Local notes cover events and notices in Brimfield area
September school start and local sales declare activity. J W Johnson advertises house for sale. Hayward's grocery advertises soft drinks. Local visits include Almon Jones in Galva and Misses Volla Martin in Galesburg. A large crowd attended Mrs Bluchy funeral services. Peoria guests Planergan and Kilpatrick visited Jas Dempsey. Joe Halli leaves for Peoria and then Leavenworth. Wyoming Fair prospects look bright with many attractions. Rev C T Cady fixes farm premises and builds a harp. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve advertised with testimonials. Minnesota bound Young men to thresh wheat. Big Wyoming Fair offers special trains Aug 29-30. Frank Slattery wins government land raffle at El Reno. A J Snyder hosts 86th birthday family reunion with 121 attendees. Frank C Hitchcock to host a grand ball Sept 4 for MWA picnic with Italian orchestra from Peoria. Tickets $1. supper extra.
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Volla
Mildred Martin
Galesburg
Joseph Bluchy
Kate Planergan
Bessie Kilpatrick
Peoria
Jas Dempsey
Joe Halli
Leavenworth
Excursion rates for Buffalo exposition and other trips
Railroad agent R.R. Murphy announces excursion rates from Brimfield for Buffalo exposition from May 1 to November 1, 1901. 80 day tickets 27.10, 15 day tickets 22.40, 5 day tickets 17.80 with varying sale dates and limits. Special rates to St Paul Head Camp meeting 2.00, Epworth League in San Francisco 48.00, plus low fares to Colorado Utah and home seekers tickets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Brimfield
St. Paul
Epworth League
San Francisco
Colorado
Utah
R.R. Murphy
Agt
Local Roof Painting and Wagon Accessories Ad
An early ad offers roof painting at no cost on request and promises first class work with elastic roof paint. It also claims savings on iron wheels and towing wagons, plus wagon stalls at pleasing prices. Signed by Jorsupit Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jorsupit Hill
Stops the Cough and Cures Cold In One Day Ad
An old time patent medicine claim promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as stopping the cough and curing the cold in a day with a no cure no pay offer priced at 25 cents.
Hunters Warning In Brimfield Township Farms
John Rusk and E K Haves warn hunters not to trespass on their Brimfield township farms under penalty of prosecution. James Porter warns against hunting or trespassing with dog or gun on his premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Beep & Co
Peoria, Ill
Woolner
John Rusk
Brimfield Township
E K. Haves
James Porter
F. B. Purermner
Elmwood
Nebraska The Land of Plenty and Opportunity
An advertisement extols Nebraska as a land of plenty with cheap, easy terms for farmland. It praises grain crops, cattle and hogs fed on corn, healthful climate, churches, schools, and cheap land. It invites readers to request The Core Belt and The West Nebraska Grazing Country booklets, and notes cheap excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays for trips to Nebraska to see the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
West Nebraska
Brimfield Illinois approves annual levy ordinance
The Village of Brimfield Illinois passes an annual levy and assessment ordinance for the current fiscal year. It details a total appropriation for corporate purposes apportioned to streets and sidewalks, police and street maintenance, salaries, and miscellaneous needs. The village clerk must file a certified copy with Peoria County Clerk. Passed August 6 1901. Approved August 5 1901. W. L. Haywarp president. Attest Apisod Pacey clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brimfield
Illinois
Peoria
County
W. L. Haywarp
Pacey
Bennettsville Editor Praises Electric Bitters Cure
Editor A Brown of Bennettsville DC recalls his wife’s long stomach distress from dyspepsia. After four bottles of Electric Bitters she recovered fully and can eat anything. The tonic is praised as gentle and effective for indigestion appetite loss and liver troubles. Sold for 50 cents at Wm Robinson & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Brown
Bennettsville
D. C
Wm. Robinson & Co’s
Burlington Route completes runs to Deadwood and Newcastle
The Burlington Route C B and Q from Chicago Peoria and St Louis now runs daily trains through Lincoln Nebraska and Custer 8 D to Deadwood and Newcastle Wyoming with sleeping cars to Deadwood. J T Hill offers Enamel Roof Paint for shingles or tin with guaranteed work at low prices.
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Burlington
Chicago
Peoria
St. Louis
Lincoln
Neb
Custer
8. D
Deadwood
Newcastle
Wyoming
J. T. Hill
Local craftsman offers frames and carriages for sale
A reader advertises bug glen and carriages from a factory line claiming savings. G. H. Coser invites visits to his shop to view samples and purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Coser
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R. Hindle
J. W. Johnson
Hayward's
Almon Jones
Galva
C. T. Cady
DeWitt
S. Wm. Robinson & Co
James White
Bryanzaville
Ind
DeWitt’s
Wm. Robinson & Co
Glen Shane
John Hasselbacher
Lester Shane
Minnesota
Frank Slattery
Lyons
Kansas
el Reno
J. W. Snyder
John W. Snyder
Frank C. Hitchcock
Hitchcock's Hall
Princeville
Stark Counties
Marinos Italian Orchestra
Colorado Mountains
R. Murphy
Chas. C. Dutch
Y. M.C. A. Bldg
Peoria, Illinois
Ivan
A_General Banking
Jormen Duarta
Jink
Gusanp
Notary Pusuic
W. _L. Wey
al Cashier
Cons
C. Carson
T Cashier
C. P. Bart
Dr. Knapp
W. W. Anartin
City Express
HARD
Brimfiei
E.D McCabe
Atty
Norm Jefferson Sr
Old Post Office Building
Hunters
Whalen & Weatherwax
Cor. Adams & Fulton Sts
Ottenheimers Clothing
Peoria, Ills
N. B
Dr. Weatherwax
Dr.Miller
Chicago Burlington & Quincy BR. A
Eustis
W.L. Hayward
Brimfield, Ill
A. A. Knapp
Knoxville Ave
Congregational Church
C. A Reed
French Grove
Sup’t OF Schools
Peoria CO
Thlinois
J. L. Robertson
C.C. Carson
Phoenix and
National Fire
Exchange Bank
H. O. Burt
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Doug McLonnell
Brimfield, Hl
C.b.&q
Buda and
Rushville
York County
Pennsylvania
Michael Andrew Jackson Johnson
Donalson Fillmore Deckman
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