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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1902
Page
5
Local items cover visitors from Camp Point and Denver, community events, and brief notices. Includes business ads for Felgars and W. T. Gillis buggies, upcoming church conferences, a high school graduating plan, funeral services, and a Kiwanis-like mix of societal updates from Bowen and surrounding towns.
Chance Owen visited Augusta last Saturday. Mrs. W. M. Willard Mrs. Nellie Robinson and son called on Mrs. John Thompson last Wednesday. Mrs. Wilson Jones of Woodville traded with Bowen merchants last Saturday. Mrs. Tuckford of Big Neck stays with John Robinson’s family. Mrs. Wilf Manlove and daughter Nellie were Augusta visitors last week. Edith Graham visited with Anna Gorby last Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. Nancy Cray and Arthur Robinson of Lowa came here after Ella Robison’s death. They plan visits before returning home. Arch Owen spent last Wednesday night with Ed Simpson and family near La Prairie.
A notice urges inventors to send patent business to Swift & Co opposite the U S Patent Office in Washington D C. It claims they have no dissatisfied clients and invites a confidential letter via postal card. The paper notes the deadline for ad copy changes as Wednesday noon.
Real estate loans and personal security offered by Sharp & Berry Bros in Carthage with 5 percent interest. Hancock county loans available with no red tape. Also Witt & McCoy advertise land offers and Swift & Co patent lawyers claim reliable service for inventors seeking patents.
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