Lacon Township Real Estate and Court Notices
Readable items show a batch of land deeds and court actions in Sparland Toluca and Lacons townships. Several warranty and quit claim transfers involve parcels in Toluca Sparland and Varna with names like Mary Peck Vail and Carmelo Polo. Court actions include probate hearings guardianships and final settlement filings with dates in 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret “Anna Yarger
J. C*.duncan
Sparland
Henry _Cemetery “Association
Lacan Township
Peter ‘Peters
Carmelo Polo
Toluca
D. Richmond
Admr
Geo
W. Cowan
Fleming
Lacon
Almina F. Park
H. Morris
Village of
Varna
The Reapers Hymn of Duty Keeps Vigil
Poem urging the faithful to labor as reapers of life and knowledge. It calls the Master to collect the harvest before night, insists on bold action against error, and promises a golden chaplet as reward for steadfast service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Girl's Statement Will Help Henry Ad
Advertisement claims Adler-i-ka helps stomach trouble by clearing poisons from the bowels. It asserts women can eat anything after using the tonic and that it guards against appendicitis by removing foul matter from the system. A. J. Ironmonger endorses the product.
Memorial Service for World War Dead in New York
More than ten thousand residents attended a Memorial service May 26 in New York City under the Memorial Festival Committee. President Harding was honorary chairman with Av Galbraith Jr as national commander chairing. Governor Allen of Kansas and Reverend Francis Duffy spoke, songs were by 2000 New York school children, and a funeral procession with a draped candled gun carriage ended the event, sparking plans to hold the memorial annually and honor World War dead locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Harding
Francis” PY ‘Duffy
New York
Legion Divides Over Dempsey Endorsement At Atlantic City
Amid World War I era debates the American Legion in Atlantic City New Jersey reportedly endorsed Jack Dempsey over Carpentier despite some posts' reservations. Territorial nuancesMonday rites mixed with Sioux chief Albert Grass burial at Mandan North Dakota and a Port Alleghany Pennsylvania push for a Legion Women’s Auxiliary unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack ‘Dempsey
American Legion
Dempsey
Carpentier
Legion
Atlantic’ City
N. J
Atlantic City
The
Women of
Port Alleghany
Legion's Women’s Auxiliary
Round About Us in Chillicothe Area Social Notes
The report notes Miss Jane Steele’s pleasant surprise on a Monday evening as friends awaited her arrival. Mr and Mrs Daniel Bortoff presented her with a carving set. Daniel Bortoff was taken to a Springfield Catholic sanitarium for health reasons. she traveled by auto with her husband and mother, returning content with her surroundings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Steele
Edith
Fleetwood
Steelers
Stone
Aman, Scheéler
Chillicothe
Bulletin
Daniel Bortoff
Springfield
Burbridge
Will
Swith, Ar
Cook
Garrett
Phil Riley
Lacon Journal
County fairs listed for late summer across central Illinois
A partial list of county fairs in the state includes Bureau County at Princeton from August 30 to September 2, Henry County at Cambridge September 5 to 10, Kankakee County at Kankakee August 15 to 20, La Salle County at Mendota September 20 to 23 and Ottawa in September, Lee County at Amboy August 16 to ?, Livingston County at Fairbury September 5 to 10, and Peoria County at Peoria September 29 to October 8.
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Bureau County
Princeton
Henry County
Cambridge
Kankakee
la Salle County
Mendota
la Salle
Ottawa
Keee Lee County
Amboy
Livingstone County
Fairbury
Peoria County
Peoria
Subway Closure During Bridge Replacement Along Chillicothe Road
Marshall County Record reports the subway route near Chillicothe is closed to traffic while a temporary railway bridge is replaced with permanent iron work. No paving date for the half mile stretch. original contractors Federal Paving Company have moved to Indiana. Detour is workable and travel improved with Sparland hard road opening last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Federal Paving—Company
Indiana
Sparland
Marshall County
Aces to Attend American Legion Convention in Kansas City
World war flying veterans will appear at the Kansas City American Legion convention with air power showcased. Airplanes from the army and aircraft builders will join a Flying Club of Kansas City Flying Circus. Expected participants include Eddie Rickenbacker Dare Devil Murphy Eddie Stinson and Major R. W. Schroeder, holder of the world altitude record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion
Kansas
Marshall County Circuit Court May Term Disposes Cases
The May term convened at the Marshall County Circuit Court with Judge Miles presiding. Adjournment occurred Saturday morning. several cases were disposed of including appeals in estate matters and a divorce. The Chicago Sanitary District and Burgess cases, plus Northern Illinois Public Service Company versus Lucian city, were continued to October term.
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Marshall County
Court House
Miles
Chicago
Steve Thompson
Caroline M. Jones
Margaret Jones Duke
Admx
Caroline M
Jones
Dane Damario
Erminia Damario
Montana Legion Convention Set for Lewiston in June
The third annual state convention of the Montana department of the American Legion will convene in Lewiston on June 27 and 28. Delegates from posts statewide will gather to elect officials review programs and discuss veterans’ affairs.
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Montana
Chinese Cook of Seventh Cavalry Buried by Sitka Legion
George Gee a Chinese cook for the Seventh Cavalry was buried by the American Legion post at Sitka Alaska. He survived the Little Bighorn massacre by staying with the baggage train while Custer fell.
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George Gee
Seventh—Cavalry
Custer
American Legion
Sitka
Alaska
Little Big Horn
Veterans in Memphis join American Legion post after training
Twenty five wounded veterans taking training under the Federal Board for Vocational Education at Memphis Tennessee joined a local post of the American Legion in a body.
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Federal Board For Vocational Education
Memphis
Tenn
American Legion
Minnesota Legion Posts Eligible for Memorial Day Grants
Every Minnesota American Legion post may receive $25 from its county board to defray grave decoration expenses under a law enacted by the recent legislature.
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Minnesota
American Legion
All American Day Celebration Led by Fighting Bull
Under the American Legion auspices in Kingfisher county Oklahoma Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians held an All American Day celebration led by their chief Fighting Bull. The revival dances were performed as part of the event.
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American Legion
Kingfisher County
Oklahoma
Killie
Fighting Bull
Toluca Toluca veterans honored in Legion service drive
John Rolinski leads American Legion campaign in Toluca Tl where 1 300 claims were adjusted benefiting every ex service man in the community of 92 600. The union of United States Works of America praises the post endorsing its principles.
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Toluca
John Rolinski
Post- of-the-American-legion
Tegion
Union of the United
Works—of Americain
The
American Legion
Call to Support School Teachers as Public Servants
The piece argues that American ideals require better teaching in schools and calls for paying teachers wages commensurate with their national responsibility. It stresses teachers as public servants essential to national understanding and progress.
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America
Child Training At Home
A discussion on parenting types argues that strict harshness, selfish severity, and easy parenting fail. Effective discipline blends understanding sympathy with firmness, avoiding extreme methods. The piece compares harsh scoldings to a unbalanced seasonings recipe, urging balanced, thoughtful guidance in raising children.
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Ellen
Sarah
Richard
Mother
Dr J E Carlson to Meet Patients at Camp House
Dr J E Carlson will be in Henry on Thursday afternoon June 9 from 1 to 5 p m at the Camp House for eye examinations and fitting glasses as advertised.
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Barney
Kalando
Hutton
Wright
Nellie V. Danils
Barney Daniels
B. W
Probate Court
Joseph
J. Donnelly
Margaret
Et Galvin
George T. Nicholson
Guardian
Saratoga
Matilda—M-Gibbs
B. W. Wright
Tare Leslie
Ralph
Reapers
Henry
A. J. Ironmonger
Albert Grass
France
Mandan
N. D
Legionnaires
Holy Hill
Devo Cement
Subway
Circuit Court
Margaret Steele Hard
J. E. Carlson
J. N. ‘Giblin
United States
John Urbank
Post Office
Henry, Illinois
Public Service Company
Northern
Illinois
Ilinois
Gourt
Tenth ‘Judicial Circuit
Charles V.—Miles
Charles Schaefer
John W. Fling, JR
Wyoming,’, Ilinois
Theodore N. Green
Pekin
John M. Niehaus
PARTY
Tenth—Judicial
Gircult
Farmer-Labor
Tenth Judicial
Gircuit
United-States OF America
State OF Illinois
Sfarshall
Lawrence D. Gregory
Marshall
Secretary
n-Lacon
Said
Lawrence D- Gregory
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