Evangelist to preach at Summit Bethel next Sunday morn
Special notice from Lanark area reports HL Soule well known evangelist to preach at Summit Bethel next Sunday morning and evening with services at 1:30 and 7:00 pm. All are earnestly invited. City marshal warns horses and cats loose in Lanark are forbidden and owners liable for damage. Voluntary observers record meteorological week ending June 2 at Lanark station.
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Soule
Summit Bethel
Daly Sth
Sao- Hay School
S.C. Ki
Eyrilally
Berrono
Lanark
Wiltiat Hastixes
Jone
Card of Thanks from Maquoketa Widow
A Maquoketa widow publishes a card of thanks in the local papers thanking friends and neighbors for aid during her husband’s illness and death. She notes the funeral efforts and prays for blessings, while also describing a hoped for milch cow and a roan gelding horse. The message includes religious reflections and a humble request for remembrance. Dudley Risley, a Lanarle ion character, continues his struggle with Rockford and the Western Association pennant pursuit as he suffers his fourth loss to the Reds in a season marked by tough luck and stubborn opposition.
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Maquoketa
Hellenue Herald
Hayseed
Dudley Risley
Tie
Rockford
Dudley
Reds
Rockfords
Rockford Register-Cazette
Weekly Crop Bulletin and Sucker Tribulations
The week ending June 20 across northern counties saw generally favorable crop growth and farm work. Wheat and rye cuttings are widespread, oats show rank growth with some lodging, corn largely laid by, and early potatoes along with gardens in excellent condition. Small fruits promise plentiful harvests as blackberries and early apples ripen. The piece also defines a “sucker” as a windbag critic and a naive shopper, then reports the suicide of Frank Rahn near Milledgeville with unclear motive, noting an apparent temporary insanity. It ends with historical European woolen mill profits and McKinley-era economic critique.
Bargain Day at J A Walker Shoe Store Lanark Ill
Interior view of J A Walker's Shoe Store in Lanark Illinois explains daily bargains on weekdays with Sunday excluded. The note highlights Bargain Day as a recurring sales event attracting shoppers and offering discounts on footwear.
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J. A. Walker's Shoe Store
Lanark
Ill
Lanark residents defend city finances and warn croakers
The piece argues Lanark’s debt is not increasing and cites payments on a six thousand dollar judgment, a completed water works tank and tower, and timely well maintenance. It notes continued growth with new homes, public confidence, and urges readers to support local progress rather than bash the city. It also reports details from the Rock Creek Township Sunday School Convention with speakers and program notes.
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Lanark
Busy Rye and Wheat Harvests and Local News St. Carroll
Farmers report rye and winter wheat yields above average and expect most grain to be stacked before July 4, with oats remaining. John Sager Sr. fell ill Friday and received treatment. Miss Ida McCall’s teaching term extended with a farewell picnic by Slick school district. Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Jeffries noted ill health and passing, respectively. A McKinley and Hobart club meeting occurred with active enrollment, while Dr H Shimer’s case in circuit court drew public attention. Stockton editor Sughrone visited, reporting steady business and reconstruction. Funeral for Mrs. J. J. Jeffries held at Baptist Church with burial at Oak Hill. Court term advances county race campaigning.
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John Sager
Slick
Freedom Township
Ida McCall
Grace Gilbert
Shannon
Mummert
Joseph Ferrin
Cherokee
J. J. Jeffries
Court House
McKinley & Hobart
Nipe
Petty
Geo. F. Bucher
Bueher
Sheriff Robbe
Sherman Markley
Judge Shaw
Sughrone
Stockton
Lanark Doctor Offers Free Exams For ENT Treatments
A Lanark surgeon advertises treatment for catarrh deafness and eye ear nose throat operations plus general surgery for chronic diseases. He pledges no charge for examination or consultation in these cases and promises honest assessment. He will answer calls day or night in city or country and lives in Lanark.
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Lanark
Obituary of Lida Chaffee of Lanark Ill and family ties
Lida Chaffee born June 25 1949 in Waverly New York died in Lanark Alabama June a 1806 at 47. Two days. Her family moved to Milledgeville Illinois as an infant. She married Wiley May 1 1867 and had five children Graceiva Ella Roy George. Surviving relatives include one brother one half brother four sisters with W G Chaffee of Milledgeville and Mrs J B Hiscrodt of Natchez Miss. She joined the Christian church in Milledgeville in 1860 and remained faithful. She fell ill with paralysis on Tuesday the 28th last month and died after seven hours of suffering. Burial in the Father’s house is noted. The piece lists many local names and social notes about visits, church, and park picnics, but the obituary centers on her life, church membership, and survivors.
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Christian Church
Lanark
J. B. Laird
Bro. Wicks
Chadwick
B. Kepford
Emma White
Land of Palestine
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Trof. Shirk
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J. W. Nichol
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F. A. Ehmer
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Roy
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J. B. Hiscrodt
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Bro. Smith
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