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Magnolia Grange Fair and other notes from Henry Republican
The Henry Republican reports the Magnolia Grange Fair at the grange grounds September 20 to 22, the Central Illinois Conference meeting starting September 13 at Genoa, a costly Marseilles fire, rail fare tensions for the World's Fair, and various local items including a seven foot rattlesnake capture near Havana, and progress on a cash system push by Aurora merchants.
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Grange Grounds
Gonesto
Marseilles
Buda
8. R. Shell
Ft. Scott
Kansas
C. P
Wenone
Chicago
Havana
Thed. O. O. F
William Leet
Leet
Oak View
Wilmington
Will County
Illinois
Aurora
Jonnie French
N. Mace
Penn
Grand Haven
Kaw
Stark County
Old Settlers’ Association
Toulon
Thursaday
Old Settlers
Peoria
Marshall
Bureau
Henry
Knox
John Owens
Charley
Lombard
Bradford
Owens
Kewanee Star
Swan Mason
Mason
State Board of Equalization
J. H. Collier
Gore
Collier
Summers
Galesburg
Kankakee
Prairie State
Charles Holt
The
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