Tragic Princeton Student Nellie Monier Killed in Train Crash
Miss Nellie Monier, 23, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J Edward Monier of Princeton, died when her Cadillac was struck by a passenger train west of Malden Bureau County. She taught at Malden High School and was en route home for housework.
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Nellie Monier
J. Edward Monier
Princeton
Malden
Bureau County
Monier
Robert Doran
T. Floyd Monier
Charles Casey
Lacon
Milo Township
Bradford High School
University of Illinois
First Methodist Church
J. E. Monier
Margaret
Bel Broadmoor
Laura
Manlius
Wilbur
William
William Monier
California
Notice of City Election in Henry Illinois 1921
Notice to Henry Illinois citizens of Marshall county that a city election will be held April 19 1921. Voting places Engine House First Ward Deelzer Co office Second Ward Dewey Son office Third Ward open 7 am to 5 pm. Offices: Mayor City Clerk City Treasurer Police Magistrate First Alderman Second Ward Alderman Third Ward. Signed April 6 1921 at Henry Illinois with notary seal. The Henry Republican publishers George Burt & Son and staff.
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Henry
Marshall
Illinois
Deelzer & Co
Dewey & Son
Henry, Ill
A. D
City of Henry
Ill
City
City Hall
City of
Doelzer & Co
Third Ward
W. W. Dewey & Son’s
W. W. Dewey & Son
Letter details illness of Kittie Pace and health of Mayor Olmstead
Mrs Royal Olmstead reports her granddaughter Kittie Pace recovering after a severe appendectomy in Denver at St Anthony's hospital. Kittie aged stenographer for a Denver firm faced complications but is now on the road to recovery. Her husband Mayor Royal Olmstead has steadily declined at Wood Croft Sanatorium Pueblo since August 1920. W C T U plans a meeting April 19 at 3 pm with Mrs M C Doyle hosting and Mrs C E Griffin leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Kittie
Olmstead
Oil at Lawn Ridge Seeks leases near Northampton area
An Oklahoma oil company plans to drill multiple wells on 5000 acres around Northampton and Lawn Ridge after expert J A Perry reports oil and a dome near Lawn Ridge with anticlines toward Northampton. The first well will be on the Christe Reynolds place seven miles northwest of the city. Royalties offer one eighth. Leases sought from regions south to the Rome bluffs and north into Marshall county.
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Northampton
Lawn Ridge
Oklahoma
J. A. Perry
Christe Reynolds
Bluffs
Rome
Marshall County
Chillithe Bulletin
Trips to Starved Rock with Pierson Ballard Boat
Captains Pierson and Ballard announce a new service linking Ottawa with Starved Rock. The Pierson steamer will carry up to 75 passengers and connect with Swain boats on special trips starting around May 15 when the state park opens. Ballard, former Lolla owner, joins as partner to expand excursions.
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Pierson
Ballard
Peoria
Charles A. Pierson
S. H. Ballard
Ottawa
Starved Rock
Swain
Threshermen organize county group at Lacon court house
A meeting of threshermen formed a county organization at the Lacon court house on Tuesday afternoon. Alex Martin of South Lacon was elected president and D Marshall of Sparland secretary treasurer. J M Boyer of Decatur and J B Landis of Ohio assisted, with strong western-side representation.
Woman's Club of Henry Announces Annual Luncheon
The Woman's Club of Henry will hold its annual luncheon next Tuesday evening April 19 at Mrs. Clifford Haws home. Lunch will begin promptly at 6 00 pm and members are asked to arrive a little before the hour.
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M. C. Doyle
C. E. Griffin
Woman's Club
Clifford Haws
Geneseo native Ralph Spencer named Farm Adviser in Kentucky
Geneseo Republic reports John Ralph Spencer, a Geneseo native and son of Dr. Wilbur Spencer, has been elected Farm Adviser by the Crittenden County Farm Bureau in Kentucky after graduating from Illinois State University. He faced strong competition but earned a fine reputation among local farmers for his work in farm advisory roles.
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Geneseo Republic
John Ralph Spencer
Kentucky
Illinois State University
Crittenden County Farm Bureau
Crittenden
Farm Bureau
Henry County
Geneseo Friends
Spencer
Ralph Spencer
Wilbur Spencer
Geneseo
Jail Boarder Leonard McFarlin Returns to Joliet
A Whitefield township man, son of the late John Spencer and nephew of Mrs. Rosella Herr, was the only inmate at the county jail this year. Leonard McFarlin, once arrested at LaRose for defrauding a citizen, was identified by Red Cross staff as a patrolled Joliet convict from Winnebago county. The Joliet sheriff retrieved him from Lacon Saturday and sent him back. McFarlin, an overseas veteran, appeared unsettled in talks with locals.
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Whitefield Township
John Spencer
Rosella Herr
Whitefield Corners
Leonard McFarlin
LaRose
Red Cross
Joliet
Winnebago County
Lacon
McFarlin
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John Urbanec
Fred Flensberg
Postoffice
Allen B. Smith
BUICK
Bogner Auto CO
W. A. Smith
Sparland
Edelstein
Plowman and Fordson Homrighouse & Vail, Putnam
Lucrena Stock
Vern Mathis
Public Service Co
Northern
Otto
Henry Republican
Iil
Congress
George Burt & Son
George A. Burt
Lauretta E. Mercian
George Heininger
Joseph Heininger
Mrs. Royal Olmstead
Bering Wells
Woman's Club OF Henry
Democratic
L. Kane
Haws A. Otto
Albert EB. Ertle
Chas. EH. Jones
Chas. Dille
George Ek, Pace
I. O. Winship
County of
State of
A. Otto
A. Doelzer & Co
E. L. Kane
Albert E. Ertle
Chas, BH. Jones
Judson Ong
George E. Pace
John Fehring
Hawsa
le Marine Bea
Albert Be, Ertle
Chas, E. Jones
Chas, Dille
J. O. Winship
Fe, L. Kane
Chas. BH
Jones
George E, Pace
Haws A, Otto
Albert E, Ertle
Chas E. Jones
John Ford
E. F. Haynes
E. L. Rand
Albert E. Ertld
Chas. E. Jones
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