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Bright fall and new ventures across Illinois farms
The region enjoys a mild October and strong agricultural activity. Bradford locals form a horse association with 7000 capital and build a race track, while Lewistown Habitat Club now operates under a 1500 charter. Rail and canal projects advance, including a Milwaukee connection and new cross lake line.
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Bradford
Lewistown
The
Santa Fe
Streator
Chillicothe
Henry Republican
Adjutant General
Illinois
Havana Democrat
Illinois River
Fulton County
Mason County
Chicago
New York
Magnolia
McNabb
Marquette
Toluca
United Mine Workers of America
Milwaukee
Benton Harbor
St. Joseph
Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railroad
Big Four Road
Scott County
Nichols River
Lockport
Drainage Board
Big Ditch
Secretary of War
C, R
Sheffield
Ihe
Department
Tanner
Hamlin
Robert
Shelbyville
Col
J. Mack Tanner
Prof. Hodge
Clark University
Speer& Hawley
Edelstein
Akron
New Northwestern Railroad
Hawley
James Speers
Speers
Saxon T. Kellogg
Marshall County
Lacon
Watertown Asylum
Peoria
Evans Township
M. J. French
Ilinois Central Road
C. M. Turner
FP. H. Whiting
Mervin Whiting
Rock Island
Pacific Coast
Moore Bros
Liberal
Kansas
el Paso
Southern Pacific
Los Angeles
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the
M. E
A. K. Tullis
E. Reed
Lewis Snyder
Japan
Carry van Petten
Illinois Supreme Court
Harry P. Judson
University of Chicago
Ilinois River
Mississippi and Illinois Canal
Gen
Gillespie
United States Army
Iin
Fisca
Illinois and Mississippi Canal
Senator Fort
Illinois State Auxiliary
McKinley National Memorial Association
William McKinley
Wm. R. Day
Canton
National Association
Mark Hanna
Yates
State Auxiliary Association
Carter Harrison
Stevenson
Fort
Albert F. Shock
Ottawa
Martin Kingman
Frank J. Quinn
Central Illinois
Lacon Journal