Local notes from Glatter and Lacon aftermath of busy day
A busy market day described with merchants filling streets and new projects. Dr F C Gale buys the Lowe Marble site planning a bathhouse. G F Wightman considers improvements. L C McMurtrie eyes home remodels. Edward Teel residence underway. Dr W A Manefield arrives to practice. J Thompson sells property to Samuel Ramp. school election results elect J R Chapman and L O McMurtrie. St Clair Bullman starts milk wagon. public school vacation planned. potato prices noted. city election upcoming. f g Taylor moved to freight duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Gale
Court House
L. C. McMurtrie
Judge Crane
Washington and
8th‘Streets
Edward Teel
W.A. Manefield
Champaign
J. L. Mohler & Co
Chicago
C. BR
Thompson
James Greenough
Samuel ‘Ramp
Richland
Board of Education
J. R. Chapman
L. O. McMurtrie
N. M.laws
Join Grieves
W.B. Whiffen
J. Q. Hall
D.r. Chapman
L. G. MeeMur
Anthony Hacker
W. E. Cummings
Spencer,Elsworth, Sr
The
Home Journal
G. A.B
Shiloh
St Clair Bullman
Rank Specht
Dengdat Fiman
George W. Taylor
Lacon
Frank Martins and Local Trade Bustle Amid Farm Work
Local notices cheer farmers busy with oats and spring grain while Frank Martins promotes soap flour and queensware. Town news includes travel from Streator, a school election set for April 19, and town trustees and police appointments. Community chatter, shop offerings, and mild gossip fill the page with a lively midwestern small-town pulse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkand
Frank Martin
Frank Martin's
Hugh Harvey
Streator
Red Jacket
Katie Vogelaang
Henry
Ada Campbell
George Ray
Lacon
Barton
Amos
Vanantwern
Traes
Lews
Nebraska
Dakota
H. J. Adams
Moreland
Bullivan
Pooria
Local Notes and Obits From Camp Grove Area
Obituary reports Richard Gorman death on March 29 with burial at Catholic Cemetery in Camp Grove. Notices mention M. Beohurah and Miss Manele Divi, school reopenings, and local officials’ appointments. Road bridge hazard near Van Ostrand called unsafe after a recent runaway. Lime Kiln Club ends season. free trade debate favored by the club. Various social updates, school assignments, and community inquiries conclude the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Beohurah
Manele Divi
Richard Gorman
Shea
Hdgband
Camp Grove
Wm.Rickey
New
John. Powers
Frank Maxwell
Jennie Warren
Henry
Mra
Ellamith
Joseph Ray
Chambers
Holmes
Lizzie Huffman
Wisdom
Doyle
J. A. Coulter
van Ostrand
Local notes from La Prairie and vicinity report accidents and elections
In La Prairie and nearby areas residents share a mix of small-town news. Porter Webber remains active in gardening, Walter Burnett and his wife relocate to a renovated home, and a Solomon Gravy house relocation accident caused damage. Mrs Gravy escaped serious injury. Presiding Elder White preached at La Prairie Center M E church, while local clergy attended a presbytery near Monmouth. La Prairie election results narrowed to close party ticket adjustments. J P Root was ruled ineligible and Kane James Burrell substituted. Wood vendors Stewart and Clifton stay active. school changes include Mr Will leaving La Prairie Center and Miss Mattie Lytle teaching in Turnbull. J B R Lytle, former correspondent, earned a medical degree in Chicago and plans to practice in Garnett, Kansas.
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A. Porter Webber
Porter
Walter Burnett
Sloan
Solomon
Gravy
White
la Prairie Center
M. E. Church
Saratoga
Houston
Ball
Monmouth
la Prairie
J.P. Root
Kane James Burrell
Stewart & Clifton
Will
Mattie Lytle
Turnbull
Bell
J. BR. Lytle
Ruah Medical College
Chicago
Garnett
Kansas
SoLoon
Prohibition Voice Dominates Wenona Church Pulpit Spread
Rev Mr Baker of Metamora preached on temperance at the M E church in Wenona. His evening discourse argued strongly for prohibition while local sentiment discusses temperance politics and social issues amid party debates.
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Venonus
Bearded old Darby backs Republican turnout and local notes
The article recalls a Republican push with old timers in Evans township and Venona, noting Frazer's death in Nebraska, Haney's temperance talks in Peoria, and Cash M. Taylor editor of Sedzewick Pantagraph. It mentions Milton Bayne seeking a Chicago opinion, Parrett visiting Venona, a runaway team scare, a street accident injuring a girl, and ongoing snow poetry progress.
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SNES
Old Darby
Pepublicah Party
Joseph Frazer
Tima
Nebraska
Frazer
Evans Township
Scribe
Pantagraph
Cash
Southern
Kangas
Milton Bayne
Chicago
H. Foster
Bayne
James Parrett
Venona
M. M. Hamilton
Mineral Springs Gossip and Local Incidents
April flowers appear and farmers sow wheat and oats while stock stays healthy for spring. Notices on schooling, visits, and a fatal dog shooting prompt concern over pistols and youth behavior. A humorous note ends with Heathen Chinee outburst.
Frank Soper dies at seven in Putnam
Frank Soper eldest son of Mr and Mrs Henry Soper died of spinal meningitis on Saturday at about 6 00 am he was 7 years 10 months and 29 days old The funeral was in the Christian church Sunday Elder John Wherry gave the consolation remarks The community united in expressions of sympathy and thanks from the Soper family followed for support The piece notes local politics and business shifts including a big republican birth and local construction projects and future ties to the tie factory both including Mr Hinds plans for steam power
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Henry Soper
Christian Church
John Wherry
Soper
John Wherry’s
Peter Bachman & Son
Chicago
Peter
Charles Dodd
Henkins
Constable Johnson
Squire Condit
Ase Earnhardt
Messrs Hall
Harr
Henry
Esq Cook
Hinds
Ang
Town notes and upcoming events in the district
Local items report school elections set for April 19 and appointive town duties. Citizens note travel plans, religious services, a Friday shaving visit, and a new windmill on a farm. Two patents are granted to residents: an automatic grain register by John Wherry Sr and a cultivator attachment by Thomas Williams for weed control.
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Pobool Trustess
Om 'Abo. P. Carroll’s of G
Barney Darwin
MiiKuan
Omeinati
Ferd Ballewegz
Nebraska
Isaac S. Wilson
Far West
Christian Church
John Wherry
P. Bassatt
Henry
Thos. Soper
Thomas Williams
Thomas
Ludwig
Irrigation Facilities and the Favorite Prescription
The fragment notes a comparison of irrigation facilities attributed to Henry and contrasts it with a referenced favorite prescription. It suggests a focus on improvements and a guiding principle or remedy in practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Death of Hennepin resident Glea Lynden at home
Glea Lynden, aged about 70, long time resident of Hennepin, was found dead in his room after retiring for the night. His funeral drew a large crowd, with services at the river and burial beside his mother nine years after her passing. Mrs A H Storms leaves for Manistee Michigan to join her husband. Albert Leech returns from Dakota. Miss Fowler visits Morris. A buggy accident near the Congregational church injures two boys and damages Mr D's cart.
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Hennepin
Glea
Lynden
Ay Havens
Merly
Qhisazo
Fialsteaa
Haven
Bealda
Mra
A. H. Storms
Manistae
Mich
Albert Leech
Dakota
Miss Fowler
Morris
Antha Martin
Congregational
Darey
Mr D
Mavi
Wnirtz
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Durham Brothers
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Charles Trone
W. A. Haws
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