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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1928
Page
1
The regular dance will be held Saturday night December 22 with music by the Elmwood orchestra. An invitation is extended to all residents to attend.
Hunter warning to refrain from trespassing on property owned or controlled by the undersigned. Offenders will be prosecuted under Vic Cul ly rule governing trespass.
News from Sunnyvale Kansas reports the Marland Oil Co drilling on the Goodrich eighty, part of the Blundy farm, struck a 7000 barrel per day gusher. The 3010 foot well flooded the land with oil rising 15 feet. owners include Mrs. Smith and the Goodrich family with children Arlene and Dale. Royalty offers stir local interest.
The widow Amy H Moore will hold a public sale at French Grove farm on Friday December 21 featuring 12 registered Percheron horses 20 head of registered and high grade Bhorthorn cattle 10 Shropshire ewes 8 brood sows a full line of farm implements a shel and pony cart and harness and many other articles Col H H Aten is auctioneer and the sale is announced by the heirs.
E J Weidner will hold a closing out sale on the Weidner farm three miles southwest of Brimfield on Thursday December 27. Five head of horses ten head of cattle sixteen head of hogs plus farm implements harness tractor hay and other items will be sold. Col John McMullen auctioneer.
The Spiritual Christ sermon follows a third in a series on Christmas meaning. A youth group presents the play Milk by Margueritte Harmon Bro to address food supply families and spiritual issues. Evening time 7 30, with school sessions and Christmas offering distribution for the children’s department of the Methodist Hospital in Peoria. The Christmas program is set for Monday night with songs and music, and an examination for junior department students will be held Thursday night December 27 at the church followed by social time. Harvey Young Minister The Union Church
Sunday School at 10 4an morning worship at 11 with the sermon Immanuel Epworth League at 6 evening worship at 7 The parable for exposition remains The Parable of the Tares The pastor regrets his absence last Sunday and hopes to be present next Sabbath Austin A Rodgers pastor
The Gospel Church outlines a Christmas week program with a Sunday Serioe at 10 a.m. a rehearsal of the Christmas program, Confessional service at 10 30 a.m. Regular preaching and Lord's Supper at 11 a.m. with Texts Romans 3 31 34 and John 1 19 28. A Monday 24th service at 7 30 p.m. features Children's service on Luke 2 11 14 and a Christmas Day service at 10 30 a.m. themed The birth of Christ the Cause of our Christmas Joy.
Dispersion sale of pure bred Percheron horses pure bred Shorthorn cattle and Duroc hogs will be held at the late Wm M Oakes farm Thursday December 20 1928 seven miles northwest of Brimfield 41 2 miles southeast of Williamsfield 81 4 miles north and 1 2 mile east of Elmwood follow hard road Route 78 south out of Laura 1 1 4 miles thence west 1 1 4 miles A full line of farm machinery including a Caterpillar tractor Write for catalogs of horses and cattle Oakes Oakes Laura Illinois
A stock and grain farm or dairy farm will be sold at public auction on the premises Wednesday January 16 1929 at 2 o clock p m to settle the George Plack estate The property is 3 miles east of Oak Hill 5 miles southeast of Brimfield near Route 91 For details contact Colonel M R Clark Brimfield Illinois auctioneer
A sales note from Lo Dungan's Lumber Yard promotes glass cloth enclosure for porches. It claims the addition acts like another room, keeping out snow and rain and making the rest of the house more comfortable.
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