This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Weary Republican bonds market and county court notes
The Weary Republican of Pontiac reports $20,000 fewer bonds on the market. Kane county circuit court October term docket lists 22 divorce cases. Cattle pair at Kewanee fair weighs 8040 pounds. Princeton Prof Steinman business college has 44 students. J Noyes tenement fire near Bradford. Wallace Sturm occupant. Nettie Beecher, Venona, graduates conservatory in Bloomington. Fewer farm mortgages after corn harvest. Henry Hemmerle defeats Wilson in 100 yard race for $500 at Dixon. Danforth Seeley elected president of two Knox county banks. Danforth Seeley insane in Peoria county court. C C Wescott appointed conservator. Capt J D Hatfield, former Marshall county politician, now People’s Party candidate for county treasurer. Joliet excited about Chicago sewage. Typhoid cases in Chicago total 400. Petersburg firm buys all core stocks. Mammoth crop boosts farmer’s earnings. Rock Island railway earnings rise to $1,847,488. Daniel McNabb buys Tonica land and Mt Palatine property. Rushville Times notes four Oct couples married in Mound City with a July 31 birth cluster. State funds aid farmer institutes. Illinois leads in money order offices and rail access. Jacob Kline of Tazewell dies after bridge washout. widow to sue for damages. Springfield jelly cake contest ends with piano prize to Mrs Willet. Panther Creek caves near Waverly show seismic fissures after Sept earthquake. Princeville talks town growth via manufacturing employment. Peoria school trains balloon ascent and parachute instructors. notable graduates listed.