Our Sister Towns and Local Movements Across Counties
The item notes Mr and Mrs John A Titus and Mr and Mrs Igo joining Easter Sunday services at Lawn Ridge Congregational church. Pringle brothers rent their farm to La Prairie then head to Denver to pursue sheep business in Mexico. Downey, former Lacon Democrat editor, moves from Kendallville to Butler to buy land. A dispute over Truman Rakerd’s house location in Marshall county is clarified by a Monday survey showing the county line touches the east edge, affecting residents and voters of Bennington township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Titus
Igo
Congregational Church
Lawn Ridge
Asaster Sunday Services
Pringle
la Prairie
Denver
Col
Mexico
H. Downey
Lacon Democrat
Kendallville
Ind
Butler
Truman Rakerd
Marshall County
Truman
Bennington Township
Rutlond
Local Notes From Lacon Highlight Visits Births and Tragedy
Lacon social notes report Mabel Green on vacation and teaching at La Grange, visits by Mrs Samuel Wilkinson of Dwight, and other residents returning from trips to Lexington, Richmond, Pekin, and Chillicothe. Apron Carnival at McMurtrie’s hall nets about $40. Edna Wright sang at the Methodist church. A birth is recorded for Joel and Mrs Jones of Magnolia, and Mrs Louis Duchesne welcomed a daughter. Eugene McLaughlin is found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot in the South ward. inquest held as authorities assess the circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Green
la Grange
Samuel Wilkinson
Dwight
Lidward Green
Mabel Franklin
Lexington
Richmond
Ree
Estelle Gunnison
Peorie
Jaydna Matthews
Fannie Moray
Chillicothe
J.R. Chapman
Clark
Pekin
Sarah A. Bullman
Kansasity
Lacon
McMurtrie
Charles Roth
Herby
Myrtle Crossman
Lagon
Geenan
Toluca
Eugene Mogughiin
Henry Gorman
Ohi
Ongo
Everett
Everettis
Eugene McLaughlin
South Ward
Dick Russell
Omn
McLaughlin
Lenz &Lenz Furniture
One Day 25 Percent Discount at A Fiedler and Son
Special discount of 25 percent for one day only on men's and ladies tan shoes at A Fiedler and Son Henry Illinois. Every pair will be sold at some price or other. A Fiedler and Son proclaim themselves leading shoe merchants.
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A. Fiedler & Son
Henry
Ill
Henry, MI
A. Fiedler& Son
Fiedler & Son
Sparland Notes and Local Visits Highlight Week
Frank A Barry was predicted about directed last Saturday. Paul Nighswonger shelled corn for Wm Abidoll last week. ONS members went to Lawn Ridge Thursday night to Institute n. chanter. Mr Duncan of Sioux City visited his aunt and cousins and stayed with B S Duncan and wife.
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Sparland
Frank
Barry
Paul Nighswonger
Local Notes From Varna and Surrounds
Varna and nearby towns report social events and moves bargaining for county convention delegates. Weddings, visits, property purchases, parish affairs, and a dance share the weekly chatter along with brief notices of travel and meetings. A health advertisement promotes South American Nervine.
Whitefield Corners News Roundup and Local Notes
Local notes report Abbie Barker improving after illness and Hmma Swift returning to Henry. Sugar Grove Sunday school organized. visits from Mrs Johnson of Lone Tree. Abram Anderson of Lone Tree ill but improving. Community members visit Clark, attend funerals for Mr Paskell and Calef. A Swiss president once lived in the U S and war experiences of Frey noted in a reminiscence from Dr Leroy Dible.
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Whitefield Corners
Abbie Barker
Swift
Henry
The
League
Sugar Grove
Johnson
Lone Tree
Abram Anderson
Charlie
William Fosdick
di Daapater
Fosdick
G'M Clark
Winnie
Babe
Paskell
Calef
South Whitefield Household Movements Noted
D Hubbard and family spent Sunday with home folks. Negie and Frankie Duncan are new pupils at the Bonham school. Bertha Christman will assist Mrs O K with housework this summer. Mark Ball and family spent Sunday at their uncle George Mag R Weaghop now rides to the country in a fine new road wagon, delighting his children.
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South Whitefield
D. Hubbard
Negie
Frankie Duncan
Bonham School
Clothing Goods Ledger From a Local Store
An OCR fragment lists fashion items including capes ladies dresses skirts misses and children s shoes. The text indicates a catalog or sale inventory with various apparel categories.
Local Trade Ad Lists Hats Hosiery and Carpets
An old newspaper classified item advertises men hats boys hats ladies misses children's wear and items like hosiery carpets and wall paper along with related goods in a general sale listing.
New Port Underskirts Highlight Store Sale
A local store touts record low prices on merchandise and a new line of Ladies Capes at Manufacturer's Cost. Men and Boys clothing is advertised as heavily discounted alongside an immense stock of New Port Underskirts on display.
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Cece
Newport
Cash Drives Down Prices on Shoes and Dress Goods
A shop proclaims a price slashing campaign for shoes and dress goods over the next 16 to 20 days. It touts cash as the only way to force the lowest prices and invites customers to pay with cash to maximize value.
Local Notes Report From Area Last Week
Van potmarn's wagon first ran here last week with John driving. W B Jacobs and family visited J W Waughop on Thursday. D Hubberd owns a cream colored colt with a snow white face admired by passersby. Our school election passed pleasantly with H Marshall reelected. board includes H Marshall I W Waughop and H D Bonham. Wright Burson of California and Miss Waughop of Henry visited Saturday. Burson district elected Leslie Waughop as director joining Daniel Betts Milton Heller. Keifer district elected Alfred Botta as director. Grandma Jacobs mourns daughter Mrs Sanderlin ill with pneumonia. telegram reports Mrs Sanderlin's condition as grave.
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H. D. Bonham
I. W._Waughop
H. Marshall
Wright Burson
California
Miss Waughop
Henry
Burson and
Kieferso
Burson
Leslie Waughop
Daniel Betts
Milton Heller
Keifer
Alfred Botta
One Day Shoes Sale at A. Fiedler & Son Henry MI
One day only Saturday sale at A. Fiedler and Son Henry Michigan offers men and ladies tan shoes. Prices and details not fully legible but promotion emphasizes leading shoe store offerings.
Steuben Notes on Farming and Local Visits
Abner Watkins shows some improvement after illness and Mrs A Tanquary returns from Princeton. Farmers report oats finished and some plowing for corn. Steuben Township Convention likely in Bethel within four to five weeks. Robert B Fort and an unnamed man enlisted in Sparland to go to war. David Blackwell injured by a horse, bedridden Sunday. Mr and Mrs W Monier returned from a Southern trip, California climate praised but Dolé is preferred. health improvement noted.
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David Watkins
A.tanquary
Princeton
Steuben
Bethel
Robert B. Fort
Sparland
David Blackwell
Mra W. Monier
California
Dnolé
Wagon mishap and post church excitement in town
Alf Betts and wife started for town when a frightened horse overturned Mrs Betts near the starting point. A second horse ran into a tree, breaking harness and tearing clothes as Bert Duncan’s buggy escaped a brush pile. No serious injuries reported.
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Alf Betts
Mrs B
Mrs Betts
Betts
W. Duncan
Bert Duncan
Bert
A Fiedler & Son Shoes Sale at Henry Illinois
Men and ladies tan shoes offered by A Fiedler and Son of Henry Illinois will be sold at various prices. The store is promoted as leading shoe dealers with multiple pairs available.
Prairie Center Notes and Local Arrivals
James Hastings builds a 36 by 60 barn. Bert Fritz’s Indiana brother visits. Truman Packingham works with James Speers. Mrs Frank Marshall has had a severe cold. Robi King, Louisville Medical College graduate, visits relatives. Mrs John Reynolds is bedridden. Rev P Nesbit returns from Monmouth Presbytery meeting at Biggsville. Wm Monier and wife and James Smith and daughter return from California and report a pleasant winter. John Thompson from the Corners will skip wagon trips this year due to nearby wagons from Chillicothe and La Prairie Center.
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Prairie
James Hastings
Bert Fritz
Indiana
Truman Packingham
James Speers
Frank Marshall
Robi King
Louisville Medical College
John Reynolds
P. Nesbit
Monmouth Presbytery
Biggsville
Wm Monier
James Smith
California
John Thompson
Chillicothe
la Prairie Center
Pain Balm Brings Instant Relief for Burns and Rheumatism
D O Brant of Santa Ynez California says his wife traveled east in 1888 and suffered rheumatism until using Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. He reports it never fails for rheumatic and neuralgic pains and gives instant relief for burns and scalds. Sold by Dr Powell.
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South
J. E
I. A. Powell
Chamberlain
D. O. Brant
Hennepin notes and social items from Granville area
Local notes list residents visiting in Peoria and Chicago and report on farm, church, and election events. Mentions include Dr O B Davis in Peoria, Mrs Mullin improving after illness, and a large Granville reception for A W Hopkins’ son marriage. Community updates cover alumni meeting, temperance lecture, and a Granville funeral. Also short local ads and a catarrh cure testimonial.
One Day Sale at A Fiedler and Son Henry Ill
A one day sale is announced for Saturday at A Fiedler and Son in Henry Illinois. The notice highlights prices and items available exclusively for the event.
Putnam News Roundup from Elgin and Nearby
Mrs BH Calhoun visits her parents at Elgin. Mr and Mrs J R Robinson plan a Nebraska move. Putnam County S S convention set for April 30 and May 1 at the M E church with later program. Easter exercises praised at the Christian church. John Williams, 85, dies near town. funeral at M G church.
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J. R. Robinson
Red Cloud
Nebraska
Putnam County
K. J. Anderson
Charles
Abraham Anderson
Lone Tree
Daniel Chance
Chas Olanoco
Local Notices And Social News From Magnolia
Sunday visits featured as Art Dean and family join parents. Amanda Smalley of Streator visits kin and serves Salvation Army. Otto elected director. election results list several local trustees and officials. Epworth League plans a social at Ramage House April 26 to raise funds and elect officers. Rev M Fawcett will deliver Cuba lecture next Saturday at 7 30 pm to aid church debt.
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Magnolia
Art-Dean
Sandy- Spant
O. Balderson
Lawrence ‘Broaddus
Joe. Hawes
John .Hawes
Thos Hawes
Amanda Smalley
Salvation Army
Thayer
Cliff Winters
Powe
Cliff “Hawes
Varna
Henry
Otto
O Taylor
B Detenbangt
B.gurnea
W.H Potter. Bailey
Mitchell
Fe Lash
Lash
Jim “Wable
Toluca
Wable
Epworth League
Ramage House
M Fawcett M H
Cuba
Elizebeth Stockhaus Suffering Bedside Health News
Elizebeth Stockhaus is confined to her bed due to sickness. Joseph Boyle shipped a car load of hogs from his own farm on Tuesday. O Bumgarner has hundreds of two year old grape vines shipped from New York at reasonable prices. Willis Mills and wife return from Chicago where she has been in hospital four weeks but is improving. Several local figures attended events in Granville and Lostent lectures. Elwood Trueblood of Indiana preached a sermon then planned a trip to Iowa and Nebraska for a few weeks including Half Year meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizebeth Stockhaus
Joseph Boyle
O. Bumgarner
New York
Willis Mills
Chicago
H. K. Smith
Oliver Wilson
A. W. Hopkins
Granville
Walter Griffith
John Wilson
Cyril Hawes
Clear Creek
Black College
Center
Paine's Point
Lostent
Steward
J. R. Evans
Elwood
Trueblood
Indiana
Joshua Mills
Iowa
Nebraska
A Fiedler and Son Special Discount Offer
A Fiedler and Son promotion highlights a 26 percent price reduction with Henry III noted among the buyers and the family business emphasized in the sale listing.
Florid News Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Events
The Rev Bliss of Big Sandy visited Florid on Wednesday. J B Davis of Hennepin remains seriously ill. James Packingham of Granville fell ill after fruit rtes on Friday. Walter Dagger plans to attend the Grand Ridge Presbyterian service Wednesday. Mrs Wm Bosley of Cottage Hill attended a social last Saturday. County Superintendent W E Hawthorne visited the Florid school on Monday. J B Albert oversaw road grading from Florid to Hennepin last week. Billy Patterson warned of potential gun use if upset over mayoral election. Wi Kay had an accident when a wheelbarrow frightened a horse in Florid, causing damage to buggy and harness. he walked home. An O E ice cream social at the church drew a large crowd and was financially successful. The autograph quilt with 136 names sold to T A Hetricks for 9.05.
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Hennepin
O.b.davis
Peoria
Chicago
Stauffert
George
Wyanet
H. H. Leech
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Thompson
H Marshall
Monier
P Vau
O Gale
Mary McCormick
John Shields
Misa McMorras
John Kennedy
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Joe Hartley B. Norn
Bellé
Momence
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Homer Myers
Junction City
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Triday
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W. 9
Cordia Broaddus
Nina Hickman
Switzerland
Leroy Dibdle
Kansas City
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Gettysburg
Libby
Cannah Jones, Henry, Til
Grandma Jacobs
Lin. Sanderlin
Wymore
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Bly
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Ely
A. O. Clark
Shawmut Ave
Boston
John Williams
M. G. Church
Gcastorea
Quaker Lane
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