampico, and plan a May Mothers Day program. Maxwell cars noted in Dingley. local contractors secure projects. auction-like voting on goods and double vote promotions mentioned.
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Galesburg
Military Tract
Ansituardy
Perez Grow
Des Moines
Grow
Neponset
Mary Book
Agnes Mills
Mary Grow
William Grow
Kewanee_ Star- Courier
St Louis
Andover
AL Swanson
Tri-City
Bettye
Ruth Anderson
Rock Island
Frank Fursel
Sitona
Lutheran Church
C V Larson
Otto Westring
Genesen
George Alm
Axtell
M—Cindberg
Deaconess Institute of
Omaha
Minnesota
Spring Hill
Colona
Hooppole
Henry Ringle
H. H. Miller
Butzbach
Tutsax
Michigan
J. Tonkinson
Swanson
Tonkinson
Fred Tahman
Herbert Mathis
McDermond
Springfield
John Tonkinson
R G Manvon
James
Freeport
Bains
Howe
John Minch
Warren
Bessie-them
Tampico
B.C
Stacy SonmMers
Uers
Dan Lehman
Peyton Iown
Lawrenee Lehiman
Lehman
Sterling
Gottlieb Vetter
Henry Salzman
George—Brown
Frank Hamlink
Dingley
Maxwell Garage
Calvary Church
R. F Brothers
Zion Church
Wronr Specia
E. H. Block
O. W. Jacobson
Orion
Arthur Hall
Sherill
Ilet
John Patterson
Allen
J W St. Clair
Fred Deem
Geo Allen
J. F Delaney
Donald
Chicago University
The
University Glee Club
Leroy McCoy
Loomis
Mioatesk-wongest-xcoret-Sherrill’s
Leta Schildmiller
Hazel Block
Nethe Hiffft
Alice Cain
Maggie Collis
Grace Lubnow
Aga‘tha Konitzer
Elmer DeCroft
Grant Geneseo Illinois
Lee
Ernest Neumap
Ernest Neuman
GENESEO BALL_PARK
Bettendorf
Geneseo White Sox
White Sox
Bottendorf
Spring Valley
Smoke House
Moline Tigers
Kidney
Ryan
Ilinois
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