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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1902
Page
8
Atkinson updates include fall harvest needs, shoe and clothing shopping at Lyon Ransom Co, and accounts of residents visiting relatives in Chicago Nebraska and Minnesota. Local churches plan a harvest festival September 27 28 with banquets concerts and addresses. Attendees and neighbors discuss travel to Chicago Washington D C and Abilene Nebraska while business and property moves are reported.
Henry Sands announces a September 27 public sale at John Papention Geneseo featuring Royale sire pigs with notable awards and offspring. Other listings include Herman Janssen at Blackman farm near Joslin Hillsdale auctions of horses cattle hogs hay corn and farm implements with 12 month credits and cash discounts.
Local items report births at Ed Werkheisers and Walter Sleford families. Residents travel to visit relatives in Canada and Des Moines. Widespread rainfall and flooding discussed, plus farm updates on cattle, corn and pastures. Community events include a box social postponed due to rain and a series of church meetings.
A bustling rural notice lists local events including a hog sale by Mr J F Honninger on Saturday. Other items mention hay crops, a new daughter for Mr and Mrs Henry E F Garl, and community meetings at Withrow school and Salem church.
Sept 24 report from the Rock River locality notes several family visits and movements. Henry Brooker tents this week. Mrs. John Guild is under medical care. Ed Arnett and wife visited Leonard Arnett. Danner Days will work for Ira Talcott for two days. Mrs. James Dersham hosts her mother. Philip Roos visited Geneseo relatives. Mrs. Wm. Wait calls on relatives. Arthur and Alicea Welding were guests at C Merrel’s in Prophetstown. Cora Wait visited Arnett sister. Bert Roe and wife welcome a baby boy. Ike Marvel paints his dwelling. Silas Wait sells his farm and plans to move north. J F Reiger and wife visited Hillsdale to see relatives. Bert Brooks family from Atkinson visited. Bert plans move to An nawan to continue butcher work. George Rollo family visited Tampico. locals meet arriving Scots. Sharon M E church schedule: Sunday school 10:30, Junior League 7, preaching 7:45. Rev F N Wright returns as pastor for another year.
GREEX RIVER notes fair week awaits with uncertain weather. Mrs Mary Meer visits Chadron Neb. many plan to attend Joslin fair if skies clear. Daniel Mahisteds gathers fire house materials, Wm Harker buys lumber for a new home, starting next week. C M Quillen runs a cider mill now and will press Tuesday and Friday. Don’t forget the dates.
Market notes report hog prices mainly around seven to eight dollars with frequent declines and small cattle shifts. Entries mention daily figures from Chicago yard data, with mentions of Sept dates and varying shifts, plus an advertisement for M Nusbaum and Co. offerings.
Market notes show prices for corn oats hay and meal at Cambridge with figures per cwt for wheat barley and potatoes. Butter and seed also listed with specific price points though some text is garbled.
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