In a message dated 2/16/03 5:36:16 PM, [email protected] writes: << It was submitted by ([email protected]) on Sunday, February 16, 2003 at d: d: d --------------------------------------------------------------------------- contributor_name: Beth Partridge newspaper_name: The Valley Chronicle newspaper_date: Friday, July 5, 1895 town_of_publication: St. Charles county_of_publication: Kane state_of_publication: Illinois newspaper_article: While temporarily insane, Sunday morning, John M. Parker, a carpenter employed by the Northwestern company, committed suicide, at Turner, by taking morphine. Invitations are out for the marriage of Miss Gerda Liddys Franzen to Mr. Samuel Gustaf Alvine at the residence of Albert Johnson, on Wednesday evening, July the tenth, at 8 o'clock. John Gartner has bought the Mongerson building, now occupied by the Angell & Blackman meat market and will occupy it as soon as the last named firm can move out. Angell & Blackman expect to move into the Glos building by the 15th inst. A child of Mr. Gates, living on Water Street was taken down with small pox this morning. The usual precautions have been taken against the spreading of the disease. The other cases are getting along as well as could be expected. - Aurora Post, 1st. C. F. Benthusen, of LaFox, has purchased the blacksmithing business lately conducted by Ben Kayner. Mr. Benthusen moved his family to this city on Friday and is now domiciled in the Murphy building, over the rooms occupied by undertaker Vorhis. Ray Blackman has bought out Will Morse's interest in the meat business Angell & Morse. He entered upon his new business relations on the first of the month. Ray, like his partner, is a hustler and the two will probably make a fine success of their undertaking. At the meeting of the city council on Monday evening, George Garner was appointed by Mayor Bennett as street commissioner and unanimously confirmed. The council also, voted $6,000 in bonds for electric light extension, payable in 1901, 1902 and 1903 in installments of $2,000. While driving up the East Side hill near the residences of C. I. Minard on Monday evening, George Meyers had the misfortune to fall from his wagon. Before the vehicle could be stopped one of the wheels had run over Mr. M., inflicting serious wounds about his head and face. He was taken to Dr. Crawford's office where he received immediate and careful attention, and we understand that he is now on the high road to recovery. Submit: Submit Article --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>