Hartz and Packer buy Mrs Gill millinery stock
In The Files August 6 1891 Hartz and Packer purchase Mrs N Gill milliner stock. E J Stannabiry makes a Peoria round trip in 4 hours 12 minutes with a 1 hour 10 minute city stay. Tourist month notes and local prices. Balloon ascent expected at Old Settler Picnic. Brimfield vs Oak Hill for 1000 dollar purse. Brimfield reports fifteen blocks of fine brick walks.
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Hartz and
Packer
E.J Stannabiry
Peoria
Gorn
Ashlock Wall
Brimfield
Oak Hill
Noeup McDonnell
Wyman
Forney
Sniff
Hamilton
Duke R
Bennett
Hicks
Pacey
Model of Srimheld Building Exhibited at Fairs
Government displays a 3x5 foot Srimheld Community Building model costing $400 at fairs and public gatherings. August dates mention crop figures and prices, postmaster George Howard appointed August 1, and thefts of cigars and cigarettes reported. Temperature noted as 65 degrees Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srimheld
George Howard
Letter From California Describes San Diego Home View
A San Diego letter from Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chichester describes moving into a new Brady home with a bay view and distant ocean. They note five battleships in the bay, nearby Consolidated Aircraft plants, good climate, surf and fruit prices, and early 1940s wartime activity including Lindbergh field planes and housing for veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Chichester
San Diego
Calif
Brady
Fred
Pacific Ocean
Consolidated Aircraft
Ray
Paul UN
Bradys
Financial Report Of Soft Ball Club At Brimfield
The Brimfield Soft Ball Club presents a financial report showing most bills paid for the new ball diamond. Donations and pledges list include Henry Memler, Gar sons Cash Market, Johnson-Arber Inc, Dungan Lumber Co, and many local supporters, with funds also sourced from banks, taverns, and individuals such as Leo McKown, J A Zern, and Dr B Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soft Ball Club
Henry Memler
Garson
Johnson-Arber Inc
Dungan Lumber Co
Lone Pree
Faverns-Barl-Overend
Arber Fiesta Club
Buchange State Bank
Leo McKown
J. A. Zern
Robert Miars
B Roberts
Carl Rogers
Arber Johnson
John Babcock
Willard Blundy
Ivan Joanson
E. R. Donaldson
Thomas E McDonough
Ralph Murder
G. Heinz
Lloyd Gapron
C C. Blundr
R. W. Blandy
Ira Martin
Frack Blandy
John. R. Powers
McCoy's Cafe
Wilson Reinhart
T. G. Harrison
Carl Luthy
Dr J.& Welsh
Pachirrer & Sona Coal Co
Stakley Coal Co
Frand & Cari’s Tavern
J H. Cluskey
Dr Pepper
Financial ledger fragment shows suppliers and items
The page lists dated entries from July 26 to July 7 detailing payments to Miars Standard Service gas Elmer Porter and others for materials such as cement gravel wire lamps and floodlight supplies. Names include W. Helier Son Inc Ray Gelling Dungan Kumber Coe Fohoson-Arber Smith & Sons Kiefer Electrical Supply and Portman Co with various small totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miars Standard Service
Elmer Porter
W. Helier & Son Inc
Dungan Kumber Coe Cement
Fohoson-Arber Inc
High School Faculty Completed with New Band Instructor
The high school faculty is complete with D. S. Brown of Peoria named as band instructor. Brown will work three days at Bradley College and one day at Washburn, beginning in September. Remaining staff include Donaldson, Braemer, Vavegbo, Tracy, Allen, Lindstrom, Bill, Mauck, and others, with Brown and Lindstrom teaching in the grade school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. $. Brown
Peoria
High Acchool
Brown
Atrudue
Bradley College
Bradley
Washburn
F R Donaldson
R. “Braemer
L. Vavegbo
Emma Tracy
Velma Allen
Blatheya Lindstrom
Girle
Gertrude Bill
Virfiula Mauck
Local Folks Seen Around Peoria and Vicinity
Laura Items Mr and Mrs James Kemser spent Sunday with Mrs Della Leach in Peoria. Wm Duffry went to St Francis hospital Thursday to have his tonsils removed. Howard Cullen of Kansas City was in town Tuesday visiting friends. Mrs George Moore and Marianne spent Sunday at Wm Glinb home in Elmwood. Paul Kemper of Detroit is visiting at the James Kempe home this week. Mr and Mrs Paul Davis of Henderson spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Reed Carter. Mr and Mrs Frank Peterson of Victoria called on Mr and Mrs Wm Duff y Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Symmonds and Charles Homer of East Peoria called on relatives here Sunday. Mr and Mrs Wm McDonal Virginia and Billie spent Sunday afternoon at Wendell Kneer home in Monica. Mrs Edmund S Ottman spent Thursday in Peoria getting acquainted with her niece Mary Charlotte Appleby. Mr and Mrs Everett Barrett and Jean and Mr and Mrs Edmund Lett man spent the weekend in Chicago. Mr and Mrs Claude Lorance and Jane were supper guests of Mr and Mrs Merlane Stargel at Elmore Tuesday night. Mrs Greta Strickland and son Billy returned to their home in Duncan Wednesday after spending some time here with Mrs Jennie Barrett, Mrs Paul Noland and children Paul Dickie Claree and Anna Mae drove to Hunnewell Mo Thursday and visited friends and relatives until Sunday. Mrs Don Webster and children Winston and Sidney drove to Lingley Iowa Sunday to visit Leigh Beamer on Monday. Winston and Sidney had their teeth taken out.
Band Practice Saturday for Old Set lets day concerts
Fred McInnis directs a band practice on Saturday to prepare for upcoming Old Set lets day concerts, inviting all members to attend and rehearse.
Duroc sale attendance and community notes at French Grove
French Grove and nearby residents are mentioned attending the Dr. Bennett’s Duroc sale in Washing ton and a Renéal renation in Chats worth. Social visits, birthday celebrations, weekend travels to Minneapolis Milwaukee and Chicago, and local club meetings are recorded along with a library notice and gifts to the community library.
Kingdon Family Enjoys Iowa Sunday Drive Stopover
Mr and Mrs R J Kingdon Bernice and John Francee Kingdon spent a Sunday drive through Iowa stopping in Mt Pleasant for several hours with John Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R J. Kingdon
Bernice
John
Francee Kingdon
Iowa
John Ford
Mt. Pleasant
Pleasing To Dictators Overshadows National Security
A House military affairs committee report warns that emphasis on social reform over national security risks weakening defense. It argues liberal social pains let right wing elements slow the defense program, benefiting dictators by weakening U S security posture.
John Bitner Funeral At Methodist Church This Afternoon
Funeral services for John Bitner who died Saturday at his Tampa Florida home will be held this afternoon at 2 30 in the local Methodist Church. He had been ill for some time and is survived by two children Everett Bitner and Mrs Mabel Grossaint and another daughter Mrs Mildred Spurgeon.
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John Bitner
Methodist Church
Tampa
Florida
Bitner
Everett Bitner
Mabel Grossaint
Tampaa
Mildred Spurgeon
Funeral services for Mrs Cora Maher
Mrs Cora Maher died at her daughter Mrs Chester Bruninga home at 7 45 p m Thursday July 24 Funeral services were held at Patterson funeral home in Elmwood with Rev F A Belote officiating Burial was in Calvary cemetery She was born January 5 1876 in Kickapoo township and married Dr Frank M Wallick in 1897 He died in 1900 She later wed Edward M Maher who died in 19 0 She lived in Williamsfield Brimfield Elmwood and moved to Elmwood twenty years ago Surviving are daughter Irene Bruning a and son Daniel E Maher four sisters and two infant sons were noted
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Cora Maher
Chester Bruninga
Patterson Funeral Home
Elmwood
F. A Belote
Calvary Cemetery
Coral Maher
Joseph E. and
Ellen Garrigan Doubet
Williamsfield
Kickapoo Township
Frank M. Wallick
Edward M. Maher
Brimfield
Irene Broninga
Daniel E. Maher
Elwood
Rudolph BE Bruniaga, Jr
Bars Charlies Camalier
Washington, Va
BE G. Kehler
Wilmington, Ill
Olaf Voorheess
Parmington
Iowa
Willis J. Smith
J A Clark Victim Of The Heat At Threshing Crew
J A Eck Clark suffered a heat stroke while with the threshing crew at D 8 Tucses. He was rushed by ambulance to St Francis hospital in critical condition. The article notes extreme heat and a 100 degree day, with remarks on the summer weather and corn crop reaction.
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J. A. (Eck) Clark
D #8
Tucses
St Francis Hospital
Nearby Homecomings Bring Local Events Across Months
Princeville hosts events July 31 to August 2 with Laura Adgust on August 7. WilliamsGeld holds August 12 to 13, Brimfield on August 21, Yates City August 22 to 23, and Farmington August 26 to 27.
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Princeville
Laura Adgust
WilliamsGeld Auzual
Brimfield
Yates City
Farmington
Postal warnings on endless chain schemes flood mails
Postmaster Frank W. Clark reports widespread mail volume tied to endless chain schemes seeking savings stamps. Recipients sending such material face postal fraud actions and potential fraud orders barring delivery to named individuals.
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Frank W. Clark
Lowery
Post Office Department
Thareln
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sneax
Simmons Gate
California
Eain
Irede Flynn
Paul
Lindberg Air Field
Page
A Edwards
Fabian Canill
Andrew Whittaker
Robert Odoungan
Fred Johnson
Henry ,Reinhart
Real McCoy Co
Wiley Reed
Arthur Sollenberger
W. F. Woodrow
J. R Staamer
Martin McDonough
William Finnegan
Russell Bragg
Willis Kingdon
Chas. Stewart
Sanley Cady
Ray Gelling
W .& Carter
John Ducgan
F &. Porter
Chalmer Forney
Donald Kest
A. T. Babcock
Albert Lanoue
Robert Tucker
Frank Clark
Kurt Christian
Thoraton Hendrix
Bert Slocum
L O. Bay Singer
L E. White
Coco-Colvo
Duanes Kidgdon
Fred Church
Melvin McCoy
Marold McCartney
Roger Smith
Earl Lottman
Toan
H.B Bowman
R J Best
W. Ke Harding
Dave Tucker
Frank Stenger
Kaward Sbeck
Hubert Porter
Clyde Keerer
Kilmer Porter
Margaret Bowman
BE. Overen
MM Travis
Horace Moon
Freda Sloan
RD Savage
C. B. Kernmeyer
Robert Daum
Pat_Bennett
Joe Macartney
James Rossbottram
Keith Cecil
Joe Horder
Louis Cady
Jack Welsh
Jack Fisher
Donald Gorney
Walter Rogers
Charles Garson
Martin Reinhart
Clinton Day
Claude Mverrilli
Chas
McDonough
Clarence Libby
Pat Murphy
Wilbur Tully
Joe Biundy
Kiefer
Mr. Brown and
Mies Lindstrom Wi
Laura
James Kemser
Mra Della Leach
Wm Duffry
St Francis Hospital Thuratay
Howard Cullen
Kansas City
Mra
George Moore
Marianne
Wm Glin
Paul Kemper
Detroit
Mich
James Kempe
Paul Davis
Henderson
Reed Carter
Frank Peterson
Victoria
Wm Duffy
Wilbur Symmonds
Charlea Homer
Haat Peoria
Wm McDona
Virginia
Billie
Wendell Kneer
Monica
Edmund S,ottman
Mary Charlotte Appleby
Claude-Lorance
Janet
Merlane Stargel
Elmore
Greta Strickland
Billy
Duncan
Jennie Barrett
Paul Noland
Paul, Dickie, Claree
Anna Mae
Hunnewell
Don Webster
Wintress
Sidney
Lingley
Leigh Beamer
Wintreas
Fred McInnis
Directeur
S. A. Kellogg
Williams
Harry Bennet
Chatsworth
W. B Garter
West Coast
G. &. Adams
Flora Bittingham
A. & Moore
Meza
Verne Shaffer
Detta Lou
Eucillé Daub
Paul Shaffer
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Chicago
W. & Clark
Hayden Parker
Harold Oaken
el P.so
Texas
Kentucky
A. T McDonnell O
Jean Knight
Home Folka
Mrs
J. A. Clark
R. B. Roberts
Dilinain
Telephone
Lilinots
Frederick V. Arber
Attorneys AT Law
Bodd
Acbet
Pendarvia & Anderson
Central National Bank
George W-Cluske
Cade
Wieseler Undertaking de Peoria, Ill
Brimfield, Ilinai
Dohnaon Funeral Service
Brinfeld
Ulinois
W.H. Herring
Fussner
Elmwood, Illinois
Walter -Pacey
Bondi Budding Galeabureg
Illinois
Oscar M. Harding
Oak H
Nat’nal Realty Auction Co
Reppert
Veratur
Tadiana Brimfield
Palace
Theatefp Elan
Lliness
Wallace Beery
Monnday
Babi Hope, Dorothy J Lamzur In
Wednes
Tours
Rudy “Vanlee
Helen Parrish
Bad Abbot
Lou Costello
Dick Powell
the Andrews Sisters
The
Navy
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