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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1896
Page
3
An advertisement claims Catarrh can be cured with proper treatment not offered by rival doctors. It promises effective ear, nose, and throat surgery, free examinations, and 24 hour call service in Lanark, urging patients with mouth breathing headaches hoarseness or foul breath to seek evaluation without charge.
Mrs Ivey D Asay wife of FP W Asay died in Mt Carroll Friday morning aged about 87. Cancer of the stomach caused her death. Funeral held at her mother's home Sunday afternoon Elder Richmond preached. The event drew many friends and neighbors.
Shannon Miss Mae Luis returns home after two week visit with Mr Morris friends. Many residents and visitors appear in town including CV Carbaugh of Lanark soliciting subscribers for Carroll County News. School notes, teachers praised, geometry troubles, and requests for Century Magazine back issues appear alongside weather data for September 1906.
William Barklow died at his Pearl City home on Monday night at 14 o clock. He was born October 5 1817 in West Batto lo Hartley township Union county Pa and was 74 years 11 months and 3 days old. He married Lyda Klingman on August 19 1844 and the couple moved from Pennsylvania to Illinois, living in Stephenson Carroll counties as pioneers. Survived by five sons James Calvin William Hiram Jacob Harris and Anna plus daughters Mary Sarah and others, with grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral held at Lutheran church on Wednesday with Rev F A Matthis. burial at Savin cemetery.
The week’s transfers list buyers and properties in Rock Creek Milledgeville Mt. Carroll and Chadwick, including Magdaline Benson to Eliza Braxby and J.C. Miller to Gould Stevens. Other entries note Edwin Troupe to Mary Myers and Frances A W Shimer to Frank Weidman with values cited. A political aside and a provocative statement are included but not elaborated.
Hon. R. R. Hitt and wife arrived at their Mt. Morris home Tuesday evening. Hitt recovering from bronchial trouble after Adirondack sojourn and plans to canvass the district with speeches. Patents granted to Illinois inventors include grain cleaner and wire fencing components. Local corn heating gains noted as fuel. Winnebago schools adopt corn-fired heating. Clinton hosts elector returns by ladies in formal attire. a Clinton society event marks the election night.
The Frances Sumet Academy, affiliated with the University of Chicago, offers strong MUSIC and ART departments and a Manual Labor Department for students of limited means. An introductory course for those deficient in English is provided. The opening is on Tuesday, September 1806. for details, contact Ida M. Gardner, Dean.
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