Pioneers Remembered as Christmas Comes to Marshall County
Milton Webber age 79 dies at Venona after long illness. Funeral held at home. Christmas programs draw large audiences at M E and Presbyterian churches. Women's Club entertainment at the opera house. Henry Lodge elects officers. Many marriages noted: Guy Chandler and Kate Soper near Putnam, Patrick Barnes and Bertha Appler in Saratoga township, R F Burt and son visit Wyoming. Schoolboys home for holidays. skating good. Washburn M E Church destroyed by fire. I M Forbes and Son win six ribbons at Chicago stock show. Rain interrupts months of dryness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Webber
Robert
Harriet Webber
Marshall County
Venona
M. E
Woman's Club
Henry Lodge No
Mystic Workers
Guy S. Chandler
Seaton
Mercer County
Kate M. Soper
Putnam
Patrick Barnes
Bertha Appler
Saratoga Township
Peoria
R. F. Burt
Wyoming
Jay Roth
Champaign
Holinys
Julius Watercott
Edith Hoscheidt
Peru
Wi. B. Kirkpatrick
Washburn
I. M. Forbes and Son
Chicago
Reverend Thomas Kennedy of Lostant dies after 32 years of service
Reverend Thomas Kennedy born in Waterloo New York served Peoria diocese after ordination in 1894. He held posts at Elkhart Wyoming Mt Pulaski Campus Lostant and St John Lostant where he died aged in service. Funeral rites at St John Lostant included a solemn requiem high mass with forty six visiting priests. Buried in Rochester New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Kennedy
John S
Mary Rose Fenelon Kennedy
Waterloo
N. Y
Holy Family Parochial School
Auburn
St. Charles College
Eddicott City
St. Andrews Preparatory College
Rochester
St. Joseph’s Seminary
Troy
St. Mary’s Seminary
Baltimore
James Cardinal Gibbons
Peoria
John Lancaster Spaulding
St. Patrick’s Church
Elkhart
Atlanta
Mt. Pulaski
St. Dominic’s Church
Wyoming
Camp Grove
Elk
Sacred Heart Church
Campus
St. John’s Church
Lostant
O’dwyer
Venona
P. E. Hand
Fitzpatrick
Merna
M. Gildea
Peru
Kennedy
Enos H. Barnes
Geneseo
Messrs. Schorn
Salz and
Leebach
Leonore
la Salle
Princeton Man Settles for Minonk Auto Smashup
Abe Nathan of Princeton reached a settlement with Cecil Hindert of Minonk over a crash south of Minonk months ago. Hindert’s car was wrecked and Mrs Hindert suffered a broken hip in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Nathan
Princeton
Cecil Hindert
Minonk
Hindert
Freight Train Wreck At Tiskilwa
Eighteen car freight train left rails at Tiskilwa after a wheel broke on one car. Cars piled on passing tracks blocking trains. wrecking crews cleared west track by 1 PM and delayed east and west passenger trains.
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Tiskilwa
Marshall County Court News Marriage Licenses and Deeds
Marshall County records show marriage licenses for Gudmund Jessen and Ethel Coleman both of Hennepin, and George Naniga with Wilma Queckboerner of Chadwick. Deeds and estates include Nilson to Victor Harry and Hannah Nilson, and various warranty and trust deeds in Henry, Bennington, and Putnam. Court actions include final report hearing, estate settlement, and conservatorship matters for Herman Schefelbein, with heirship certificates for Lucinda McCuskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gudmund Jessen
Hennepin
Ethel Coleman
George Naniga
Chadwick
Wilma Queckboerner
Willis Wheeler
Putnam
Ermel Wright
Tilda Nilson
Victor Harry
Hannah K
Nilson
Holmes and Heacock
City of
Henry
Conrad Leisge
Frederick Winkel
New 4
Bennington
Louis J. Glatz
Charles
Clara Mercer
Lombard’s
Henry William Horacks, Jr
Benjamin Horracks
Charles Mercer
Lombard
Arthur Gotchell
Herman Schefelbein
Lucinda McCuskey
Bible Thoughts Sunday and Friday Sermons Featured
A devotional note collection cites biblical verses on love defrauding not coveting and caring for workers. It highlights Romans 13 8 9 Psalms 34 4 6 First Thessalonians 4 3 John 4 7 Psalm 121 8 and First Corinthians 9 10 11 as guidance and prayer prompts.
Hog Thieves Raid At Toulon And Mendota
Hog thieves struck farms near Toulon and Mendota stealing and killing two hogs from E Worley’s barn and seven hogs from Dan G Bauer’s farm. Blood on pens and tracks showed the animals dragged to the road and loaded into a vehicle from the north, with the car turning south of a gate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Worley
Toulon
Worley
Dan G. Bauer
Mendota
C and A Loses Case Against Toluca Coal Co in Dam Suit
The Chicago and Alton railroad suit over damages from a 1920 dam break at Porter field coal washer was decided for Toluca Coal Company in Kansas City. Witnesses A J Maute and Otto Tiselle of Granville attended.
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Chicago & Alton Railroad
Toluca Coal Company
Porterfield
Sandy Creek
Coal Company
Kansas City
A. J. Maute
Otto Tiselle
Granville
Lostant area Christmas, weddings and visits noted
A roundup of local social items includes Harry Foley and Hazel Barr wedding in Lostant on Tuesday. Numerous Christmas visits and dinners across Moris, Streator, Marseilles, Hoopeston, Kinsman, Ottawa, and surrounding towns with residents such as Miss Mamie Lauf, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Merritt, and Rev. Dempsey noted. John Franklin to Spring Valley hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Foley
Hazel Barr
Thomas Olson
Moris
Lostant
Henry ‘Phillips
Mal Whalen
Streator
Wade Eberly
Serena
Helen Barnes
Marseilles
Pearletta Foley
Atha Boshell
Jas. Arnold
Mamie Lauf
Leo
William Lyons
Kinsman
Margaret Lyons
I. E. Merritt
Hoopeston
A. W. Merritt
C. B. Butterfield
Bronson, Mich
Merle Hartenbower
Chicago
Milton Hartenbower
Alma Hartenbower
Carl Henning
Champaign
J. Hening
Louis Henning
Earl
Springfield
H. C. McKenzie
O’dwyer
Wenona
St. John’s Church
Lestant
Rudolph Klein
Joliet
Mary Klein
Ottawa
Conrad Wolf
Martin Dunne
Cyril
South Bend
Ind
Dempsey of
Flanagan
B. Kennedy
Agnes Ryan
St. John’s Parsonage
Stanton
Venona
Maynard Williamson
M. Bangs
Mary Mortenson
Hazel Morrison
J. Hagy
Princeville
Mrs. Bliss
Fred
Mrs. Hagy
Installation of Lestant Lodge Officers Held
Lestant Lodge No. 870 A F and A M held its annual installation on December 17 with George F. Bell as installing officer, J E Phillips marshal and R E Phillips chaplain. Officers installed included W M Christian Miller S W Wm Morrison J W G A Eckstrand Treasurer Wm Griffith Secretary A H Bell Chaplain A W Merritt S D Vernon Brenn J D Robert W Lippincott S S Oral P Judd J S Henry Heusel Marshal G A Eberly Tyler C C Harvey. Afterward the gathering enjoyed a fine oyster stew.
Bridal shower honors Miss Hazel Barr at Foley home
Mesdames Mina Wilson Florence Henning and Pearletta and Marcels Foley hosted a variety shower for Hazel Barr on Monday December 28 at Margaret Foley's home. Decor featured Christmas colors and trees, Hazel sat under a large umbrella while Ora Curtis Cleo Curtis played piano, Betty Jane Brenn read and blew a bugle to announce gifts. About forty guests attended a game social hour and lunch.
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Mesdames
Mina Wilson
Florence Henning
Pearletta
Marcels Foley
Hazel Barr
Margaret Foley
Ora
Cleo Curtis
Betty Jane Brenn
Miss_Barr
Birthday Snowball Party Honoring Mrs Will Griffith
About thirty six ladies attended a Wednesday afternoon snowball party in honor of Mrs Will Griffith. They gathered at Mrs Mesa Boyle's home and then went to the Griffith residence where Mrs Griffith was surprised. Mrs Mary Mortenson decorated rooms with cotton snowballs and Christmas wreaths.
Birthday party mixing games and wreath toss winners
Mrs Ada Shaunnessey and Mrs Nellie Gurtis won prizes in a Santa Claus game. Mrs Wilma Hannum and Mrs Ada Shaunnessey as captains led sides in a wreath toss with a 3 to 2 finish for Hannum. The event ended with a birthday cake, a dainty lunch, and gifts from Mrs Griffith and Mrs Eckstrand.
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Santa Claus
Ada Shaunnessey
Nellie Gurtis
Wilma Hannum
Mrs. Griffith
Mrs. Eckstrand
Mrs.Griffith
Chenoa Man Downs Golden Eagle Over Home
Murray Osborn a truck driver fired two shots from a twelve gauge shotgun ending the eagle's flight over his Chenoa home. The large bird with a seven foot four inch wingspan was rarely seen in Illinois and is part of the local hilly barren country.
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Murray Osborn
Chenoa
Illinois
Objection to daily learning notes memory burden
A reflection argues that learning one new thing daily is hindered by forgetting lessons from the previous month. It emphasizes the challenge of retaining recently learned material over time.
Rutland's Oldest Resident James Rowland Dies at 95
Rutland's oldest resident James Rowland, aged 95, died last Thursday afternoon at his son Sheldon Rowland's home after a long illness. Born May 24, 1880 in New York, he lived in Rutland since 1895. He married Elizabeth Zigler in 1856 in Camden Indiana, and moved to Illinois in 1865. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Christian church, with burial in Rutland cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Rowland
Rutland
Sheldon Rowland
Mr. Rowland
New York
Indiana
Camden
Ind
Elizabeth Zigler
Illinois
la Salle County
Rowland
Christian Church
Williams
Rutland Cemetery
Stockholders Meeting Henry City Bridge Co
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Henry City Bridge Co. will be held at the company office in Henry on Saturday, January 2, 1926, at ten o'clock a.m. for election of nine directors and to transact other business. J. N. Krenz, Secretary.
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Henry City Bridge Co
Bridge Company
City of
Henry
Tuanary
J. N. Krenz
Henry, Ill
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Thos. Kennedy
Marshall County Court News
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Toluca Coal CO
Masons
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F.O
Flint
MICEL
Meihsner Motor Sales Co
Frank Thirkell
Henry, Illinois
Savings Bank of
Meeting OF
Dick Mueller
Lacon, Il
James Colligan
F. W. Potter
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