Martin Bros Relocate Residence to East Town Area
The Martin brothers move their residence from the William Koch house to the east part of town. Mrs B Biker from Streator visited her parents Mr and Mrs Koch over Easter Sunday. Harmony school event set for April 13 features a mandolin club and Henry’s exercises. Mr Ganzor listed as teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Bros
A.oast
Wm. Koch
Streator
Mra W Koch
Isaster
Harmony School
Henry
Ganzor
Local notes from Lacon Creek town meeting and visits
James Bussel visited Tuesday. D Holmes of Saratoga visits his daughter Mrs O J McEgtee. Mrs Bella V Garratt visits daughter Mrs Hawks in Streator. Mabelle Thompson and Hester Taylor toured Peoria. Mrs Stateler of Wenona greeted Miss Law. Fire destroyed their house. Millinery duties at David Fulke's store assigned to Birdie Fulks of St Paul. Charley Ramp improves after Peoria throat treatment. Aitchison & Mason salesman Taw speaks at home. Mabella Thompson hosts dancing for Hester Taylor of Omaha. Mo JS Thompson’s office nears completion. Heating work led by W H Gray of Wyoming. Township ticket results: clerk Lutop 11, assessor Bullman 62, collector Barkw 21, commissioner Riskey. Republicans caucus set with mayor Potts, Chap man, Dillon, Franklin, Laster, Specht, Jenkins. Democrats caucus chose Thompson, Cornell, Theodor, Strawn, Danhoff, Martin, Wombacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Bain
Birdie Fulks
St Paul
Charley Ramp
Peoria
Archie Aitchison
Aitchison & Mason Rog Manufactory
Mabella Thompson
Hester Taylor
Omaha
Mo JS
Local Notes On Residents And Deaths In Town
Isaac Cooper, an old soldier, is poorly and housebound. Mrs Walters is reported worse with little hope. Mrs Magnus Olson returned. her mother is better. Henry Olson visited from Nachwine Lake. Levi Garrett of Marshalltown is visiting. Frank O Leary from Peoria attended a funeral for Isaac Goppar. Mrs O Geary died after two weeks illness. funeral at Catholic church in Lacon. Children were at her bedside. she was a good woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Cooper
Walters
Magnus Olson
Hlenry Olson
Heiss
Isaac Goppar
Frank O'Leary
Peoria
James O'Geary
Lacon
Varna and Peoria Visit Featured in Town Notes
Local brief reports show Christie of Peoria visiting Varna on Sunday while Seals appears in Varna on business. The Alton office changed hands April 1, D Korrigan-bes sold to Mr Franklin of Tolana. Ven Meter returned home after a month away. Mrs Zaller and a companion from La Rose visited Varna Saturday. Jerome Johnson traveled to Napoleon Indiana to see a seriously ill father. Mr and Mrs Magoon Barnes of Lacon passed through Varna en route to Chicago. Miss Paterson of Peoria is the milliner at Mrs A B Conklin’s shop. Mr and Mrs Wash Wright came back from Chicago to Lacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varna
Christie
Peoria
Seals
Alton
Korrigan-bes
Franklin
Tolana
Zaller
Friend
la Rose
Jerome Johnson
Napoleon, Ind
Magoon Barnes
Lacon
Chiccago
Miss Paterson
Peorle
AB Conklin
Wash Wright
Chicago
Lscon
Springtime chatter and community notes from Whitefield Corners
Community items mention W Brokaw on a list, Dr Pershing’s Chicago visit, and G W Snell’s illness improving. Reports cover church meetings, visits among residents, school coal shortages, and weather affecting travel. An ad promotes Grain-O as a nourishing beverage.
South Whitefield Notes and Local Happenings
Delber Marshall visits Chincothetast and farm work will be aided by Arthur Hilton of Wearville. Miss Young at Bonham teaches and visited Peoria. Duck hunters brought fine birds last week amid snow on March 930th. Effle Waughop returns to school after grippe. Bennie Hant enjoys his white donkey team and sleigh rides with Elmer missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Whitefield
Delber Marshall
Chincothetast
Waak
Arthur Hilton
Wearville
Peter Klein
Miss Young
Bonham School
Peoria
St Paul’s Episcopal Church
Miss Bow
Effle Waughop
Bennie Hant
Bennie
Elmer
Easter services attract large Bethel crowd and local news
Mrs Addison Tanquary is poorly. Easter services at Bethel drew a good crowd. Tuesday election results unclear as townspeople went to town to vote. Quarterly conference reminders: Friday 10 o'clock Sparland and Sunday eve quarterly meeting. Mr and Mrs van Gallop and sister Mrs Lydis Riddell traveled to Peoria for a few days visiting relatives. Mrs Lewis-Odolt had the misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison Tanquary
Bethel
Sparland
van Gallop
Mra Lydis Riddell
Peoria
Election notes and social items from Brennepin
John Tuerser Jr improves and may soon be out among us. Ten young ladies will attend Ruth the Gleanor at Henry Thursday evening. The GAR post attended the funeral of Dr. D. B. Holstiing at Granville. A. V. Speer of Capronis in the city this week. Largest election day crowd in Brennepin, mostly Democrats. A full report of local party leadership and licenses. An advertisement touts South American Nervine Tonic as a stomach cure sold locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennepin
Jennie Whiting
A Johnson
Young Johnson
D B Turner
Kansas
J W Stauffer
Putnam County
Dan
Acples
J W Turner
Jne M. Stouffer
H H Leech
Wm Childs
Thos Paxton
George Young
Jeff Darley
RE Zenor
Jap Ceci
O A Averill
J L Downey
Benj Sutcliff
Twins suffer scalding incident from boiling coffee
One of the twins named Joeis was scalded by a coffee-pot spill on his limbs last week. He is reported to be recovering and getting along well. The other twin Linus has suffered a severe burn and is described as having a gore bye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joewis
Ele
Linus
Crow Meadow Social and Grange Meeting Report
Madge Harney visits Geneseo while M Dawson rents 40 acres from Lake Gregory in Whitefield Henry. Bell family hosting a Nebraska cousin enjoys a visit. Aukland couple at Grange on Saturday and Sunday at Quinn's, impressed with east river home. Grange class educates seven in third and fourth degrees. elegant lunch served. Grange active through winter with initiatory work. Mr and Mrs JH Williams of Putnam visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crow Meadow
Madge-Harney
Geneseo
M Dawson
Lake Gregory
Whitefield
Henry
Bell
Nebraska
Charles Aukland
Grange
JH Williama
Putnam
Untitled Local Notes From Whitefield Area
Whitefield Centha reports Elle Bourdett visiting Mr Anuffman s. Farmers grow anxious to sow tame oats. Mrs N Etringer at Eureke returns home with her daughter. A young man who received a letter from a Redtown pupil and had it published last issue may have done more creditable missionary work. The young lady is very indignant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitefield
Centha
Elle Bourdett
Anuffman
Avite
Magnolia notes and community updates from Easter week
Joe Thornton visits Magnolia while Anon and family travel Easter Monday. Cora Dent returns from Chenoa. Mrs Mary Zebly hosts in town with Hattie Billabrand. Epworth drive aids bazaar donors. Local Lash family illness. Bilzie Downey returns to Normal. Merchants at R W Spencer advertise bargains as farmers seek dry goods and groceries. Mt Palatine Dramatic Club to present The Heroic Dutchman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Thornton
Anon
Clemens
Cora Dent
Chenoa
Mary Zebly
Hattie-Billabrand
Mre-baure—Oarth
Elgin
James
John Wable
Toluca
Mra Lash
Mr Lash
Bilzie Downey
Normal
Gisa
Epworth
Magnolia
R W Spencer
War drama and concert planned at Masonic hall
In April 8 a fine war drama will be staged at the Masonic hall under Magnolia band auspices. The Magnolia band will repay the favor with a concert in Mt Palatine. Admission is 21 cents with reserved seats at R W Spencer's store. An open air concert by the band starts at 7 30 in front of the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Hall
Magnolia Band
Mt Palatine
R W Spencer
Mt Palatine notes and social items
Clara Gunn is ill with ton silenus. Dr McGee back from Chicago. Will Curtis of Lostant a Mt Palatine caller. Born to Mr and Mrs Samuel Sipe a bouncing boy. Henry Bush of Gilman visiting here. Local youths to perform The Heroic Dutchman in Magnolia on April 8. Hattie and Ethel McNabb in Princeton for school. Geo Davis to auction stock of goods on Thursday the 6th. Page Childs to supervise sale. Ira and Wyatt Brenner of Loatan planning a Mystic Workers lodge in Mt Palatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT Palatine
Clara Gunn
McGee
Chicago
Will Curtis
Lostant
Samuel Sipe
T O Hennings
Enry Bush
Gilman
Magnolia
Hattie
Ethel McNabb
Princeton
Geo Davis
Page Childs
Ira
Wyatt Brenner
Loatan
The
Mystic Workers
Snowy March Woes In Town And Death Of Dr Nalsburg
The Republican reports a harsh March with heavy snow described as one of the season’s worst. many townsfolk suffer ailments from a lake grip to spinal meningitis among Sickingers children and others. Dr Nalsburg dies, Dr Taylor from Florid takes charge of patients, visiting eight places Sunday, causing widespread sorrow in Granville and vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Hopkins
John Moore Jr
He Reid
L Childs
McCord
Lombard
Frank Sickenger
Bro
Republican
Nalsbury
Taylor
Florid
James Packingham
Wescot
F Sickenger
Drysart
McVay
Brando
Bopkins
Garrick
Granville
Dr Nalsburg
Stiock
Avery
Quaker Lane Local Notices and Seed Oats Shipped
In Magnolia township Republicans carried the day electing the full ticket. Stella Gregory visits her grandmother in Valparaiso Indiana. Wes G Griffith KD Shinn and F Smith shipped 60 bushels of extra white seed oats. A four horse team brought it from Lostant last week. Rain near Mendota. A liver remedy Herbine is advertised with claims of curing liver and bowel disorders and a free trial bottle offered at Dr Powell's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Gregory
Valparaiso
Ind
Magnolia Township
Wes G Griffith
K D Shinn
F & Smith
Mendota
Lostant
Weather and health notes from Wheatland area
F Bell is on the sick list this week amid poor weather for sowing oats. Several cases of whooping cough reported locally. Preaching next Sunday at Lone Tree with Sunday school at 2 pm and services at 3 pm. D Anderson and F U Pershing hunted at the lake last week. results unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Lone Tree
Anderson
U-Pershing
Man credits Providence and Dodd's Kidney Pills
John Sheldrick of St Paul reports rapid relief from kidney trouble and rheumatism after using two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says he feels ten years younger and urges others to try the medicine, noting its availability at 50 cents per box or six for 25.00 from Dodd's Medicine Co. Buffalo, NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
John Sheldrick
Mr. Sheldrick
Odd
Sibley Street
Dodd
Dodd's Medicine Co
Buffalo
Nu Y
Pie social at Putnam draws Lone Tree crowd
Report of a lively Pie social held last Saturday evening at Putnam with many from Lone Tree attending and enjoying the event. Also notes visits by Hugh Funson and sisters from Nevada Town, and local Sunday school plans and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Putnam
Hugh Funson
Moffitt
Anderson
Nevada
Sarah Jones
Clark
Bell
Robi McCoy
Whitefield
Northrup
A Mckeon
Geo Freer
Dora Anderson
J" Bell
Curtis Dawson
Misa Qleary
Frightful Blunder and Peoria River Landing Troubles
An old ad promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for wounds and skin eruptions. A Peoria city council decision to lay switch tracks along Water Street disrupts river freight, with boats crowded at Rex landing and sand-filled roads hindering wagon travel to steamboats City of Peoria and others, prompting concern over a proper boat landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Rock Island Co
Main Street
City of Pearls
Liberty
Red
Rex
Seare
Pneumatic tube scheme for home delivery of hot dinners
The Philadelphia Times reports a plan for a restaurant network using pneumatic tubes to deliver hot dinners to diners at home. Enclosed metal ball portions hold edibles from soup to dessert with unscrewing tops for serving and a return system for waste and dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecunce
Sayls
Philadelphia Times
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Powers Fair Store
Henley, Ilu
Shee Levy
Bparland
Whitefield Corners
W. Brokaw
Pershing
Ponhem
Bally
Frank
Duncan
T A Runnells
O Swift
O Fosdick
Miss Jones
I Bell
Dr Pershing
G M Clark
Otte
Alexander
Breeta Walker
GM Clark
Osrey Fosdick
Bro Moles
Nouse
Steuben
Illinois
McCormick
Faneral
O'Cllock
FA Owell
Central Illinois
Henry Illinois
Quaker Lane
Dr Powell's
Wheatland
Tirmnell
Brothers Peoria
Ill
Powell
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