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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1893
Page
4
The page recalls national political shifts with talk of repeal and party change. It also reports local items such as marriages, theater, fair travel, a fire damage incident, cemetery vandalism, burglaries in nearby schools, and a $0.10 reward offered by village authorities for the culprits.
Burns notes report social events at Mr Anderson’s, travel by Geo Cowden and Hob Allen to the western Metropolis, and visits by Hoy Jennings and Miss Cappie McCultoh to the World’s Fair. Local education and farming updates mix with family moves, school terms, and a humorous rodent-catching anecdote.
A garbled local column records visits and movements of residents including Mrs Fhiza Porivan in Cheyenne area and Mr and Mrs Wilhet traveling through New Hampshire to Montana. Several relatives and friends are mentioned with community ties and arrivals. A serious injury is reported when Mr Olson fell from a wagon causing possible internal injuries. Dr Van Nice attends and monitors recovery.
Beginning October 23 a daily tourist car will run from Chicago to the Pacific Coast via the Great Rock Island route. The train leaves Chicago daily at 6 p.m. and offers superior accommodations with Pollman conductor and porter ensuring comfort. The service targets fall and winter travel and does not affect existing semi weekly Phillips-Rock Island excursions to Pueblo and on to California.
Frank Snodgrass returned from Nebraska. Miss Maude Irvin of Alexis visited relatives. J F P Huntoon and wife came from Moline. Henry Coulson from Abingdon spent Sunday. F A Hall and wife to Mooroo, laws, to visit relatives. Miss Tracy Lowe to Englewood for sister visit and fair. Geo W Hill and wife to Douglas Kan home, stopping at Alexis to see sister. J W Irvin. Rooley and wife from Kearnay Neb arrived last Friday then to World’s Fair with Miss Carrie Milem. Wm Measenger from Columbus Pa and Cad Cooley from Cora NY visiting Jas Aull. they have gone to World’s Fair. Ellingsworth, Will Benton, Jas Kurt Axel Jacobson, Joseph Weimer, Charlie and Albert Williams and Frank Webster returned from the White City.
Osco news update notes Mr E A Combs returned from Chicago yesterday. F J Stoughton shipped a load of cattle to Chicago today. The Rt Rev Alex Burgesa will conduct services at Grace Church Sunday November 5 at 8 30 PM. Lovers of good horses urged to see the odach stallion recently bought by A G rr. Miss Maggie Welton of Hutchinson Kansas and Mrs Reed of New Haven Conn visiting in the area.
Local items report visitors from Cambridge Chicago and Kansas City with trips to the White City and the World’s Fair. Dr Erland Carlsson of Kansas died in Chicago October 19 1893 aged 71. The Lutheran pulpit was draped in black and a funeral was held in Emanuel Church Chicago.
Cambridge residents and visitors record a flurry of World’s Fair travel and family news. numerous births, marriages, and moves are noted among Cambridge and East Cambridge families with several locals visiting Rock Island and other towns.
A flurry of local names from Andover Cambridge and nearby towns visit the World’s Fair with multiple trips described. Attendees include Gustafson Stroxney Wood Burd Bennett Bhoweder and many others, plus new business talk and a public sale listing in the same report.
Corrected every Wednesday by WM. DR. TEER, grain dealer. Lists prices for corn No 8 and No 8 316. oats No 2 20%0 No 8 80. rye No 2 880 No 3 220. wheat No 2 58 cents. wheat No 3 50 cents. barley 20 to 400. flour 90 cents to $1.15. meal 18 cents per sack. butter 12.5 to 22 cents. eggs 17 cents. potatoes 75 cents. clover seed 5.00 to 5.50. timothy seed 1.75. soft coal 5 to 10.5 cents. hard coal 3-. lumber 14 to 19. boards 2 to 4. bogs 550 to 575. cows and heifers 2.00 to 2.60. steers 2.50 to 3.50.
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