June Weddings Bring Joyful Plans Across Sterling
Several late nuptials are announced for June with Henry J Flock to wed Anna Decker on June 29 at Sacred Heart Church. Flock, a Sterling businessman, and Decker are praised for character and community ties. Beebe and McWilliams married June 21 in Dixon. they will reside in Muskegon Heights, Michigan, as friends extend warm wishes.
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Henry
J. “Flock
Anna_Decker
Church of the Sacred Heart
H. M. Fegers Rs
Flock
Sterling
Hecker
Jacob de Jacob Decker
Rock Falls
J- Po Mewillang
Harmon
Christian Endeavor elects officers at St John’s Lutheran
The semi annual election of officers for the Christian Endeavor society at St John’s Lutheran church was held last evening. New officers include President J M Larkey and Vice President Miss Lila Stevens with Miss Edna Walck as Secretary and George Struckman as Treasurer. The St John’s Lutheran Sunday school youth class also elected officers led by President George L Carolus and Vice President Daniel Ebersole with J M Larkey as Secretary and Stephen Weidle as Treasurer.
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Christian Endeavor Society of
St. John's Lutheran Church
J_M.Larkey
Lila Stevens
Edna Walck
George Struckman
Young Men’s Bible Class
St. John’s Lutheran Sunday School
George L. Carolus
Daniel Ebersole
J. M. Larkey
Stephen Weidle
Rittorf and Hanson to Wed at Sacred Heart Church
Louis Rittorf of Rock Falls and Miss Anna Hanson of Waterloo Iowa will wed tomorrow at 7 o clock in the Sacred Heart Church. Rev Father H M Pegers will perform the ceremony in the presence of a few witnesses. Afterward the couple will travel to Yellowstone Park and other western points before settling on Ninth Avenue along the river bank.
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Bittorf-Hanson
Louis Rittorf
Rock Falls
Anna
Hanson
Delivery Wagon Runaway Ends in Breakage on East Fourth
A George Wilcox owned delivery wagon ran away on East Fourth street causing a broken wheel and scattered groceries for several blocks after a frightened team struck a telephone pole. Jacob Fleck received a letter from H E Clinite noting unusually heavy rains near Swift Current Canada hindering crop growth. Mrs Gunlfead Aanle Block are both.
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George Wilcox
East Fourth Street
Jacob Fleck
H. E Clinite
Swift Current
Canada
Mr.s Gunlfead
quartet delights large parish audience with sacred program
Ehe Weber quartet pleased a large Presbyterian church gathering Sunday evening with a special sacred program of singing. The quartet performed five selections, all of which were exceptionally well received. Ed Davis is confined to a big home today by illness.
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Weber Quartette
Presbyterian Church
Quartette
Davis
Alness
Death of Mrs Henry Dusing after long illness in Geneva township
Mrs Henry Dusing of Geneva township died this morning at 9 30 after a lingering illness. She was about 45, confined to bed for a year, and leaves her husband and two children Annie and William, plus two brothers in Iowa. The family has the community's sympathy.
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Henry Dusing
Genesee
Dusing
Annie
William
Iowa
Afraid of the Scalpel Peoria Man Tells Police Tale
A Peoria man named Taylor arrived in Sterling on the Peoria train seeking police protection. He alleged his wife sold his body to a medical institute and that enemies were pursuing him, claiming danger from several men on his trail. Police doubt his story and consider sending him back to Peoria.
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Taylor
Peoria
George Clark
Sterling
Gleason
Fifty Years Of Dixon Baptists Meet In Morrison
The Dixon Association of Baptists opens its fiftieth annual session Tuesday at the Morrison Baptist church. Afternoon conferences for district pastors, an evening convention sermon by Rev. James Pierce, and three daily sessions through Thursday mark the gathering, with ten local delegates in official standing and many others expected to attend. No official anniversary celebration is planned.
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Dixon Association of Baptists
Baptist
Morrison
James Pierce
Relief Corps Session Adds Two Members
At the W R C meeting in the local corps lodge room two membership applications were presented and one reinstatement approved. Mrs A Goodell of Rock Falls spoke on her abroad trip, captivating members as president Mrs Hitz and past president Mrs Nettie McGowan of Chicago were highlighted for their service. The group donated five dollars to Memorial University at Mason City Iowa.
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W.R. C
A. Goodell
Rock Falls
Hitz
Nettie McGowan
Chicago
Hainois Cors
Rockford
Memorial University
Mason City
Jordan Township Receives Pipe Culvert Tubes
Four carloads of pipes were delivered for township highways. Five pipes measure ten feet by twenty-two feet, and nine tubes are twenty five feet long with eighteen inch diameter. The tubes were hauled to Jordan this afternoon.
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Jordan Township
Jordan
City bike riders respect sidewalk riding permit shows progress
A Gazette interview finds that the sidewalk riding experiment granted to bicyclists has largely succeeded with minimal abuse or injuries. Pedestrians report few collisions and riders generally avoid interfering with walkers, while some residents remain cautiously optimistic about the policy’s impact.
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the Gazette
Politie
Painters Club Transitions Highlighted By Local Groups
Regular notices show J. O. O. F. and Knights of Columbus alongside Knights of the Globe within painter circles. Details remain fragmentary but indicate organizational links among local craft societies and fraternal orders.
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E.drill _ J
Illinois to Examine Teachers in Civics and History
State law requires teachers to pass examinations in civics and Illinois history for first and second grade certificates after July 1. Current certificate holders in the county are not required to take the history civics test until renewing their certificates.
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General Assembly
Illinois
Infant Christened At City Home By Rabbi In Chicago
The infant child of Mr and Mrs David Teffer was christened at the home of David Mansfield in this city yesterday. The ceremony was performed by W Graw a rabbi of a Jewish synagogue in Chicago. The christening was witnessed by about thirty Jewish Russians residing in this city and vicinity.
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David Teffer
David Mansfield
W. Graw
Chicago
Thig
Jubilee of Watts Hymns at Saint John Lutheran Church
The Saint John Lutheran service marked a Watts jubilee with nine familiar hymns sung and W W Davis outlining Isaac Watts life. The address framed Watts as modern hymn reformer and noted early English sacred song and notable hymns like Rock of Ages and There Is a Fountain.
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the-Lutheran-church
Dr. Watts
W. W. Davis
Isaac Watts
Pharaoh
Red Sea
Moses
Canaan
Deborah
Sisera
Jerusalem
God
Watts
Sternhold
Hopkins
Triggs
Toplady
Wesley
Jesus
Heber
Greenland
Ray
Palmér
Almér
Doddridge
Burton St John Recalls Curiosities of Life in Chinese City
Burton St John writes from a Chinese city describing daily life and local curiosities. The dispatch notes cultural contrasts and observations on society, markets, and street scenes, highlighting personal impressions of the foreign metropolis.
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Burton ST. John
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