Local notices and farm updates from Oconee area
Various local items from Oconee including Mrs. Bam Bennett’s return from Chicago after illness, City Clerk Carlson taking possession of the Andrew Friberg residence, and the Isolaire warehouse belonging to Capt. Sam Van Sant banned with a $2,000 loss. Sales include the Andrew Anderson place to S. H. Velie for $3,100. Swedish Evangelical church considers building a worship house on the bluff. Postal news from Newport Nebraska. Bethany College debt donation by H. L. Bullen of $1,000. Community notes cover a prank rat at the Belmont, Congregational ministers backing Nohe bill for higher saloon licenses, meteorological summary for April, and plans for a Pentecost concert at the Swedish Lutheran church with Gaul's The Holy City. Firemen parade planning and Lyona band engagement discussed. Agriculture reports show winter rye 100, meadow 8, spring pasture 95. corn planting at 10 percent. spring plowing at 60 percent. no unusual crops in sight.
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Isolaire
Sam van Sant
Charles E. Hodgson
Rock Island
Thomas Campbell
Department of Agriculture
Campbell
Canal project for Rock River navigation across Milan area
The article outlines a proposed canal from the Mississippi River at the south shore of Rock River near Milan to Silver Lake and beyond. It describes embankments, dams, and a guard lock, with expected costs about 87 000 dollars less on the southern route, and notes effects on water power and river navigation while promising safe floods and altered river flow as work progresses.
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Dispatch
the Democrat
Wheeler
Illinois
Mississippi River
Rock River
Silver Lake
Milan
Big Island
Mill Creek
Hock
Carr’s
Mississippi
North Shore
Marshall
Carnal
Beerlise Sea
Alleged Rape Case Fails to Reach Court
Ben Van Den Bulcké, targeted in a complaint by A De Yeager, has sold his house and much of his property near Daebellichn's addition and left the city for the Southwest. His wife remains. he departed yesterday without notice to employers. The case may not proceed.
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Southwest
Episcopalians Seek Establishment of Congregation in Moline
About twenty Episcopalians met in the Business Association room to form a congregation. John J. Ingram was elected chairman and Mrs. C J. Cooper secretary. A petition to Bishop Burgess requesting consent was drafted and signed by most present. A ten member committee led by Mrs. A R Bryant will circulate to gather more signatures and report next Saturday.
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Episcopalians
Business Association
John J. Iln‘gran
C J. Cooper
Bishop Burgess
Episcopalians of
Moline
A. R. Bryant
National Educational Association to Meet in Toronto 1891
The National Educational Association will meet in Toronto July 14 to 17, 1891 with preparations to entertain about 10 000 teachers. Queen's Hotel offers Illinois teachers 2 60 to 3 per day while Avonmore near the meeting is set at 1 50 per day. Illinois teachers should secure rooms early and address E C Hewett or A C Lane for rates and arrangements. Excursions to Niagara Falls and other points are planned with railroads offering round trip fare plus a 2 membership fee.
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National Educational Association
Toronto
Queen's Hotel
Avonmore
E. C. Hewett
Norma
Axonmore
Normal
A. C. Lane
Chicago
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
Muskoka Lakes
Saguenay River
White Mountains
Mr. Hewitt
Mr. Lane
W. H. Hatch
Moline
Hood's Sarsaparilla ad and local notices
Advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as pure and best quality with careful production. Brief local items report John Ott injuring his foot in Davenport and possible toe amputation, Mrs. Merryman’s travel plans, and a busy month for telegraph business at Moline. Announcement notes Rock Island Baptist Bible School Convention met at Aledo May 20 22.
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John Ott
Davenport
Rock Island Baptist Bible School Convention
Aledo
Baltle Appliances Faces Trial For Alleged Aid Fraud
A court case centers on Baltle Appliances accused of aiding fraud schemes. Prosecutors allege illicit actions connected to financing and distribution, with formal charges expected to outline specific figures and involved parties.
Misdirected Kindness Ends With Umbrella Mishap
A sympathetic woman on a moving elevated train plans to safeguard a lost umbrella. She dumps it on a station platform to alert the owner but alarms another passenger who screams for arrest as the train pulls away. The incident ends with a confrontation on the platform.
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New York Tribune
Banquet Guest Controversy Over Musician Service
Mrs Redclipper, newly wealthy from oil gains, hosted a Fifth Avenue banquet in New York. She hired renowned violinist Herr Baen kelsaenger for the evening and began with the Wedding March. After a brief listen, Bandclipper loudly accused musicians of loafing when paid by the job.
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Texas Siftings
No Words Wasted Funny Exchange Ends With Silence
Briggs tells of a friend who visits a young lady with a dog she wants to bark. She implores Fido to bark for a kiss, the dog stays silent, and the friend boasts he can bark as well. The girl says nothing and sends the dog away.
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Briggs
Fido
Griggs
Brigge
All the Pleasure Gone Bar Harbor summer plans
A brief note references Bar Harbor as a summer destination, contrasting it with married life. The exchange highlights expectations about leisure, engagement, and social norms in Harper's Bazaar. The quotation underscores shifting attitudes toward travel and romance in the era.
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Bar Harbor
Harper’s Bazar
Silvers Barons Propose Balloon Line After Mine Sale
The exchange between Gazzam and Maddox hints at a future scheme by silver barons. They joke about starting a Dballoon line to extract silver lining from clouds. The clip mentions athletic bragging at Harvard with Caustigne claiming a 440 yards victory.
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Gazzam
Maddox
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