News Notes From Lacon Area Friends and Relatives
Henry New items list social visits and travels of numerous Lacon residents and relatives. Mary Pauline Smith’s death is reported among family notices. many local households hosted guests from Peoria Sparland Princeton Toluca Chicago and Detroit with family events and travel to Indianapolis and Los Angeles referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Traver
Sidney Miller
Lacon
Herbert
Pace
Ite
M. B. Sparrini Sparlands
Earl Eagleston
Peoria
Avith
Ella Eagleston
Pony Kern
Harold Ball
William Merritt
William Blood
W. H. Donahue
Hattie’ Stevens
F. E. Smith
Indianapolis
Ind
Guy. Moore
Délbert“Cross
William Reginald
James Keegan
LaSalle
Berneice
James Abbey
Chicago
Jennie—Garland
Albert Boden
J. Allen Smith
Princeton
Everett Howard
And
Mirs
George _W. baby
Pontiac
EC Stringer
Edgar Peterson
Schlosser
Varna
Carrie Hiltebrand
Toluca
James Hiltebrand
Worley
Leonard Worley
Manville Lawerence
Roy Worley
Joliet
EE. Goodrich
Wayne Hupp
Frances Knight
Fred
Dana
Ben McAllister
V. M. Kaliher
Leo Kaliher
Clare Jesmer
Ray Archibal
Detroit
Mich
William Peterman
Louis Newhalsen
Sparland
Peter Newhalfen
C. O. Pagemiller
Louis Fulks
Gaierdi
John, Ford
Fred Ford
Wm. McAfee
Link van Ostrand
Maggie Kelly
Saratoga
Winner Schlosser
Joseph Bluell
Magnalia
W. A. Schlosser
Hopewell
Edson Merritt
Mendota
William Erritt
Los Angeles
Calif
W. D. McVicker
Chillicothe
James Daugherty
E. M. Cox
Logan Barrett
San Francisco
Roy Shorts
A. L. van Ostrand
Gladys’ Bayne
R. S. Bayne
Charles White
Decoration Day
Jaffey McBride
Stephen Smith
Bureau
Ed. Smith
Peoria Chicago Train Schedules Shift Earlier
Railroad officials announce a June 9 time change for the Peoria to Chicago morning train. The train arrives in Henry from Peoria at 8:37 a.m. daily, 15 minutes earlier than before, prompting Postmaster Brown to close mail pouches earlier to conform with the new schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
New Oats on Trial in Marshall Putnam Counties
New oats on trial in Marshall and Putnam counties aim to find a variety better suited to the combine harvester. Iowa Experiment Station researchers A R Wright Varna John Bumgarner and Lawrence Ash McNabb seek firsthand data on this proposition. The station notes the oats may need ten to fourteen days longer in good condition than common varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Marshall
Putnam Counties
A. R. Wright
Varna
John Bumgarner
Lawrence Ash
McNabb
Local Gossip And Travel Notes From Town Life
Henry visits, trips to Grover Colorado and Peoria noted. Emma Reid plans a several weeks visit to Buda. Miss Dorothy Case returns to grandmother in Tiskilwa while Louise Hoscheidt visits from Indiana. Mr and Mrs Kirby and Ruhl family travel between Fiskilwa Chicago and Rochester Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Steer
Grover
Colo
Emma Reid
Buda
Sherman Littler
Potomac
Urk
Mark
Dorothy Case
Tiskilwa
Fiskilwa
Poe
Kirby
Peoria
Walter Scholes
Greenfield
Louise Hoscheidt
South Bend
Ind
Ed Hoscheidt
George
Ruhl
Joseph Stadef
Chicago
E. B. Wright
Wilfred
Rochester
Minn
S.blutes
Rita Waterous
Memorial Day visits fill Magnolia area with relatives
lengthy social notes from Magnolia Illinois detail Sunday visits by residents and guests including Mr. and Mrs. Herman Pletsch, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kesler, and Mildred Ball. families share meals, picnics, and drives as neighbors recount Memorial Day gatherings and local travels across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Kroeper
Mildred Ball
Herman Pletsch
Henry Kesler
McNabb
Fred Vocl’s
Haa =ia
McCulley
Peoria
C. A. Wood
Ernest Bast
Pietrowski
John—Haslam
Hodgkins Disease Fatal to Wenona Man
Marion R. Clamtett a 29 year old farmer northeast of Wenona died Tuesday morning after a five month illness diagnosed as Hodgkins disease He contracted influenza last January and had been ill since He is survived by his wife a two year old child and a brother Charles of Wenona Services were held at 2 pm Thursday at the Wenona Presbyterian church Hodgkins disease is a rare ailment marked by enlarged lymph glands and progressive anemia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion R. Clamtett
Wenona
Mr .Clamtett
Charles
Wenona_Presbyterian church
Hodgkins
Carlock survives near fatal crash amid deadly school bus tragedy
A Davenport driver Wells Robinson loses control on a barricaded road near Carbon Cliff Hill causing a 30 foot plunge. Cecil Carlock of Henry school was among ten occupants. John Hogan of Chicago died and others injured. Inquest held in Rock Island uncertain road conditions and party voyage cited. Carlock recovering with back sprain and nervous strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hogan
Chicago
Cecil Carlock
Henry School
Molite
Wells Robinson
Davenport
Carbon Cliff Hill
Rock Island
Carlock
News- Republican
Hoyas
Henry
Peggy . Ball
Moline
Dick Mosley
Jacquelin Gunner
Evanston
Rita Phillips
Circuit Court Decrees Handed Downtuesday Summary
Judge John M. Nichaus sat in for Judge Dailey as several cases advanced on Tuesday morning. Foreclosures, partitions, divorces, and alimony orders appeared, with postponed session Saturday rescheduled to Tuesday and cases continued to October term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Nichaus
Joseph Dailey
Wimner Schlosser
Anna K. Schmitt
G. B. Harper
George B. Martin
Edith A. Yarger
Robert O. Yarger
Russell Hunter
Lena Ter
Ando
John Teranuo
Chester T. Klein
Geraldine Cookson Klein
Harriet P. Klinger
Edward Rowe
Samuel L. Case
James E. Case
Hutchins & Downey
Jaimes
E. Case
Sciro Facias
Anna K. Baugh
Edward Baugh
Monmouth Trust & Savings Bink
Mas
Ter
Robert
Yarger
State of
Mindrs
William Spillman
Seepman
Vlctmen
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Frank Stuckel
Main Street
Henry Henry
Sadle
Putnahy Garage
A Henkins
Putnam
Harold
Bullington
Walter Cook
W. A. Boyle
Bert Sleater
Pew Wens W. S. Harrison
Reid
Griffith
W. .G. Griffith
McNabb, Illinois
Oliver Downey
Lone Tree
Harrison
Ill
Mary
Miles W. Henkins
Putnam, Ill
Advt
First Street
la Salle
Illinois
J. H. Eklund
Pelton
Florsheim
W._L.Clark
Zanesville
Wis
J. J. Clark
Clark Ball’s
Hattie McCulley
Jay Barnes
Clark Ball
Charlie Wheeler
Nora Ellis
Willis Wheeler
Lois Jean
Alice Wahel
Everett Henkins
Louis Hofer
Wm. J. Blackburn
Rinehart’s
Stadel Pasture
Joseph Stadeland
Fred Newhalfen
Laurence
King
Silgshine
Rockford
Uitil
Alice Wabel
Arides
Theo. Rinehart
Bright
Inglewood
Alil
Ine
Brs
Richard Tremain
George Halbleib
Eugene” Bassett
Pasadena
Heribert
Roste
Dan
McKirgan
Lestant
Bess Davidson
Sophia Steffins
Prof. Jones
Marion Hull
Magnolia
Benj
John
Park
Joseph AlcAllister
Dawson Glenn, Jr
Murray Glenn
J. A. Otto
Lucille
Independence
Kan
Pessie Bloomington
Otto
Mary Drager
Melvin
B. M. Judd
Colfax
Ray Brady
Weston
R. Brady
Gridley
Herbert Green
Fairbury
Ora—Dywer
Wa Asburn
Earl Mullen
Hutchins @ Downey
Circuit Court
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