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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1907
Page
12
Anwan residents eye Lager & Co for the latest fall hats and up to date clothing from D. J. Barkers. Listings note staff and local visitors including Fay Hunter Clara Knowlton and John Verbeck with several notices on local commerce and social events.
Mrs Mary Norris of Utah returns home. Gust Johnson of Osco visits Cambridge. Miss Meda Johnson sails business in Rock Island. B F. Bubo and Fret Carlson visit Rock Island. Mrs Cal Barnhart visits Gaiva. Mr and Mrs Bunyan Streed visit Kawanee. Hulda Johnson from Davenport visits her parents. Florence Philips goes to Woodhull for drawing instruction. J N White of Galesburg visits. Charles K Ladd of Kewanee on county business. Several other locals visit kin in Cambridge with trips to Galva, Rock Island, Eldora, and Woodward Iowa. Hog and cattle shipments depart from Cambridge area. Week’s weather averaged 73.5 F, with 2.56 inches rain. warmest 96, coldest 53.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Joseph Swanson on August 29 1907. Emil and John Holtman visited Byron and stayed there Thursday. Florence Bloomberg of Moline visited Claus Grants family. Florence Fors returned from Moline after two weeks with grandparents. Alfred and Lawrence Swanson visited their brother Charles in Altona. Gost Peterson of Moline spent Sunday with John Fors and returned Monday. A M Fors left for a visit with daughter Mrs Frank Palm near Alpha. Mrs Barnicutta and Mrs Garrie Carlson visited tele phone central Sunday with daughter Cora. Emily Bergman of Moline visited her sister Mrs John Fors. Neema Lindstrom and Tillie Jacobson of Woodhull visited at the old Lindstrom home via telephone central Sunday. Stesdames Enroth and Sandell of Osco will entertain the Ladies Aid Society at Mrs Sandell’s home Thursday afternoon Sept 12. All are invited and welcome.
Community columns report travel and visits by residents, business changes including Livery sale to Wm Fitzgerald and Mrs Riley starting a millinery shop, new stores and department sales at Verbeckmoes and Lager Co. Also notes about school opening, local events, and plans for tent meetings on religion with appeals to study Christ.
Frank Whitmore leaves for Wyoming. The Risbel child is seriously ill. Will and Martino Jacobs welcome a baby girl. Agnes Slaymaker begins school. Howard Withrow and Elon Wilkinson visit Rock River. Harvest picnic at Munson Presbyterian Church on Sept 7 followed by Harvest Sunday at 3 PM. Ladies dime social at Mrs Lute Elston's Sept 12. Event held three miles south of Munson Center school.
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