Bolender Wins Green County Agricultural Society Presidency
Fred J. Bolender secured 61 votes on the second ballot to win the presidency amid a close contest with Robert A. Etter who had 55 votes. The meeting featured a dispute over voting proxies, with debates on whether proxies should count and how the constitution applied to proxy votes. Other elected officers included W. J. Knight as treasurer and Willis Ludlow as vice president, with Leland C. White as secretary and a group of directors led by Etter and Schmid.
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Fred J. Bolender
Green County Agricultural Society
Robert A. Etter
Bolender
Etter
Ludlow
G. T. Hodges
Hodges
W. H. McGrath
McGrath
W. W. Chadwick
Colin W. Wright
C. W. Twining
W.t.saucerman
R. A. Etter
G. T Hodges
J. C. Penn
Mr. Chadwick
A.C. Dodge
W.H. McGrath
Mr. Etter
Green County
W. J. Knight
Evan South
Willis Ludlow
Leland C. White
Fred P
Debt reduced and reforms eyed at society meeting
Secretary White noted debt fell from 4925 to 315 due to payments, with total at 4610. State aid of 1510 expected in February to drop to 3100. Outgoing officers set fair date and secretary salary rose to 100. Exhibits must have exhibitor or agent. Proxies rejected strengthened sentiment for policy change. 203 stockholders, 120 present.
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White
Ellefson Sought After Forged Check Suspect Disappears
Sheriff M. C. Durst returns from Chicago with word that Morgan Ellefson, wanted for passing a Farmers bank Browntown forged check, is missing. He is said to be in hiding after recently marrying. his wife seeks him while he avoids officers.
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M. C. Durst
Chicago
Morgan Ellefson
Farmers’ Bank
Browntown
Ellefson
Durst
Dunwiddie Returns to Law in Janesville
B F Dunwiddie a former judge of Wisconsin's twelfth circuit resumes legal practice in Janesville joining U S District Attorney William G Wheeler. Their firm will operate as Dunwiddie Wheeler in the Lovejoy block reviving the former firm name after his judgeship.
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B. F. Dunwiddie
Twelfth Judicial Circuit
Wisconsin
Janesville
United States
William G. Wheeler
Lovejoy Block
Dunwiddie & Wheeler
Dunwiddie
Rameses II Marriage Revealed by Egyptian Inscriptions
Prof James H Breasted reports a newly found 41 line inscription in Abu Simbel describing the king Rameses II marriage story. The Sun temple inscription mentions a word for snow in snowless Egypt, a first in human history according to preliminary exchange in the American Journal of Semitic Language and Literature.
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Rameses II
James H. Breasted
University of Chicago
Nile
Sun Temple
Abu Simbel
Rameses
Arenasted
Egypt
American Journal of Semitic Language and Literature
Railroad officials debate Mineral Point line service
Colin W. Wright leads a citizens committee pressing the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul to discuss service improvements on the Mineral Point division. Vice President McKenna promises data within a week, noting patience and potential commission action if needed. Wright awaits committee consensus while urging tangible progress.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
McKenna
Colin W. Wright
Mineral Point
Wright
Earling
State Railroad Commission
Equitable Road Service Debate Highlights Passenger Grievances
Officials debate who should decide fairness in restructuring passenger service. A committee, the railroad commission, and the company face off as critics insist current service is defective and unsatisfactory. The exchange references a December letter to Mr. Earling and questions the meaning of equitable metrics.
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Railroad Commission
Earling
Illinois proposes public notice for marriages to curb haste
The Illinois legislature advances an amendment requiring 30 day newspaper and church publication of contemplated marriages. Clergy and judges anticipate fewer hasty unions and elopements, easing pressure on divorce courts and reducing judicial workloads.
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Illinois
Lost in Freeport at Hotel Metropole
Rudolph Resh and a companion Reustler checked in at the Hotel Metropole in Freeport. Resh, said to be from Monroe, was seen with his friend the night before and the following day but separated at noon. Reustler informed police of Resh disappearance, noting Resh carried substantial money.
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Freeport
Rudolph Resh
Reustler
Wisconsin Railroad Commission Probes Late Trains
The Wisconsin railroad commission has begun study on late trains and collected substantial data on the issue.
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Wisconsin Railroad Commission
Denatured Alcohol Feared To Hit Market Soon
Denatured alcohol will enter commerce soon with dealers gearing up for trade. The product, taxed after January 1, may cost about 60 cents a gallon, less than the regular alcohol at 3.50 and wood alcohol at 1.50. It will be poisonous due to added drugs, likely produced by wood alcohol, and dealers must obtain revenue permits with monthly reports. Retailers cannot sell under five gallons and wholesalers cannot sell smaller amounts.
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Revenue Department
Her Vain Regrets
A woman reflects that if given another chance she would not cry and says all past tears were for her own good while she sobs. The remark frames a moment of rueful self analysis and emotional release.
Origin of oats traced to northern Africa say scholars
Early references and agricultural lore point to oats developing in northern Africa. Historians note cereal crops spread westward, with African regions cited as an origin point for oats before their wider adoption elsewhere.
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Africa
Epworth League Monthly Meeting Announced
Epworth League lists a monthly meeting for Monday at 7 30 pm. All members are urged to attend and be present.
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Epworth League
Mrs. Clifford Killed by Street Car on Jenifer Madison
Mrs. John M. Clifford was struck and killed by a Madison street car while crossing Jenifer street. The accident occurred Friday as she started from her daughter Mrs. J Arthur Addison's home, who witnessed the incident. Mrs. Clifford, from Lincoln Nebraska, was visiting Madison residents.
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John M. Clifford
Jenifer Street
Madison
Bond Decision Tonight on Water Works Bonds
The city council plans a special meeting this evening to decide the fate of 70,000 unsold water works bonds. J B Treat telegraphed from Chicago offering bonds at a 2 percent discount, information relayed to Alderman Gorham as officials weigh Chicago rates as the best option.
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J. B. Treat
Chicago
Ludlow
Ald. Gorham
Matrimonial Notes From Rock Grove and Freeport
Miss Elsie Dinges of Rock Grove and Mr Mayne Andre of Freeport wed at Grace Lutheran church. Nicholas Gerber and Agnes Bennett of Belleville married at Freeport First Presbyterian parsonage. Margaret Ruefenach and Fred Flickinger of Milwaukee tied the knot in Milwaukee and will live at the Red Rock cheese factory.
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Elsie Dinges
Rock Grove
Mayne Andre
Freeport
Grace Lutheran Church
J. C. Kauffman
Nicholas H. Gerber
Agnes S. Bennett
Belleville
First Presbyterian Parsonage
H L. Moore
C. L. Barlow
Monroe Business Institute
Margaret Ruefenach
Fred Flickinger
Gratiot
Milwaukee
Red Rock
Death notices and funeral for Green County residents
Charles W. Leake died at his home after paralysis illness. Born May 4, 1834 in New York, he married twice and had four children. Services set for tomorrow at his house and Union church in Spring Grove with Rev. E. Dixon. Also Lewis Baker of Jordan died aged 50 after a two month illness from heart trouble and dropsy. survived by his wife and one child.
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Charles W. Leake
Green County
Mr. Leake
New York
Levina J. Parkhurst
Wisconsin
Jutla
South Dakota
Rock City
Jefferson
Hiram Leake
Herbert Leake
Harry Leake
Groton
S. C
Union Church
Spring Grove
Rev. E. Dixon
Lewis Baker
Jordan
Mr. Baker
New Madison Passenger Train Boosts Illinois Central Service
Monroe riders gain an hour and ten minute Madison stop and a faster Milwaukee connection. The Illinois Central Madison train, launched today by Northwestern lines, runs 8 05 a m to Madison, 10 25 a m to Milwaukee 12 35 pm, with Jefferson Junction links and 7 10 am return to Madison arriving 9 20 am. The service is praised as the best the division has known with John A Gleason leading a ready crew.
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Monroe
Madison
Illinois Central
Northwestern Road
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Road
Metropolis
Jefferson Junction
Jefferson
Fort Atkinson
Janesville
Watertown
Milwukee
Capital
John A. Gleason
Madison Line
Antelope motifs on Rhodesia and Nowanagar stamps
The antelope appears on Rhodesia arm stamps as part of British South Africa. A different antelope, the sasin, is featured on Nowanagar stamps, a Hindustan town with active trade, issuing its own stamps since 1877.
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Rhodesia
British South Africa
Nowanagar
Hindustan
Stephson County Telephone seeks higher city franchise
The Stephson County Telephone company asks Freeport city council to approve a more liberal franchise to meet nearly four hundred pending applications. It claims current operations loss despite growth and proposes raising rates by 25 to 50 cents per subscriber to fund service expansion and stockholder returns. The firm, launched by Bills & Wortham, had a dollar party line rate under the Monroe company.
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Stephson County Telephone Company
Freeport City Council
Bills & Wortham
Monroe
Real Estate Transfers Across Jordan Albany and Decatur
Real estate sales list multiple transfers including G F Miller to William Lehman 120 acres in Jordan for 6000, John W Blackford to Levisa Scott 209 acres Albany in exchange, Levisa Scott to Blackford exchange of Lot in Albany, Robt Harper to Surmey H. Condon 4 fourths in Decatur for 5127.50, Geo W Spiegel to John Hawthorn in Monroe for 1450, John Geigel to William Pagel 10 acres in Sylvester for 500, L Gothompson to Mary Gothompson Albany and village parcels for 600.
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G. F. Miller
William Lehman
Jordan
John W. Blackford
Levisa Scott
Town of
Albany
Pt. Blk. 9
Village of
Exchange of Real Estate
T. Harper
Surmey H. Condon
Decatur
Geo. W. Spiegel
John Hawthorn
Rattan’s
Monroe
John Geigel
William F. Pagel
Sylvester
L. Gothompson
Mary Gothompson
Rabbit Mother's Devotion in Cornwall Trap Tragedy
A trapper in Leeds town Cornwall finds a rabbit nursing kits while her two forelegs bleed and are caught in a steel trap. The scene shows the animal's motherly effort despite severe injuries as bystanders observe.
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Leeds Town
Cornwall
Old Clock in Good Repair
James H. Clark of Hardwick Vermont owns a roughly 160 year old mahogany clock. The case stands seven feet tall and the wooden works required extensive repairs to keep it running for a long time.
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James H. Clark
Hardwick
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Baker
the Times
Stephenson County Telephone Co
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