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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1895
Page
8
Mrs Flora Jamison Miller announces Illinois department convention dates May 14 15 and 16 at Bloomington Illinois. The report notes community activities including church sermons and school notices, plus a marriage in Shannon Iowa and a broken leg update for Baldwin.
Four million acres of Sioux reservation land are opened for purchase at 50 cents an acre under a Feb 10 1885 act. Many settlers have filed claims and a spring rush is expected as the land becomes available.
The article surveys tramp nuisance in Maine and California, noting harsh attitudes, calls for stricter laws, and proposals to study methods from other states. It cites the San Francisco Examiner urging a legislative commission to craft effective measures while balancing aid to those truly unable to work.
Harry W. Hager writes from Happy Harry Memphis Tennessee describing visits to Monmouth Galesburg Pekin Peoria and Decatur and impressions of Springfield Jacksonville St Louis Cairo Paducah Jackson Tennessee and Memphis He notes meeting Mr Lave Norton Langtry and Sam Jones and mentions a nine story building in Memphis He urges readers to consider moving south for farming with lower death rates cheap land and offers an illustrated pamphlet and low rate excursions via the Mobile Ohio Railway.
The tax books for Lima township are available each Thursday at First National Bank Lan ark each Friday at the bank in Shannon and Saturdays at a store in Brookville. Levi Part, Collector.
A rural notice describes a festive mush and milk gathering with corn meal, molasses and fresh dairy. It also mentions a Boston clerk creating a medicine to deprive a cat of its voice, plus Peary’s Arctic missteps. An obituary for Mrs. Lottie Ann Dohner notes birth in Carroll County Illinois, marriage, church life, and funeral details.
Spelling school and exhibition scheduled for Wednesday evening at No. 3. Chris Mowry and wife of Loran Sundayed with their son-in-law Frank Smith. Mark Seidenburg noted milk hauler. Freedom relief aid last week. Sleighing good though bridges bare. Joan Frederick of Berreman burned out Friday night. insured for 3600. Nixy.
Fragmentary note mentions 3D drawers and blue overalls priced at 35 cents. No clear event or persons identified.
Daniel Snively plans a public sale on his Lanark area premises on February 21 at 10 a.m. including horses cows hogs and machinery with twelve month terms. A grand combination sale follows February 27 in Lanark NL featuring 100 Poland China sows and Short Horn cattle with breeding stock and sires detailed, plus two red bulls and twelve cows in calf. Auctioneers A H Hawk Levi Avey J Grossman J L Sriex.
Tax collector W A J Pierce announces weekly Fridays at W H Hess's hardware store to receive Salem township taxes. Public notice specifies place and timing for tax payments and collection.
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