Downey Wedding Anniversary at Market Street Estate
A social function marked the sixth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Downey’s marriage at their Market Street home. Guests enjoyed guided tours, a punch service, a dining room reception, a smoker for the gentlemen, and music by the Wright Meier orchestra. The piece lauds Downey’s rise from apprentice to partner in Hutchins Lincoln Co. and praises his wife, their son Gordon, and their commendable community conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Downey
Market Street
Downey
Mr. Downey
Henry
Putnam
H. H. Hutchins
Clara
Hutchins-Lincoln ,Co
Mr. Hutchins
Gordon
Final Call The Passing of B F Fyffe
Benjamin Franklin Fyffe of Salida Colorado died January 27 1906 after a throat ailment and pleurisy. He was about 64 with estates totaling about 971 acres across Magnolia Ford county and northern Iowa. Survived by siblings and four brothers and five sisters, his widow Mary Poyer predeceased him in Henry May 1902. Burial at Magnolia with Masonic rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Fyffe
Benjamin Franklin Fyffe
Salida
Col
Henry
Los Angeles
Cal
J. C. Gurnea
Belleville
Kas
J. D. Fyffe
C. R. Jones
G. W. Keller
Lookout Mountain Post
Magnolia
Mr. Fyffe
Townsend G. Fyffe
Jonathan
Helen Gurnea
Mary
Calvin Lightman
St. Joseph
Ava
Addison McCaleb
Ansley
Neb
Mattie
J. F. Sharpless
Emma
James B. Thornton
Long Beach
Milan
Thomas
Mary Poyer
Putnam County
Ford County
Iowa
Knights Templar
Peru
T. A. Runnells
C. C. Smith
Allen Hillabrand
T. F. Lash
Hiram Hunter
T. L. Jones
Hon Gearhart to Speak on Dangers That Threaten Civilization
Hon G Gearhart delivers his second lecture on Dangers That Threaten Our Civilization at the New Opera House February 6. Admission thirty cents for adults, twenty cents for pupils. Reserved seats free. Gearhart known for poetic grace and forceful rhetoric draws crowds from his western tour en route to Chicago.
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Gearhart
G. Gearhart
New Opera House
Chicago
Oldest newsboy Oramus Page of Joliet at nine
Oramus Page of Joliet is described as the world oldest newsboy at nine years old, selling papers at city depots daily. His family history includes a father who died at nine and a mother who died at 98, with a grandfather reaching 102 and a grandmother 105. He began life as a farmer in Iowa after moving from New York state with his parents.
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Oramus Page
Joliet
Page
Oramus
Iowa
New York State
Historic Duroc Jersey Sale Nets 46 Head to Highest Bidder
A large crowd gathered under a tent in the city for the 1906 year opening sale of T. W. Stoner & Son and J. W. Remley pure blood Duroc Jersey swine. One lot sold for 100 dollars, 46 head brought 1,867.50 total, with 34 head from Stoner raising 1,517.50 and 12 head from Remley totaling 850.00. Buyers extended from Kansas to Illinois, with Col. C. C. Plimley and Col. Fred Reppert lauding the breeders as they prepare to advance the breed nationally.
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Stoner
Remley
Teres
T. W
Illinois
T. W. Stoner & Son
Messrs
Atlantic
Pacific
Canadian
Gulf
Col
C. C. Kell
Iowa
Rev. Sunday
Princeton
Hell
Fred Reppert
Messrs. Stoner
Stansel Matern
Tonica
Fred Kraschel & Son
Macon
Loo
h—McNeil Bros
Bowen
John Clausen
Wilton Junction
S. A. Jones
Washburn
E .M. McGlasson
H. B. Wilson
Bradford
John Classon
E. Browning
Ripley
L. C. Hunter
Henry
Leroy Dunlap
Erwin
James Hailey
Hops
Kas
J. W. Remley
N. D. Malone
la Rose
McNeil Bros
John McClagson
Wilton Juncion
J. A. Morris
J. A. Smith
Liota
N. J. Hillabrand
Lostant
Mike Watkins
R. H. Diehl
Elwood
Walcott
Frank M. Fishen
Odell
Oe W. Stoner & Son
Peoria
J. O. Hill
T. W. Stoner
Wreck on Santa Fe near Edelstein leaves three dead
A head on collision between Santa Fe train No. 6 and freight No. 83 on Edelstein Hill killed engineer James Shea and fireman Goggins and brakeman Hokul, with express messenger Mockler fatally injured. The express car burned, money destroyed, and track torn. Passengers escaped serious harm. wreckage halted service until repairs.
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Peoria Journal
Santa Fe
Edelstein Hill
Edelstein
James Shea
Chicago
Assenger
Mr. Goggins
Chillicothe
Shea
Hokul
Dexpress
Mockler
Fort Madison
Thomas
Goggins
Illinois Central Seed Corn Special to showcase farming methods
Illinois Central plans a six car seed corn special train to cover 2000 miles across 126 Illinois locations. Lectures on seed and soil will be led by Prof Hopkins and university instructors, with railroad reps and press aboard. The trip runs Feb 20 to March 3 from Chicago, stopping at Cloverdale Freport Lena La Salle Normal Clinton Gibson Decatur East St. Louis Mounds Metropolis Eldorado Sullivan Grayville Mattoon Matteson. Dwight Star and Herald notes Josiah Kerrick seeks Republican nomination, citing Springfield experience and community support. Oklahoma Indian Territory statehood bill passes House by 194 to ? with Arizona and New Mexico as separate states.
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Illinois State Historical Society
Springfield
Alexander J. Jones
Chicago Drainage Canal
Illinois
Michigan
Joliet
la Salle
Marquette
Canada
Great Lake
Father Joliet
Father Dablon
Lake Michigan
Great West
Florida
Lake of the Illinois
St. Louis
Lake of Illinois
Illinois River
Sanitary District
Lockport
Mississippi
Commission of
United States Engineers
United States
War Department
Grafton
Congress
William Lorimer
Chicago
West
Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Illinois Central Railway Company
Hopkins
University of Illinois
Illinois Central Road
Cloverdale
Freport
Lena
Normal
Clinton
Gibson
Decatur
East St. Louis
Mounds
Metropolis
Eldorado
Sullivan
Grayville
Mattoon
Matteson
Post office Inquiries Strictly Regulated
Uncle Sam enforces tight rules on postal information. Postmasters must not disclose mail matter to unauthorized persons under section 549. Also noted Wenona versus Henry basketball game Friday at 7 45 p m followed by Wright Meier Orchestra dance for the seventh club.
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Uncle Sam
Wenona and
Henry High School
Wright-Meier Orchestra
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Marshall Downey
Republic
Harvard Herald
Duroc Jershys
Stoner & Son
Sanford Lungren
Wenona
E. M. McGasson
Fagan
Browning & Hess
Ripvy
Irving
Gus Meishmer
Walnut
Burdett Porter
Remington
Miller & Williams
Hinkley
E. H. Diehl
C. E. Kimm
Blagistown
C. F. Gleeson
Wyoming
Sachin J. Hiltebrand
Loston
E. A. Baxter
Pawnee
Aca S. Riley
Pardyville
Wis
J. P. Hailey
Hope, Kas
J. A. Abbott
Ethelstein, Ta
Washington
B. R. Bourland
Ohio
National Organization
Pekin
Wm. Monier
Marshall County
Illinois Central
Dwight Star and Herald
Josiah Kerrick
Minoak
Woodford
Livingston
Marshall
Oklahoma and
Indian Territory
Arizona
New Mexico
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