Sparland Local News and Election Notices in The Henry Republican
In Sparland on April 13 1905 local news includes plans for a new four room school building and a school election set for April 15. Village election is slated for April 18 with calls to vote for candidates who support town improvement and Sparland’s growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Bouton
Sparland
Henry Republican
Lewis Webster
New York City
Lewis
James O’leary
Walworth
Wis
Arum
Messrs. I
H. Gehr
Andrew Aitchison
F. A. Barr
Waynesville
Gehr
Should 2 Few Families Own One- Wirth of Our Wealth
The piece questions wealth inequality and the concentration of national wealth. It argues that limits on billionaires may be justified, linking laws to long-term reform and suggesting change comes through enlightened public opinion. Quoted from Cleveland Meffett via Success Magazine and promoting The Republican subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
America
Cleveland Meffett
Success Magazine
Community Notes and Tax Reports From Local Neighborhood
D R Blackwell has been quite sick this past week. Neighbors report visits from Monier families in Henry and Milo and Hopedale. Farmers finished sowing oats. corn planting time discussed. Bethel church had no service as Rev May assisted in revival meetings in Vermont. Sunday school reorganized with officers elected. Tax collectors’ reports list Steuben Evans Roberts Richland Belle Plaine Hopewell Bennington Lacon Henry and other districts with receipts, delinquents, and commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Blackwell
Tom Monier
Henry
Ed Monier
Milo
W. Monier
Otis Thompson
Hopedale
Jennie Watkins
Bethel
Rev. May
Vermont
Bursk
Albin Gallop
Myrtle Gallop
Lesta Betz
Easter Finances Weigh on Father as Family Grows
The speaker laments the family Easter preparations and new clothes for daughters, wife, and sons while he bears all the bills. The verse contrasts springtime joys with financial strain felt by the father.
Yourself as Rival and Ally in Business
A sermonette urges each person to see themselves as the strongest competitor and greatest ally. Emphasizing individuality and self discipline, the speaker urges stripping down to essential manhood and giving full effort in daily work. Compare rivals to inner self and urge honorable competition with others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Jekyl
Mr. Hyde
Corinth
Carthage
Springfield Journal
Joys of Summer Fishin Worms and Sunshine
Poem excerpt in a Washington Star piece celebrates summer pleasures. It paints a scene of fishing, bright sun, laughing willows, flowing water, and the dreamlike calm of a stream as the season invites relaxation and imagination. The tone is nostalgic and lyrical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crick
Washington Star
Wealth and ruin in a fleeting stock rise
The article contrasts fortunes of Rockefeller Schwab Harriman Gates and Guggenheim who started as a rag picker and died with a lost fortune of 50 million. It notes the vanishing nature of worldly wealth with a Latin adage about life and fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Schwab
Harriman
Gates
Guggenheim
Court House News Marriage Licenses and Real Estate Transfers
Court House News lists marriages of Arthur G. Hansen and Nora A. Mitchell both of Cornell and Cyrus McCall of Sparland with Rosa Heiner. It records multiple real estate transfers including family parcels in Toluca, Wenona, Santa Fe Additions, and Whitefield. Probate matters cover numerous estates with orders, final settlements, and allowed claims from Toluca and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur G. Hansen
Cornell
Nora A. Mitchell
Cyrus McCall
Sparland
Rosa Heiner
John R. Wabel
James H. Wabel
Long
Lacon
John C. Moodey
L. R. Phillips
Holmes & Hecock
Henry
Dominick Javelli
David M. Stratton
Santa Fe
Toluca
Dommino Javelli
Mary E. Gaumer
Loren J. Wilson
Sec
la Prairie
Mike Johanas
John Briski
Sherwood
Wenona
Mary E. B. Morgan
William E. Monser
Abram Bell
Clinton E. Smith
James BE. Thompson
Sampson T. Rowe
Esther H. Foster
Jennie Smith
Stephen Cornell
T. J. Hoge
Robert W. Butcher
George Pritchard
George Ball
Charles T. Layton
Sarah C. Holmes
Kathryn Fay
Nailon Bros,’ Co
Rock Island rail plan signals major 1900s upgrades
The Rock Island system plans extensive betterments for the year including 400 miles of 85-pound steel rails across Illinois Missouri and Kansas costing over 1 million. Bridges and old structures will be renewed at about 800000 across Missouri Iowa Nebraska and Kansas. Major terminals will be enlarged with about 1500000 spent. 115 locomotives ordered by July 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Railroad
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
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F. H. Gehr
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Jennie Ray
Mattie Evans
Our Village
George Houck
Peoria
Joe Malone
Duke Brothers
Curtis Tanquary
Wallace Hoadley
Ward
Allie Webber
Webber
H. Campbell
David Anderson
Nellie Thomas
Robert Duncan
Kansas City
Charles Duncan
William Taylor
Melby Marshall
California
Ernest Kline
Spainand
Republican
James Mathias
Evans
MacHolstrom
Roberts
IF. T. Morgan
Richland
Walter S. Rediger
Belle Plain
Wm. T. White
Hopewell
Glen Strawn
Bennington
Joe Silva
Edward Hacker
Chales & Vogelsang
Court House News
Wernenneneennen Ag
Waugh
A. Arrontson
Sparland, Ill
FF. H. Gafhr
Sparland, Illinois
Rock Island Betterments
Marshall County
Sparland Arna
Washburn
Oper
Weigia
WM. Riddell
Wescott
Cas
THE
Sparland Bank
I. Thompson
E. Smith
Wain Siddell
M.A . Hussenfly
I. M. Forbes
E. F. Hunter
Nny
National Biscuit Co
John Vanantwerp
Ayers
Powell
Buckingham
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