Genesee Happenings and World Fair Notes
Local Geneseo items report Mary Larson and others planning trips to the World’s Fair, relative examinations at Chicago University, and concerts. Obituaries for Elizabeth Hill and Lloyd Kart accompany community notices, with farm sales, church events, and canal work updates interwoven.
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Mary Larson
Edford
Je Offerts
Adolph
Eli Keller
Mary Casteel
Chicago University
Unfe Heywood
Atkinson Haning
Geneseo
Unitarian Church
Tag
Wimner
L&p. Pamp
Greer
Beally
Merriman Sale Notices at Geneseo and Atkinson Farms
William Merriman the leading farm and livestock auctioneer will sell at J. K. Rush on the W L Baxter farm near Spring Creek four and a half miles east of Geneseo and three and a half miles northwest of Atkinson on Tuesday Oct 17. The sale lists 9 head of horses and colts 8 head of cows 13 shoats goats wagons farm tools and equipment including a Moline binder disc harrow plows harness hay rack and more.
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Wm Merriman
Republic Office
J. K. Rush
W. L. Baxter
Spring Creck
Geneseo
Atkinson
Cards of Thanks From Sovers Hill Grange W S Grange
The Sovers family and Mrs Elizabeth Hill’s children extend heartfelt thanks to friends neighbors and all who offered consolation and assistance during illness and bereavement They especially note flowers and a wreath from Missionary Society and W C T U for Mrs Grange’s mother in West Concord Minnesota.
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Geneseo
Lown
Lows
Dever
Abe
Walter Scott
Edford
Grinnell
Ure
Elizabeth Hill
Thomas Hill
H.S Hanna
Hanna Township
Lebanon County
Hilke
Milton
George and
Lewis
Kansas
Thomas J
Missour
J Howe
Elsie
Neb
M. J. Irwin
Alsxis
Afra
H. N. Hanna
Joseph Sovers
Mra Grange
West Concord
Mino
W S. Grange
Local notes and obituaries from Annawan area
Community updates report illnesses and recoveries including Barker and Joe Stevens. Visits from I B Webster of Dresden and a reunion of 112th Indiana survivors at Princeton. Death of David Otte and removal of a body from Alba township. A disturbance leads to a jury verdict freeing three accused. Gov Machesney Jr. visits his boyhood home in Spirit Lake Iowa.
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Boss
Barker
C Hayes
Karry Boyd
Busingas
I. B. Webster
Dresden
Ont
Dr. Webster
Princeton
Joe Stevens
Gov. Machesney, Jr
Spirit Lake
Iowa
George Machesney
Lowa
George
Cornwall Notes and Local Notices in Brief
A Cornwall update recounts visits and moves including Mr Ralaner relocating to Atkinson, sympathy extended to the Souers families, and a funeral for Mrs Grange of Atkinson. Harvest activities include corn abling by Mosers, Warner and Dickey, seed corn by D M Warner, and Atkinson shipments of furniture.
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Joe Souers
Estate for Sale in Atkinson Township and Geneseo Offer
Auction note lists a large two story house on East Exchange Street priced at 1000 dollars and a farm of 160 acres in Oach Township for 5000 dollars. Also mentions a farm in Phenix Township and land in Munson township at 32 dollars per acre with other small house and lot offerings.
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Rehder
Geneseo
Davenport
Washington
Redder
Atkinson
Phenix Township
Munson Township
Farm for sale in Atkinson township at eight thousand
Land described as flat and very productive with fair improvements. Price listed at 8000 dollars. Advertisement notes if moving from city or farm property, leave it with the agent to sell on commission.
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Geo Hill
Joliet
Waterman
Hill
McArthur & Wells
F. H. McArthur
Atkinson Township
Appreciation for Geneseo Hospitality by Methodist Officials
The Official Board of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Geneseo thanks the citizens for their cordial hospitality shown to visiting ministers during the Illinois Central Conference session now concluded. Dated October 2, 1893. H. R. Canfield, Sec.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Geneseo
H. R. Canfield
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Horace
Presley
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Richard Crowes
Rigin
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M.C. A
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Lispell
Montana
C. EK. Pottit
Fisthead Valley
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Moline Republican
Clcar
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Belgium
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Godfrey & Brown
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Exeter
N. H
Geo. Arnott
Ladies of the Baptiat Society
Harry
Will
Knox College
H. R. Sweeney
Sweeney's
Grant Bessaois
Wm. Hell
Lou
A. T. Antes
John Redes
L. M. Davis
Nellia Ford
Daniel Delaney
Green River
Mary Steele
Wyanoet Street
Augusta Mott and Son
Cortland
N. Y
H. D Wiard
Congregational Church
Roberts
George Crouch
Chillicothe
Leslie M. Pierce
Waltham, Mass
L. M. Lawless
Mr. Pierce
Waltham Watch Company
Louise Drain
George Drain
Arthur E. Claypool
Justice Wolf
Edward Remenyi
Irving
McCarthur & Wells
Mosex
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Fred Stein
Frank Dahlburg
South State Street
Mra
Lucinda Colbert
Ang Bauermeister
South Mechanic Street
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Hastings
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Shaeffer
Celia Sickler
Peter Sickler
Tuasday
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Father O'llara
E P Croft
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Wm. Igleheart
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Potter Palmer
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Hanna
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Atlanta
Mildred H. Davis
FE. J. Walz
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Teast
J. M. Hosford
Santa Fe
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Richard Mariey
Emily
Samuel Goss
Richard Crewes
Cornwall
Republic
Geo Hartman
Wm. Merriman
Arnpayven
Calvary
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Mosers
Warner
Dickey
Tin Atkinson
D.M. Warner
Dave
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Mrs Grange
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Oach Township
Mechantia Street
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