22 Sep 1893
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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1893
Page
1
Kewanee reports varied items from inflation of stock at Western Tube to a fire destroying a Barrow barn and Jonas Kestrum chicken house. Local tutor plans, landlording changes, and community incidents populate a bustling, informal roster of events.
Rept. 2. Jensin We iver and Ida Benderson of Orion report Saturday rain as water was scarce. Some farmers plan to buy winter potatoes in Moline. Mrs. Jas. Dorman returns with daughter and three children. Julia Wood visits Warner and plans World’s Fair trip. Sam Jones and Will Williams at Chicago last week. Those unable to attend the World’s Fair go to South Davenport Pair. Wilder Warner of Boswell Colorado trains relatives in Warner on the road between Rosewell and Gould id Kansas.
Jesse Coe remains in school and general exercises drop singing. Croquet grows popular. football talk starts and geology classes reorganized under Prof. Phillips. Ministers attendance at conference noted. plans for Color Social in October arise. 24 000 Normal Worker copies planned. Mrs Cora Allan returns from Pueblo grants.
Aug 19 items show residents securing tickets for the World’s Fair and visiting relatives in Chicago Osco Colona Peoria and Nebraska. Several locals journey to Usco for a dance while others plan trips to Chicago and the Fair. A single bachelor bachelor claims to seek water and embraces the saying nothing ventured nothing gained.
G C 1 Items 65 students on the chapel roll Wm Sears new member of SS students from five arates Thursday 4 pm musical department booming Miss May Polson teaches Hanna Center Miss Jennie Wall 3 has the Liken school G C boasts Demorest medals Wedding bells ring in Sun son Thursday Miss Dora Engelbert 3 teaches Gil bert Sboo Miss Yetta Bruckner 3 teaches Burns township Miss Minnie Heberd 3 teaches Andrews neighborhood Another 500 scholarship provided by friend Miss Mina Woodworth Leon Whiteside county in Teachers class Guy Clark Walt Heynolds strengthen Junior and 2d year Miss Alice Muzzy 63 Minneapolis in Geneseo en route to World’s Fair Students from Cook Warren Mercer Hook Island Whiteside Bureau Lee Henry counties.
Sept 19 gusty day saw a large Union Sunday school picnic from Alab am Pleasant Sill. Wagons and private vehicles formed a long line at Peasant Valley school house. Attendees later visited Red Oak Grove did recitations and speeches by Rev Brand, Rev Hartley, and Mrs Galloway.
September items report visits and rentals across Davenport and nearby towns. People include Mr. Jesse Stuart, Mrs. Barbara Themison, Rev. Peter Rolen, and families in Phenix Dixon Geneseo and Cambridge. Auctioneer H W Sands plans sales. Young people attend Indian show at Spring Airy. remarks warn against drinking and road vice.
September reports show revived vegetation after showers. Mr James Sharp and relatives visit Bioline. Messrs Henry and Ed Gressor travel to Chicago for fairs. Quail or chick gossip, church attendance shifts, revival meetings led by Ed Speits attract new church members.
Several residents are named in a busy week: J L Deewm on sick list. W R Myers started for the White City. Wm Shafer returned from Chicago. J Irvin and wife visiting Mrs Hanna. Grandmath still very ill. William Stokes from Pana visiting old friends. Joan Berney and wife home from Sheffield. Mrs Burnell visiting J C Irvin. Preman Searle and sisters at Geneseo Collegiate Institute. ice house burned. Tillie Jacobson and others to Hedding College. Samuel Weaver visiting relatives. Mary Stell and daughters returned from White City. many Cleveland residents attended sermons in Geneseo. Mrs A A Frederick planning suit over a broken arm from a fall near a railroad crossing. village crossings not planked.
Residents and visitors frequent the area with moves to Sheffield Cambridge and Geneseo. Notables include John Hagen moving to Sheffield George Benedict in Geneseo and Daniel Maloney attending the World's Fair. The Kindergarten ladies plan a Saturday market and S W Allerton funds the Congregational church.
The Rev M A Head Presiding Elder schedules quarterly visitations across Port Byron Hampton Geneseo Atkinson Neponeet Gaiva Cambridge Woodhull New Windsor Viola Preemption Taylor Ridge Reynolds Illinois City Aledo Millersburg Moline Jet Milan Rock Island Jet church Milan. highlights district progress with nine churches built and funded, two more foundations laid, and benevolence increases led by the Rock Island District including missions and education contributions.
Sept 19 items report Indians selling medicines in the neighborhood Ira Talcott and wife visit Chicago World’s Fair this week Mr and Mrs F Brooks near Geneseo last week Neer couple in Geneseo for trance doctor treatment Blackbirds gather for southward flight Little fall plowing done ground poor For fair attendees reports of fine attractions A Sharon church fair and services at Sharon next Sabbath 10:30 a.m. with Sunday school afterward Bryant in poor health threshing largely finished oats better than expected.
The article argues no substitute can match Royal Baking Powder for light sweet results. It warns grocers push cheaper powders for profit, but these use inferior materials and deliver less value. Consumers are urged to insist on Royal for finest cake and wholesome food.
Sept 19 notes list readers traveling to ME conferences in Galesburg and Geneseo while local residents attend gatherings in Cambridge Andover White City and Holdredege Nebraska. Meetings include Rev Swanson from Chicago and Rev E P Brand of Cambridge preaching at Lynn Sep 24 at 4 pm.
Franks Sastrand leaves for Chicago to visit the World's Fair. Mr John Henderson and daughter Fannie visit Nebraska. Rev Cady will preach his first M E church sermon next Sunday at 3 pm. Mr John McLaughlin of Suez visits Alpha. Miles Jennie McLaughlin and cousin Bila McCracken go to Norwood. Residents attend Mr and Mrs Cooper's fortieth anniversary in New Windsor. Attended Central Illinois Conference in Geneseo last weekend. A union temperance meeting was held at the M E church. Mrs T Gladhill, Mr James Stitt, Sr., Mrs S H Widney and Mr John McCurdy spoke. The Methodist Indies plan a church social. David McLaughlin’s residence hosts Friday evening gathering with coffee and cake. Woodmen meeting last Saturday featured a surprise visit from wives and sisters with baskets of food and a post-meeting repast.
Geneseo judge Waite visiting. Bert Slater visits grandfather F H Slater. Nepraska Letty Siegward visits parents J and Mre Willett. Sue Loungecker visits uncle JHK. Tramp tries boarding moving train. injured forehead. New village fire company organized. marshal Tee company of twelve youths. J & Dow buy four year pacing horse Robert L for 2 10. Annawan grain market reports corn 34c, oats 25c, rye 4c, wheat 50c. butter 20c, eggs 13c, potatoes 0-70c.
Sept and Migs Alice Dunmire visited Cornwall last week while Mr Divilbian from Missouri came to see relatives. School in Dist No 1 closed for Kewanee fair with many locals attending. Miss Jennie Lane home sick. Henry Allen injured hand fixing a feed rack. Local conference in Geneas with Mesara Ferruson Warner and Misa Cage tola McCulloh. A Friday social with programme and lunch planned at Calvary church. Jack Record of Cambridge stopped by Annawan Saturday.
A rural summary notes corn fodder cutting this fall. Mrs G A Bills and son visit Dino. Carl Hotka hauls corn to Palmer Stafface for feeding. O W Gott family plan Worlds Fair trip. Weldlein family attending the fair. Sunder Fuorel funeral held Tuesday.
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