Bear Treed by Cattle Transforms Santa Rosa Scene
Between 8 and 9 o clock Edward Defoe spotted a commotion at Joe Button's in Santa Rosa. A large brown bear perched in an oak tree near the railroad. the animal then left the tree and roamed toward Ware's, drawing a chase by Defoe and Frank Roberts who finally killed it with a buckshot that pierced the heart. The bear weighed nearly 200 pounds dressed and likely wandered from the hills between Bennett and Santa Rosa Valleys.
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Edward Defoe
Joe Button
Santa Eee Aly Pees
Defoe
Frank Roberts
Bruin
Ware
Roberts
Bennett
Santa Rosa
Cal
Democrat
A Nice Little Game In A San Francisco Saloon
An observer recalls a San Francisco saloon game where players place a heel on a penny and mark a floor line with chalk to win drinks. A cheater slips away with the penny, claiming the heel isn’t on the penny, and a rival when challenged uses a flipped number to claim victory. Champagne costs two bits per glass as distractions unfold.
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San Francisco
Cain
Arrivals at the Auburn House
A list of incoming individuals includes S. E. Young Eddison Nr Y Chas Crapen E W Blair Madison TM Ed Jones Milwaukee Chas Silkman Chicago Y Came ron Monash Buffalo N JR Brinckerhoff Norfolk R Phelps Syracuse H M Cole Detroit N N Newcomb Albany NY 8 Nites and a promotional line for Stevenson and Ponil's international grocery offering cheap cigars.
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Auburn House
S. E. Young
Eddison
Y. Chas. Crapen
E. W. Blair
Madison
Albay N.Y
Nites
Local Notes on Apple Prices and Community Events
Apples priced from 1y to 3 dollars per barrel at Stevenson and Son Bluff Street Michigan Winter Wheat Flour sold at 6 dollars per barrel by H Martin and Son. Joliet news notes Wilbert F Story marriage and a playful remark about his name. Central Church ladies raised about 65 dollars at an oyster supper. Caledonian Society social to be held at William Adams residence on 23rd inst.
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Stevenson & Son's
Bluff ‘Street
Michigan
H. Martin & Son
W—Tf
Rededication of Beloit First Baptist Church and Meetings
Evening services at 7 and 7 30 p m announce a second Advent lecture on The Son of God. A county judge room meeting Tuesday eve Dec 15 for Bartletson Guard AN members. Rev E P Savage now pastors Beloit church which was rededicated after $60 000 in improvements with $2 000 subscribed toward debt.
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Son of God
Bartletson Guard
Court House
Joan Craix
E. P. Savage
Beloit
Chicago Tribune
Lom Wis
M. G. Hodge
Kalamuzdo
Wacsenalae Church
Ducker's Block Grand Opening in Joliet
Joliet readers are urged to visit Ducker's Block at Chicago and Clinton streets for a December 16 opening. Mr. Ducker plans to offer dry goods and novelties at low cash prices direct from manufacturers, with large store rooms and three stories of space. He aims to make Joliet a premier business center and warns locals against traveling to Chicago for bargains. A brief health note promotes temperance and Walker's California Vinegar Bitters as a preventive aid.
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Ducker
Joliet
Opéra House Company
Chicago
Clinton Streets
Coturt
Legal Tender and Postage Amendment Debated in House
Washington reports on a Cox amendment to the postage law allowing pre January first subscriptions to be paid at destination. The House Banking Committee considers a repeal of the Legal-Tender Act and retirement of greenbacks, with a favored bill shaping around that feature.
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House Postal Committee
House Banking Committee
Desperate Louisiana dispatches on violence and Caledonian Gaelic plan
Dispatches from Louisiana warn of a desperate situation with potential violence as the returning board allegedly counts a Kellogg legislature. Atty Gen Williams says the matter is for the president and secretary of war. The House debates grasshopper relief and Kelley Dawes clash on an $8.65 bond bill. The Caledonian Club proposes Gaelic instruction in Jolietta public schools at $1000 per year.
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Returning Board
Kellogg
Chicago Money Market and Commodity Closing Report
The Chicago money market yesterday showed no change with 10 percent for time and 6 8 percent for call loans. Eastern exchange held firm at par and gold eased slightly, closing around 110 1103. Readable sections note prices for corn, oats, poultry, live stock, and green fruit with fluctuating but unremarkable values.
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Chicago
Eastern Exchange
Joliet
First Prize Awarded Du Buque Heater
The advertisement touts the Du Buque soft coal burner as the best heater on the market. It promises long burn times from 20 to 86 hours and cites six years of tested use with improvements noted by judges. Brooks & Co. urges public attention to Odden Ironsides models available for halls, churches, schools, and stores.
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du Walker
California
Brooks & Co
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Monee
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A. R. Starr
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Ember
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Anthony Ee
Dimsasio
Stedal
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Banger & Steel
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