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Local items mix travel notes and notices from Francesville
Readable notices report Misa Maude Fitspatrick visiting Streator relatives and Dr. Leslie Sharrer returning to Chicago for medical college. Public notice of W R Wyllie sale set for Oct 5 appears with many local names. dog tax overdue and various personal updates follow. A fatal railroad accident near Winkmac claims Bessie Conyart and injures Blanch as a Pennsylvanian train strikes a buggy. community farewells and sermons fill a Friday evening. Reports on livestock losses to lightning urge grounding fences. local business ads and real estate mentions run through.
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Misa Maude Fitspatrick
Streator
Leslie Sharrer
Chicago
Medical
Henry Ebling
Weatherly
T. H. Possee
W. R. Wyllie
John F. Schmidt
Kate Manion Shafer
W. G. Smith
Guy
Buckingham
Jacob Myers
Carl Nelson
Cora Garrigues
Monticello
J. A. Crang
Stephen Bell
Christian Church
Harry Priest
Ann Harbor
Mich
Thomas Eldridge
Nauvoo
Alta Nicheleon
Boewell
Emanuel
Jentz
Roben Strong
Mise
Bessie Conyart
Winkmac
Pennsylvania
Blanch
Main Street
Bessie