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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1903
Page
4
Geneseo Illinois editor notes GOP leaders plan to drop factional fighting and pursue sound legislation and honest administration. A Chicago rumor links John H. Pierce of Kewanee to a gubernatorial bid, but the paper asserts he is not a candidate and unlikely to run.
Local notices report employment changes in Atkinson with Cunnea sas tere. Percy Foy moves to Michigan for dress shirts and wrappers at Lyon & Ransom. Verbeekmoes markets fall goods. Wm Ford remodels. Tom Davidson to become citizen. Community events include Epworth League, Made-to-measure suits, and garden city clothing. Floyd Aull dies at Geneseo hospital. funeral in M E church with Woodmen honors.
Local residents visit relatives across Iowa and Illinois, with weekend trips to Atkinson, Geneseo, Buda, and Moline. Social events include a Saturday dance, a chicken pie supper that raised about twenty dollars, and multiple shopping ads from Lager & Co. Listings advertise new fall goods and a large horse team sale near Buda for $965.
A large Hereford cattle sale at Geneseo stock yards features fifty animals from Henry county breeders Lewis Bros J L Lamont Henry Pritchard A J Lewis and G George Murphy. The sale highlights top sires such as Phil Armour Redeemer Move On and others with eleven females and four bulls offered plus ten uniform heifers open for breeding to a sire of buyers choice. Move On leads the Lamont herd with KC shows placing high among top bulls.
The item details a string of incidents including three boys and surprising events, a steel bridge worker near Sheffield injured by a passing engine, and a marriage in Centralia. It records Duke Barker's Oct 1 marriage to Flora Hurlburt, a civic-minded groom praised by neighbors, plus Royal Neighbors insurance notices about guardianship and prompt payouts to beneficiaries.
Public auction October 14 1003 at the deceased A S Costier estate residence Cornwall township five miles south of Atkinson. Personal property includes 8 mares 24 head cattle 82 head shoats 22 tons hay wagons implements and tools 45 acres growing corn and more. 7 percent discount for cash 6 percent interest after due date. Auctioneers H W Sand and administrator Thos Nowrn.
The Lawarrigos family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends for sympathy and assistance during their sorrow after the death of a beloved one. They are grateful for the beautiful floral tributes. The note mentions the Gimbel elastic band hat sold by P. S. Schnabele Clothing Co.
Advertisement notes new stock of Fancy White Mercerized Heavy 5 Waistings offered at 25c 30c 40c and 60c and 50 plates of Pretty Waist Ginghams priced at 7c each as part of a sales listing.
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