McKinley talk and local notes ripple through town
A jumble of community items notes weather hints, local health, travel and public events. It mentions McKinley praise, warnings about traveling swindlers, church and meeting programs, a lightning incident, and Dr. Caldwell heading to the Pan American congress in Mexico with plans to study finances and silver policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viceport Democrat
W Caldwell
Mexico
Pan-American Congress of Physicians
North
South America
West Indies
Caldwell
Republic
Public Sale and Local Notices from Lanark Illinois
The page records a public sale by Samuel Sword & Son in Lanark with many farm assets and a 12 month credit, plus Burlington Route ticket offers for various midwestern meetings. It also covers Homes for Homeless Children via the Illinois Children’s Home Society, and local Carroll County election tallies with McKinley and Hitt majorities noted. The piece closes with a long anecdotal travel tale of Hans Schmitz facing naturalization and party-ad Watching political passions and cartoon depictions of McKinley and Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
North Lanark
Samuel Sword & Son
Jd. A. Tron
Children’s Home Society
Illinois
Ilinois
Geo. K. Hoover
Gen
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Loys
McCutcheon
Bryan
Mark Hanna
McKinley
Tanner
Altgeld
Bad‘enoch
Local remarks on business, politics and society in Mt Carroll
Mt Carroll notes a post election mood among business leaders with calls for confidence in finance and patience as reforms may come. Local visitors include Mrs Greenleaf of Augusta and Miss Stitely. social events, a furniture of rabbit supper, and a church gathering are described along with accidents and a forthcoming marriage. A large Illinois hog sale advertisement dominates the latter portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Iowa
S. A. Oren
Oranges, politics, and McKinley praise from 1896 letters
A fragment from the Coarier-Informant of Bartow Florida quotes J D Rick praising McKinley and Polk county while lampooning other figures with political satire about silver, jobs, and Cleveland badges. The note references Kansas City Missouri and a North Dakota move, and ends with a public auction notice for a Lanark area farm in 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coarier
Bartow
Florida
J. D. Rick
Jacob Rick
W. J. Bryan
Mr. Pierce
Wj.b
Wm. Mckinley
Comece
J. J. Bick
BE. D. North
Hilly McNinley
Fair City
Cleveland
Polk County
J.D. Erex
Crank
North Dakota
Low Heath
Telegraph Road
Lanark
Chadwick
Milledgeville
Jd. W. Fisier
Local notes from Cherry Grove and surrounding area
Frank Boyd Cherry Grove recovering from typhoid fever. Oscar Moll advertises a large public sale on the 4th. Henry Martin injured Saturday evening when a horse kicked him near the table in harnessing his team. Winter snow recall. residents seek fur coats. William Whitmer to move to Tennessee on January 1. Cook Bros. active hauling goods to Shannon, a prior destination. McKisiry,
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Boyd
Oscar Moll
Henry Martin
William Whitmer
Tennessee
Cook Bros
Shannon
Spring Valley Society Notes and Local Moves
Miss Alice Adair planned a visit to Bolton for several days with friend Miss Della Truckenmiller. A dance occurred at Dave Sturtevant’s home. Painters work on Mr Bremmer’s new house. Mamie Truckenmiller recovers from quinsy. George Delph from north of Pearl City visits Mr Thomas Adams each week. teachers may explain why. Minnie Lremmer begins German church school near Loran. Young folks held a surprise party for Mr and Mrs Fred Rider. Wm Payne Sr and wife will move to Shannon this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Gelwicks
Milledgeville
Mr. Overheim
Mrs. Warnack
Savanna
Fulrath's Mill
Mr. Ring
Oberheim
Fannie Bucher
TL. Tate
St. Louis
Our City
Baptist Church
North
Northwest
Chicago
Cleveland
Bryan
White House
Ridgely
Springfield
Charley Keys
Frank Nolte
McKinley
Miller
Academy
Alice Adair
Bolton
Della Truckenmiller
Dave Sturtevant
Mr. Bremmer
Mamie Truckenmiller
George Delph
Pearl City
Thomas Adams
Minnie Lremmer
Loran
Fred Rider
Wm. Payne, Sr
Shannon
Local Brethren Baptisms and Fall Meetings Report
GEORGETOWN reports two baptisms by Rev. C. P. Rowland at Larkins mill. Meetings scheduled at Cherry Grove church November 14 with Rev. Wm. Isenbise officiating. Rowland to lead West Branch, Illinois meetings then proceed to Wisconsin, absent until January 19, 1907. Local notes: corn harvest ongoing. Orville Sturtevant aided after a near fall into water. Rev. Henory Martin injured by a horse kick. George H. Sword remembered by Lanark residents. corn-picking feats by George Sword. attendance at church by Howard Puterbaugh, wife, and Mae Werntz. McKinley, Tanner and Hobart election results bring general satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Rowland
Larkins Mill
Cherry Grove Church
Wm. Isenbise
Arnold's Grove
West Branch
Wisconsin
Henory Martin
George H. Sword
Lanark
Free Silver steamer voyage for school district 8 youths
A 14 member party from school district No 8 plans a Salt River voyage aboard the Free Silver. Captain Jacob Sites leads the crew with Ira Overcash, Harry Teachout, Fred Glotfelty and others. Prof. Hady may supervise, but will likely not embark.
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Tuk Lanark Gazette
G. Winn
Pub
Wedpnestad
Ofive
Broad St
Vanark
Steand Chase Mall
Bowerth League
Warld. Ing
Cepabliqng
Nieht
Tvs
Bamerk
M.L. Strock
Mt Vernon
Lanarka
Tanger Uiness
John BP. Altgeld
Clantanqua
Leland
Moliere
Neva
Molier
Helen Noble
Miss White
Miss Allemoog
I. J. Trout
Pine Creek
Mt. Morris
A. Lyre
Huffton
N. Y
Tayloft
H. Reid Staley
Mercehant
Clit
Masini
Myrtle Strickler
Mame Price
Cowen
Lista
Strelezki
Mendelsshon
LLAN
Army of the Tennessee
Burlington
Aynotte
Mississippi Valley
PA. Loan
Gen. Pass
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Vonl Railway
Chicago, Milwakee and St. Paul Railway
M. M
Charles II
Belnard
Rose Kerney
Sherman Carrell
Re Forney Chipman
Terry J. Chamberlin
Mary Harriet Lichtenberger
George W. Henderson
Woodland
Mary McDermott
John M. Teckler
St. Joe
Mattie H. Phillips
Mt. Carroll
I. Herbert
Noble
Nelle M. Price
David
Bain
Margaret Mae Rymer
U. S. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Sth
IIH
M.N. Wena
Observer
American Secular Union
National W
Conference of Charities and Corrections
Ging
P. LyMan
Tres
Carroll County
Vrestident
Hitt
Koudsen
Lamont Hitt
Niirality
Ely Dtast
Aspinwall
Barber Smith
Plurality
TSA
Kerryman
Stoskopf
Oliver
Fedv Essences
Riba Abdl Aero Ams Kasell’s Plurality
Fawit
Wine
Watson Jacobs
Ene
Watson
BOM
Melugin Chamberlain
Melugin’s
Thar Hunter
Thorp
Jority
Ceeine
Hans Lebavite
Amerie
New York
Mecca
Mans
America
Germany
Hans
Vanderbilt
Astor
Hans Schmitz
Jacob Strauss
Heinrich Ettinger
William
United States
Bryan, Altwell and Company
FW. Greenleaf
Agusta
Gia
A. Nase
Greenleaf
John L. Lostetter
Della Stitely
Indiana
Livele Stitely
Thomas Squires
Williams
Rock
Pleasant Valley
Alice Moore
Salem
Hanover
M. B. Ehurch
Hickory
van Merchant
Carr
McMallen
Lizzie Sutely
McMullen
Samuel Mitchell
Issa
Heavon
Hood
L. A. Massey
Simon Renner
Renner
Otho Watson
York
Jeremlats
Poland
Ill
D. F. Tecumseh
U. S
Lambings
Graceful
Hadley
King McKenna
Queen Elever
Maud
J. I. Sanders
Chief Tecumseh 2d
Keefer
Joe Coler
Claude Jr
Ideal Black
Know
Mervyns Bros
D. BP, McCracken, A. LW. Haws
U.S
Kansas City
Gazevte
Kansas
Frank Redline
Ed Redline
Audubon
K. C
Gulf
Stewart Avenue
Kan
Crane
Larria
Cherry Grove
Spring Valley
Georgetown
Orville Sturtevant
Harry Wingerd
Mr. Sturtevant
E. Reeves
Mr. Wingerd
Freedom
George Sword
George
Howard Puterbaugh
Mae Werntz
This Place
J. Bryan Stouffer
G. Tl. Rowland
Hobart
Byers
Roy
Jehbabod
J. T. Jacobs Carpet Works
Surgma Hellorae
Valentine's Grocery
B. T, Risley
Sheller
the Tailor
J. G. Sheller
Lam
Goons
WM. Strickler
Wonderland
Pacific ‘Railway
Mississippi River
William H. Sewarp
St. Paul
Minnesota
Montana
Idaho
Caen
Washington
J.M. Hannaford
St. Paul, Minn
Chas. S. Fee
Rockford Business College
Marin Sr
Rocxrorp
Arkansas
Union
Brinkley
Ark
Memphis
New Orleans
Little Rock
South
Mare
Summerville
Tenn
Iat
Net
Lanark, Ills
Washington St
Chicago, NL
Brinkley, Arkansas
Hidlack
Dr. Price
Rowland & Harrison
Gratin Asd
Aerapaglene
Epteney
Adatom
Virente
Mares
Feader
Grace B. Hean
Grace Bean
A.D
Caries A. Heece
Boots Ashoes
J. A. Walker
A. H. Hawk
Pav Sticvneser
J. Haller
M. D
Davenport
Twat
J. W. Crouse & Son
East Side Market
Jersey
J, Krishian
Mason & Hanson
Anderson Woolen Co
J. Erisman
Castomria
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