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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1896
Page
4
A fragmented local column notes Oregon’s preference for beer and whiskey over an artesian well. The piece references public health topics, a church program by DM Hudler on resurrection and Noah, a musical club election, a book sale benefiting a physician’s epilepsy fund, train safety concerns, school committees, and a tailor’s unusual measurement request in Ogle county.
JF Ross of Preeport visits Lanark to form a lodge of The Supreme Court of Hone while JW Crouse relocates from Mears street to Eby's hill. Lanark Manufactur ing Co machinery will occupy the Crouse property. Oregon village plans a big summer picnic inviting northern newsmen and mayors. Snowel owns high bred trotters including Hell and Jacqueline Du Baymont. discussion on filled cheese and cheese taxation. local misc notes include a swing accident and church policy on card playing. Times-Herald criticized for false Berry convention report. Lanark property sale planned with terms. city committees and licenses listed.
The Carroll county Republican convention selected delegates and, after 78 ballots, D C Busell won the nomination over W S Cowen and other contenders. Busell will represent the district in the state legislature with broad support from his rivals and party members, who pledged unity.
The Republican Senatorial Convention for the Twelfth district met at the opera house and renominated Hon. Homer P. Aspinwall for state senator, with D. C. Busell of Carroll county and James R. Berryman of Jo Daviess to represent the district in the lower house. The meeting praised Aspinwall’s four-year record, leadership in the state senate, and integrity, while endorsing Busell as a prominent farmer and banker and Berryman as a practical farmer ready to craft wise laws. A senatorial committee was named and a vacancy-fill clause was adopted. The convention's proceedings followed with acclamations and tabled resolutions amid regional support.
Citizens react to county convention divisions over representation and a split delegation led by Jumbo str. Kauton, with notes on nominations for Markley Jong and De Busse, plus commentary on Cowan’s line of succession. Local notices cover theft, illnesses, church events, Odd Fellows and Rebekahs activities, schooling concerns, and a St Louis trip planned for June 16.
Henry Slifer, a prominent Lanark citizen born Oct 25 1810 in Middletown Valley Maryland, died April 24 18u4 after six days illness. He lived most of his life in Illinois, helped settle the prairie, joined the Brethren church in Isse, and was a quiet patient man. Funeral at Arnold's Grove with Rev Bennett Trout and Rev Newcomer. interment followed. He left eight children, five surviving, and his wife Catherine Ann Lighter preceded him by years.
An old promotional text claims the Great Northern Railway runs a fast time schedule from Paul to Spokane Seattle and Portland, reaching Oregon destinations before other lines. It boasts no government land grants, superior stock value, and markets a cure claim by Dr Miles Pain Pills with private correspondence and a free treatment for the poor.
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