Monroe High School Packed Turner Hall Displays Two Plays
The Monroe high school commencement program at Turner Hall drew a record crowd with over 500 standing attendees and tickets sold by Mr Henry Ludlow. The two plays The Fatal Message and What Became of Parker featured strong student leads with Ray Young directing and net proceeds of 300 dollars funding high school decorations.
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Monroe High School
Turner Hall
Henry Ludlow
Ludlow
Nettie Booth Wegg
Laurene Gardner
Ray Young
Parker
Manuel Elmer
Thaddeus Perkins
Martha Burgy
Robert Yardsley
Homer Shank
Cora Nonner
Jessie Chesebro
Grace Hughs
William Preston
Fred Heer
Jeremiah Growler
Frank Stearns
Fred Parker
Mabel Crouse
Vivian
Glen Boyd
Otto
Monroe
Summer Heat Arrives With Sudden Warmth and High Temps
Real summer weather arrives all at once with 90 degree heat. The city experiences heat that outpaces last Sunday when fires were used for comfort. Ice cream vendors and soda fountains report busy days, but Sunday’s rush left many shops out of cream by evening.
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Mercury
Fine Barre granite monument for Simon Saucerman
An attractive and costly stone memorial has been placed in Greenwood cemetery for Simon Saucerman of Martintown. The four section monument weighs nearly twenty tons and features an arched top with rough hammered detailing. Shriner Bros. sold the stone and have two more monuments en route to Greenwood within twenty days.
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Greenwood Cemetery
Simon Saucerman
Martintown
Barre
Vermont
Shriner Bros
Chicago Weather Tonight and Tuesday Forecast
The official forecast for tonight and tomorrow is fair and warm. The Illinois Central operated two extra excursion trains to Madison yesterday joining the regular Sunday service, carrying over 1,000 passengers.
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Chicago
Illinois Central
Madison
Dict for Sale
A public notice offers a dictionary for sale described as available immediately during ongoing digging activity. The item is advertised for quick acquisition, urging potential buyers to act at once to secure it before completion of the excavation.
Milwaukee Merchants Leave on 1200 Mile Tour
Seventy five members of the Milwaukee Merchants and Manufacturers association departed Milwaukee on a 1200 mile rail tour to Monroe and surrounding towns. The special train of nine cars was led by conductor J S Dean and included Pullman sleepers dining car and observation car. The party will visit Spencer Emmetburg Algona Britt Clear Lake Mason City Nora Springs Decorah Dubuque and Monroe before continuing to Platteville Lancaster and Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Monroe
Milwaukee
Supt
D. C. Cheney
J. S. Dean
Mineral Point
Wisconsin
Platteville
Lancaster
The
Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association
Bruce
Thorp
Monroe Business Men’s Association
M. Dexter
Roundy, Peckham & Dexter Co
William B. Strong
Milwaukee Drug Co
F. P. Blumenfeld
Blumenfeld, Licher & Brown Co
W. L. Cheney
Wisconsin National Bank
J. C Ludington Salt Co
Henry P. Andrae
J. Andrae & Sons Co
F. W. Fellenz
Pennsylvania Coal & Supply Co
Julius O. Frank
Boy narrowly escapes serious injury in culvert accident
Fourteen year old George Koehner of Clarno was dragged into the Kleckner culvert by a mower rope near the Illinois Central tracks. He suffered a broken right arm, a broken wrist bone, a sprained knee, and cuts but walked home later with both arms in casts. The incident occurred at 3 30 PM and could have been fatal given the culvert's height.
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George Koehner
Clarno
Kleckner
Illinois Central Railroad
Charles Kleckner
Koehner
Special weighing of the mails begins July 1
The government plans a national mail weighing program to measure mail carried by railroads and set compensation. Officials say current train weighings favor railroads, as large volumes of government and printed matter were counted as paid.
Court House Park Notice Prohibits Littering
Court House Park remains open to the public but visitors may not litter the lawn with paper peanut shells or other waste. Violators face prosecution as the county bears cleanup costs and the Court House Committee urges respectful use of the park.
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Court House Park
Court House Committee
Reunion of Old Pupils and Golden Anniversary at Eldorado
The Eldorado school homecoming near Orangeville marks the Golden anniversary of Dr. F. W. Byers teaching in 1847 era. Attendees will hear a history review and reminiscences by former pupils and teachers with a program at Gift’s Grove on July 10. A list of teachers from 1847 to 1907 is presented.
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Eldorado School
Orangeville
Gift’s Grove
F. W. Byers
Byers
Oneco Township
Cornstalk College
Apollo Quartet
Barton Holloway
Dakota
Iil
Cyrus Grove
Freeport
III
S. R. Pollock
Rice Lake
Wis
Historical Review of the District
C. A. Cadwell
Freeport, Il
Township 29
Cyrus Howe
Jane Weeks
Geo. Hartsough
Wealthy Weeks
Asa Hemmenway
John Brentzer
Adeline Hulburt
Allen Hamm
Lurancy Weeks
W. W. Walkey
Frances Gillett
Jacob Cook
Emogene Belknap
Helen M. Cadwell
Mary E. Belknap
Wm. Gillett
Mary E. Cadwell
Jos. R. Byers
L. Winnie Rishel
Jeremiah Rocky
H. W. Bolender
Mary Hudson
John Rishel
Louisa Sherbundy
Geo. Sherb
F. P. Fisher
Etta A. Miner
W. H. Rote
W. J. Martin
Mary E Bear
Susan B. Fisher
Jno
W. Kiester
Emma M. Bolender
Chas. A. Bolender
Kate Watson
Q. E. Keister
Ada A. Bear
Geo. W. Moyer
Anna Fisher
M. G. Wirsing
Anna M. Bolender
Carrie A. Musser
H. E. Smith
M. M. Baumgartner
John R. Gift
Wilson Hartman
C. G. Wright
Sadie Sheetz
Eugene E. Liljequist
J. D. Lapp
Resignations Mark Pastor Hartman Move to Monroe Wisconsin
Rev William Henry Hartman resigns as pastor of Evanglial Lutheran Forreston to lead Grace Lutheran in Monroe Wisconsin. He served Forreston eleven years, helped add nearly one hundred members, and held roles with Carthage college and the Rock River Chautauqua. He will preach farewell August 18 and depart with his family for Wisconsin.
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Ogle County Review-Herald
Forreston
Ill
William Henry Hartman
Evanglial Lutheran Church
Church Council
Grace Lutheran Church
Monroe
Wisconsin
Hartman
Dixon
Davis
Rock River
Women’s Missionary Society
Martha
Review-Herald
Mortuary Record for Thomas Eilert of Dakota and Funeral
Thomas Eilert a respected Stephenson County farmer and former drug business partner of J K Eilert died at his Dakota home at 4 PM Wednesday from apoplexy. He was 73, born March 2 1834 in Boalsburg PA, lived in Rock Run, California early years, retired to Dakota in 1894, member of Masons and a Democrat. Survived by wife and three children Mrs Henry Schultzer Mrs H M Ziegler and Frank Eilert. Funeral held Friday at Carnefix cemetery south of Rock City. P J Callahan of Callahan Bros Darlington died Thursday after a few days illness.
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Thomas Eilert
Stephenson County
J. K. Eilert
Dakota
Mr. Eilert
Boalsburg
Center County
Rock Run
California
Eilert
Democratic Party
Henry Schultzer
H. M. Ziegler
Frank Eilert
Freeport
Carnefix
Rock City
Real Estate Sales Notices
Nancy Hulburt sells 60 acres in Sylvester to Nancy and Henry Hulburt for 1 200. Ned N Thompson transfers 120 acres in Adams to G E Bear for 7 800. Lydia Newman and others sell 58 acres in Jefferson to J G Newman for 2 900. William F Holcomb to Charles J Sherman and William R Skinner four interests in part of fractional lot 7 in Decatur for 100.
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Nancy Hulburt
Angie and
Henry Hulburt
Sylvester
Ned N. Thompson
G. E. Bear
Adams
Lydia Newman, Et. al
J. G. Newman
Jefferson
William F. Holcomb
Charles J. Sherman
William R. Skinner
Decatur
Success brews rivals for Hollister tea line
The piece notes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a success facing imitators. It lists the product and price at 35 cents and credits A. F. Lichtenwalner as the source or promoter.
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Hollister
A. F. Lichtenwalner
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Saucerman
Greenwood
C. F. Pike
Francis Staver
Pike
Geo. W. Swartz
Chengy lLouse
James S. Dean
Percy H. Evans
Arthur Daniells
Carl Haase
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
E. H. Wanke
E. H. Warnke & Co
Louis Kuehn
Milwaukee Corrugating Co
A. Heinman
George H. Heineman Mfg. Co
William S. Allen
Burdick & Allen
L. A. Lange
Yahr & Lange Drug Co
L. J. Mueller, Sr
L. J. Mueller Furnace Co
David Adler & Sons Co
Sam Friedburg
Friend Bros. Clothing Co
F. F. Ludwig
Ludwig & Schranck
L. Manchester
William Frankfurth Hardware Co
William C. Kreul
Wm. C. Kreul Co
John B. Bangs
Milwaukee Photo Materials Co
Times
Dr. Byers
Elorado
Black and Cornstalk College
Monroe, Wis
Officers of the Association
Henry Swartz
Isaac Cadwell
Andrew Swartz
F. C. Belknap
C. A. Bolender
G. J. Cadwell
H. H. Hartman
Mortuary Record
P. J. Callahan
Callahan Bros
Darlington
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