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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1903
Page
5
Local notes describe Woehrs selling Holiday lines and display windows at The Fair in Geneseo. Births, visits, and social events accompany a busy town page with plans for a merchants banquet and a reception at Freeman's Ball.
Fragmented notices describe preaching at Mizpah Mission and temperance meetings at Congregational Church with a Thanksgiving cantata by the Mizpah church choir. Other items include sermons on wine and strong drink and lectures on Savonarola and Michelangelo. Services Sunday and during the following week are listed with times and locations.
November 25 1903 Mrs John Johnston a pioneer of Atkinson dies after a rheumatic illness and a fall. She leaves husband three sons and two daughters. The funeral will be held Friday at 10am at the home.
The Chicago Street Railway strike ended after an early morning session and a midday ratification. Mayor Harrison and a committee of aldermen met with the strike leaders to accept terms framed by the strikers and railway officials.
Spring Creek society records visits by Mr and Mrs Sam Lewis of Ganeseo to Mrs Keag. The Holier and Swanson families attended gatherings over the weekend. Farmers report near end of corn planting, poor yields, and bridges nearly ready for travel. Birthday reminders for Mrs Jenni Benson, and the Bysse family moving to the Macomber farm in Cornwall. John Eag lost a driving horse in an accident, the animal dying shortly after.
The mean weekly temperature through Tuesday November 24 was 20.5 degrees, 12 degrees below normal, with a high of 44 on Sunday the 22nd and a low of 11 on the 18th and 19th. No rain since the 11th and 12th. Cool weather aids corn drying and cribbing, and farming work has progressed. Farmers report busy picking and cribbing and roads are in excellent condition. Comparisons show 1901 corn cribbing earlier and yields around 35 bushels per acre, while 1900 yielded about 40, with some reports up to 60. In 1899 corn was nearly all picked and cribbed.
After two failed attempts to harm his daughter, Frank Riggens of Kewanee drank carbolic acid on Sunday and died about two hours later. He blamed his daughter for staying out late and associating with a young man, and a coroner's verdict recorded death by his own hand. He had lived in Kewanee for about a year, previously from Wil Tramsateld Tritnots.
The Kewanee Star-Courier reports two local youths Joseph Mettler and Oliver Griffin pled guilty to burglarizing a bicycle shop. Mettler received an indeterminate reform school sentence at Pontiac. Griffin drew sixty days in county jail plus a fifty dollar fine. Walter James also pled guilty to selling stolen goods and must pay thirty dollars and serve sixty days in jail.
The wedding of Mr Philip Van Dé Vorde and Miss Emma Van Zele was solemnized on Wednesday morning November 2 1908 at St Anthony's church in Atkinson by Father A Depoorter. A sumptuous dinner followed at the bride's home and a reception dance with music by the Light Guard Band in Arnerett's Hall.
Corrected weekly figures from W. H. Laidley & Co. show hogs mostly steady to slightly lower across dates in November with prices ranging around 4.10 to 4.75 per unit. Cattle and sheep volumes vary. sheep often strengthen, hogs trend down briefly, and overall steady demand appears for cattle.
The Mississippi Valley Traction Company filed a deed with the Rock Island county clerk to form a new $800,000 capitalization entity taking over the Moline Hast Moline and Watertown interurban roads. Officers include President C H Deere and Treasurer Joshua. Plans outline extensions toward Sterling and Geneseo with routes branching from Port Byron toward Brig and potential links across Cordova Albany or Fulton. The project aims to connect river towns and develop Campbell Island into a major resort as part of rapid travel improvements.
Joseph Billips and James McCann of Kewanee appear in Cambridge after grand jury indictments. They are held on heavy bonds set at 3500 each, bonds signed by local residents W. H. Lyle and an associate Wilsey.
Mr and Mrs Fitch welcome a son Ed Noonan visited Geneseo over the weekend Rev Pures from Osco spent Thursday at Mrs McClain s home Mrs Nightengale stayed with the Gast Goetz family dance in Morristown well attended Mrs George Noonan visited Mrs L Mon esmith Jessie McClain spent time with Geneseo friends Box social and entertainment planned in District No 99 Osco township Wednesday December 2nd Ladies to bring lunch for two Teacher Ruby Sturgis invited attendees
In a third trial Merritt vs. Dewey last Friday the verdict favored Dewey. Merritt owes $1 500 plus accrued interest bringing total to over 2 100 dollars. Previous circuit hearings had Merritt winning. an appellate reversal sent the case back for circuit court. Attorneys for Dewey argued payment was due to a signed note altered after the word hundred.
Local items report visits in Colona and Moline including Miss Kate Swanson and Earl Pomeory. A December meeting of the Fraternal Reserve is noted along with a December sale advertisement by James Fennesy, listing livestock and farm goods with terms.
Rev Wolf Loraine and Rev Rife of Dixon exchange pulpits next Sunday. Ebenezer church crowd reports a fine Thanksgiving program. Revival meetings may start in Loraine next Sunday with Rev Rife aiding part of the week. K L C E social at Mrs Kyner's Thursday. Quarterly meeting in Loraine next Sunday with Rev B O Rife preaching Friday and Saturday at 7 30 p m Sunday with services at 10 a m and 7 30 p m.
Notice states the annual election of directors will be held at the bank office in Geneseo on Tuesday January 12 1904 at o'clock p m J P Stewart cashier Geneseo November 25 1993
First National Bank Geneseo announces its annual election of directors on Tuesday January 12 1904 at 2 o clock p m. Hiram Wilson cashier declares the meeting to be held in Geneseo NL with election officials and procedures noted.
A corrected RRS report is issued near RaR by A Wxoor & Co. The document references ripids and beet related notes, with amended entries and positions clarified by the firm.
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