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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1907
Page
9
Fragmentary OCR notes show Geneseo Illinois post office handling second class mail items. The readable bits reference months, time frames, and classification statuses, indicating service actions or reopening details for mail.
Hooppole items list residents traveling to Minnesota Nebraska Canada and Chicago for farming land cement walks and shopping. Local visits include Tonkinson family in town and Miss Iva Lamb visiting relatives. A weather and mail topic discusses stamp buying ahead of winter and rural mail box etiquette with a call to use prepaid envelopes.
Green River Illinois items report visits by residents to Rock Island Davenport and Des Moines. a farm purchase near Briar Bluff. stock hogs for sale. stock tonic ads. church conference appointments for the Central M E Church with list of pastors and assignments across multiple towns. social visits to hospitals and relatives. a school opening at Spring Hill with Miss Mason.
Milprep Risse fair haired blue eyed sanny tempered little Mildred Rishel died September 12, 1907 after two weeks of spinal meningitis. Born April 7, 1904 to Webster D. and Hattie L. Rishel in Munson. Funeral at the Tomlinson home on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Rev. W. B. Millard officiating. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. Community mourns the loss of a sweet natured child.
Cambridge hosts a Woodman Picnic and Field Day at the fair grounds on Thursday Sent. 26. A grand parade starts 11 a.m. Hon. C. W. Hawes will address the assembly. Music by Cambridge Eight Guards Band. Picnic at noon with free coffee. Base ball purse $50, Galva vs Henry County league. Evening dance at Armory Hall. Contests include Forester's Drill purse 50, Gent's Drivers purses 315 total, first money 8, and multiple foot and race events with varied prizes, among others.
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