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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1912
Page
11
Local notices list residents visiting, moving, and shopping in Atkinson and nearby towns including Moline Geneseo Annawan Cornwall and East Moline. The piece promotes John Deere dumps and notes candidate Joseph Haas for Circuit Judge of the 11th Judicial Circuit. Also reports weather, crops, and travel between towns with multiple names and short updates.
Mrs Nancy Hadsall longtime Burns township resident died Friday at her son A W Hadsall home on Cambridge road after a paralytic stroke. She was eighty six years one month seven days and her husband died two years ago. Born in Luzerne County Pennsylvania August 19 1826 she lived in Illinois Ohio Nebraska Colorado before returning to Illinois in 1895. She was a Free Methodist and leaves fourteen children eleven at home now: Margaret George Hall Oregon Bather Fred Girkin Breighton Lizzie William Halso Stewart Iowa Ari A W Burns Truman Michigan Ira Colorado Perry Idaho Nettie James Hewitt Ohio Sadie Fred Fernon Ray Colorado Norman Kewanee Ed George Phlena one daughter predeceased. Funeral 2 pm Monday Rev Smith Ebenezer church Cosner's Corners cemetery.
Hooppole and nearby residents share greetings from travels. Fred Jones returns from Morrison Sterling and Rock Falls while Rev and Mrs Brothers visit Los Angeles. Mass Beatrice Cruse marries Walter Ott in a family ceremony with guests from Geneseo Prophetstown and Denver.
We express sincere gratitude to neighbors and friends for assistance in our bereavement. Thanks to the Royal Neighbors and all who sent floral tributes and helped at the last rites. Mr and Mrs W G Hamilton and son Frank.
Lloyd Elon Hamilton son of Mr. and Mrs W G Hamilton died at home September 27 after a long illness with Brights disease. Born December 15 1899 in Hanna township he moved with his parents to Geneseo and attended the public schools. Funeral held Sunday at First Presbyterian Church with Rev E E DeLong, interment in North Side cemetery. Pallbearers were Arthur and Harry Tell George Pierson George Reschke Wilson Smith and Harold Hilmer.
Sept 23 Abdhedad B Beshard Peoria and Miss Christina La Hood Kewanee Sept 24 Arthur Engels Atkinson and Miss Mary Velre Atkinson Sept 24 Walter O Pott Hoop Pole and Miss Marie B Cruse Hooppole Sept 26 Hazen H Perkins Kewanee and Mrs Harriett Jane Thompson Kewanee Sept 30 Walter Scherer Ellis Kansas and Miss Blanche Winne Galva
A collage of ads urges readers to try Sundance flour at E B Neal and Gold Medal flour, buy Galesburg brick from Ransom’s Lumber Yard, and save fine pumpkin specimens for the Atkinson Corn Exposition. It also promotes first class fire and tornado insurance by F E Gresser, sewing machines and supplies by F B Gresser, and invites inquiries about the Atkinson Corn Expo.
An Oct 21 to 26 event highlights groceries and meats at Verbeckmoes Department Store and nearby stalls. Advertisers tout oysters, home dressed meats, and ready made garments with tailored suits, skirts, and coats from Mrs Clarke offering measurements and prices from 14.75 to 40 dollars.
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