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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1915
Page
8
In Harold Mac Grath's novel Florence Gray, an 18 year old heiress faces a plot by a Black Hundred band to seize her missing million dollar estate. The drama centers on cunning attempts to locate the wealth and clear her name.
Mrs Edd Walton and Mr and Mrs Walton spent Friday with neighbors. Hattie Dickerson visits Galesburg for a few days. Laura Baker returns to Peoria. Jesse Cain visited home folks and attended services. Rev J W Porter to fill regular appointment Sunday February 14. Mrs Eugene Shores of Bluffs visited J W Scout home. Stella Lewis of Warsaw visiting family of W A Klippert. Liddy Akers shopped in Keokuk Monday. Grace Milstid rejoiced in greetings. Kilgore of West Point and Felix Waller’s party at Ramsey and George Worth homes. Worth family to move to LeRoy Illinois by late March. Brown County families near Mt Sterling occupy Graham Bros tenant houses. Hartman family moved in. Fink in Graham house. Mrs Howard ill for weeks. Boy injured forehead from fall. Dr Seigfried treated recovery.
Pleasant Hill residents report travel through here to West Point visiting relatives and friends. Crouch of this vicinity died last Thursday with funeral at home and burial in West Point cemetery. Local attendance at the West Point play Dutch Detective and several neighbors hosted or visited families in the area.
A compilation of property transfers including deeds by T. J. Boshle and others across multiple townships. Entries show parcels in sections 21-45 22-75 and 28-75 with amounts ranging from 500 to 15000 dollars and note names such as J. N. Whewell E F Mackey and C. R Clark among others.
Prices for butter eggs poultry and grain from Bowen Grocer Co W S Dennis and W J Carlin with market based rates and weights. Also notice from Prairie View Stock Farm promoting the imported Percheron stallion Houblon 61386 weighing 2200 lbs in work condition with viewing invited by Walter Dickhut 86-21.
Dr King s New Discovery fights colds and coughs in children with quick soothing and healing effects. The ad claims the product kills germs and calms inflammation, urging readers to buy a bottle at their drugstore or through The Chronicle for 1 50.
Mrs Lynn Manlove led the gathering with a program including songs Prayer and readings by listed participants. About 35 attended and a committee was formed to arrange the Easter Bazaar and supper refreshments of cream puffs coffee and fruit.
An advertisement from H. B. Griffitts at the Galesburg National Bank Building in Galesburg Illinois invites readers to write for a real estate loan. The notice markets loan services and requests inquiries.
The Circuit Court of Hancock County Illinois to the March term 1915 1916 notices Emma Wells of a bill of complaint by Ulyssis Wells and a summon issued returnable the third Monday in March 1916 at Carthage Court House. Witness Clerk E O Reaugh at Carthage February 2 1916. J W Williams and Charles Crossland solicitors for the complainant.
Administrator's Notice for Final Settlement announces that the Administratrix will present her final report to the Hancock County Court in Carthage Illinois on the Sunday of March 1916 and asks to be discharged from duties. Residents may attend and resist the application if they choose. Attorney Charles Crossland signs.
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