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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1912
Page
14
Cambridge and Rock Island area neighbors exchange visits and news as many residents travel for illnesses trips and social events. Local clergy hold gatherings while weddings, funerals and restorations unfold, with Mrs Brodine and Dr Westerlund among those honored and a Swedish themed program planned for the coming week.
Miss Mary E. Farrar visited H Vv Conover in Orion and a Cambridge business day. Mae Larson of Chicago plans to visit with her mother Mrs John Larson..Fidge Teleei visited Rock Island. Mrs Frank Bennett of GSco visited her brother H Gault. Merchants expect a potato shipment from the north at 55 cents per bushel. Liberty church Cornwell chicken pie supper postponed to Friday Oct 18. Taylor Glee Club Cambridge to perform. Rob Robson buys Wallace Andrews farm of 120 acres at 225 per acre, with parcels along the state road and Wm Carson homestead history.
Readable fragments show couples listed for Oct 5 marriage licenses in Ke-Wanee including Ernest F. Truby and Gladys A. Boggs and Roy W. Sharer and Blanche M. Bingaman. Business locals promote J W Nelsons hangers and "pest" poultry prices, Hunt Johnson & Taylor goods, and Dorothу Dodd Stives for ladies. Furniture, fabrics, and kitchen cabinet sales advised with Mon arch range displays. Lease sale of Gould addition lot in Cambridge noted with Dr Oscar Eaton and Frank Gould names. sale emphasis on quality ranges and savings.
Mrs William Swemline of Shar on is reported seriously ill. Mrs Laura Dail entertained relatives from Fulton last week. Mrs J C Meyers is under care with pneumonia. John Ballard and wife welcomed a baby girl Sunday evening. Henry Lohrbeck’s horse was badly cut by a barb wire fence in a thunderstorm. Andrew Ballard’s daughter injured by an oil can spout but recovering. John Walker’s hay barn burned after lightning strike during an electric storm with barn hay straw and tools lost. some insurance reported.
87 acres in Weller Township 163 acres in Cambridge Township 160 acres 1 percent miles from Station 200 acres near Cambridge good stock farm 119 acres suitable for a home 160 acres in Burns Township 18 acres highly improved near Cambridge 80 acres near Orion well improved Contact A L Strodecker Cambridge Illinois for details and possible price increase next year
The church announces a 1000 Church service at 11:00 a.m. and a 6:30 p.m. gathering with a 7:30 p.m. concluding event. Pastor Dastor Andrewarina invites members and friends to attend and extend a welcome.
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