Local Brimfield Items Show Visits Bets and Sport
Local notes report Henry Kelley and Laura relatives visiting Olin Iowa while Joe Kelley of Cambridge and Mrs. Cora Snow of Aurora spent time with Mrs. Emma Pemble. Anna Crahan returns from Lake Forest Ill for a vacation with aunt Mrs Ed Richbford. Brimfield golf marks a birdie on Madison course third hole. Christian Endeavor sent a dozen delegates to the State C E Corvention at Kewanee to hear Dr Daniel A Pplings. The Knox County Farm Bureau beats Peoria 8 to 4 at La Fayette. next Saturday Peoria County faces Henry County at Eden. Glen Shane and wife visit Clinton Iowa with niece Mrs Lee Rupert. Mr Rupert transfers with Burlington from Galesburg to Clinton. Mrs Rupert and son return to Brimfield. Five hundred attend a Faro Bureau community meeting at Wm Randall’s. outdoor program with benches and a platform. The committee includes Clarence Ramshaw, Ed Schmidt, Geo Thompson. Paul Harker, Wm Windish assist. A historical note recalls Francis and Joseph Hopkinson as father and son linked to Independence Day lore. feature by Elmo Scott Watron in The News. D H Johnson, Frank Clark Jr., C M Travis and daughter Marcella visit Chicago. Johnson checks Majestic electric refrigerator to be sold by Majestic Radio distributors. Arcadia Presbyterian Church camp on Dead Creek south of Southport, led by Rev E L Fernandes. weekly camp for boys with tents and a 20 by 40 dining tent. as many as 50 boys can be housed. swimming hole and clear spring water.
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Faro Bureau
Wm. Randall
Mr. Randall
Clarence Ramshaw
Ed Schmidt
Geo Thompson
Paul Harker
Elmwood Township
Farm Bureau
Wm. Windish
Dead Creek
Southport
Arcadia Presbyterian Church of
Peoria
E. L. Fernandes
Wory
French Grove Drilled well completed at Grove school
The well is 237 feet deep with soft water. Community notes report visits to Mt. Pleasant Iowa and Peoria. Local events include a wiener roast for several Maher siblings, missionary society meetings, festival earnings of 3500, hospital readmission for a tonisillectomy patient, and multiple Peoria and Kellogg visits.
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The
Grove School
Girl and mother escape traffic stop tale on trip home
Mary Jo and her mother recall an errand in the city during which a police officer stops the car. The mother advises silence and a smile, and the officer reassures them it is all right this time. Mary Jo explains their experience excitedly to her father on his return from business.
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Mary Jo
Miss Emma Wyman Dies at 69 in Brimfield Illinois
Emma Wyman born May 3 1861 in Brimfield Illinois died June 20 at 10 am after brief illness at 69 years 1 month 11 days She was daughter of Myron J and Mary A Wyman pioneer Brimfield settlers lifelong resident member of local Methodist Church Survived by sisters Jeannette Simpson and Wierence Wyman Funeral held at home with Rev R W Newell burial in Brimfield Cemetery Pallbearers listed Attendees included Harry J Wyman and many Wyman relatives and local residents
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Misa Emma Wyman
Brimfield, i
Myron J
Mary A. Wyman
Edttlers
Brimfield
Wyman
Methodist Church
Mrs
Jeannette Simpson
Wierence Wyman
Miss Wyman
Harry J. Wyman
Peoria
R. W. Newell
Brimfield Cemetery
H. O. Cady
H. Neikirk
John Caldwell
Henry Blundy
Floyd Wyman
Albert Catton
Wedding bells for Mr and Mrs Sanderson in Peoria
Recent wedding reports a white satin gown with veil and bouquet. Rev Lockard presided as vows were exchanged. The couple, Mr. and Mrs. Sanderson, plan a motor trip to Wisconsin Dells and return to reside with the groom’s parents. Mrs Sanderson teaches in local rural schools. Mr Sanderson works at Keystone Plant Peoria.
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Ted Sanderson
Hendry Smith
Wisconsin Deils
Sanderson
Mr. Sanderson
Keystone
Peoria
Local Social Notes From Peoria District
Mra Lan McClellan and Mrs Minoie Laws were Peoria callers Wednesday afternoon. Miss Whelen Smith of Yates City visited Mrs Alice Whittaker last week. Mrs Clara Reed will visit Washington Oregon and California. Donnie Hayes and his dog Sport of Robins Nest visit with cousin Charles Hayes Jr. at their grandfather’s home. Boys spend hot moonlight nights on the Kickapoo and Spoon River banks where mosquitoes bite more than fish.
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Lois
Edith Carter
Dorothy Welcb
Will Cowley
Mrs. Laws
Peoria
Clara Reed
Erman Kirtley
Betty
Bertram Fitten
Dale Kirtley
Earl Mowt
Albert Maher Jr
Genevieve
Kathryn
Gene
Ruth Ann Maher
Eugene Davis
Carl Wurmnest
Richard
Harry Bennett
Mra
Lan McClellan
Minonie Laws
Whelen Smith
Yates City
Alice Whittaker
Washington
Oregon
California
Donnie Hayes
Robin's Nest
Charles Hayes, Jr
Charles Hayes
Spoon River
Squill Kill You Promises Pest-Free Premises
An advertisement touts Squill Kill as safe for poultry and pets, endorsed by a U S Department of Agriculture bulletin, noting rats cause vast costs and spread diseases. The ad claims high effectiveness, a low 59 cent price, a positive guarantee, and refund if it fails to kill rats and mice.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Konjola touted by grocer as stomach and nerve aid
Caseyville Illinois grocer Harry Kersey recounts Konjola's impact on his stomach pain sleep and vitality after three bottles and urges a full six to eight bottle course. He notes rapid results while recommending complete treatment. Konjola is sold at Zern Pharmacy Brimfield IL and by local druggists.
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Konjola
Brimfield
All in the Family on Ancestry and Common Roots
A sociology note argues that if ancestor numbers doubled each generation, everyone would trace over a million forebears from a thousand years ago. It posits most people share common French or German roots despite intermarriage, referencing the American Journal of Sociology.
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William the Conqueror
American Journal of Sociology
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A. W. Cergil
Henry Kelley
Laura
Olin, Iowa
Joe Kelley
Cambridge
Cora Snow
Aurora
Emma Pemble
Anna Crahan
Lake Forest, Ill
Ed Richbford
Archer Johnson
Madison
Christian Endeavor of the
Union Church
C. E. Corvention
Kewanee
Daniel A Pplings
Knox County
LaFayette
Knox
Peoria County
Henry County
Eden
Glen Shane
Clinton
Iowa
Lee Rupert
Rupert
Burlington
Galesburg
Little
Francis
Joseph Hopkinson
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Elmo Scott Watron
the News
D. H. Johnson
Frank Clark Jr
C. M. Travis
Marcella
Chicago
Mr. Johnson
Majestic
Majestic Radio
James Coe
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
Wilburta Moore
Improvement and Missionary Society
Francis Bodinus
Fairy Carter
Florence Reed
Robah
Gertrude Kelope
Ella Kellogg
Phillipines
Cuba
Purcell
Ralph Mot
Mionie
Louise Chambers
Joe Reed
Fred Trowbridge
Howard Coe
John Riel
Clarence Biederbeck
Laura Elevator
Kelloggs
W. M. Carter
Forest
Hubert Oakes
S. A. Kellogg
Gertrude
Anna
Stephen Cravens
Amy Moore
Irving Bragg
Fred Kneer
Angus Moore
H. L. Oates
Chas. Powers
Margaretta Carter
Mrs. Vaughn
Elmwood
Emma Wyman
Charles A. Wyman
Mildred Wyman
Herbert P. Wyman
A. W. Knees
Ida Plumer
Albert N. Wolfern
Ray Burt
Jake Kistine
Harley Lucas
Elia Gordon
Louisville, Ky
Lockard
Mrs. Sanderson
Squill
Harry Kersey
Grocer
Caseyville
Ill
Thompson’s
Borden’s
H. O. Cady & Son
Blue Ribbon Store
West End Grocery
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