Rain halts farm work and social notes from Granville Roas
Rain stops farm chores as Mrs Wayne Ham hosts in Granville Roas. The column lists visits by Mrs D C Wright, Miss Pearl Day, Hattie Holmstrom, and others, plus local school board elections, club meetings, and a barn fire at John Selquist’s farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne’ Ham
Granville Roas
Ate
McCuskey
D. C. Wright
Jennie
Ladon
Bearle
Muschenheit
Forrest Hoffstetter
Ed Hangens
Tessie Belly
Streator
Ed Haugens
Varna
Chicago
Evans
Ed Maleham
Peoria
W. Held
C. H. Maleham
I.r W. Broaddus
Varna Woman's Literary Club
Emma Whetzel
Svere
Louise’ Wright
Marguerite:Hayes
Eileen- White
Lucila Hannum
George Bergstén
Son
Rockford
John Peterson
Walter Tucker
Canton
Mort Mortenson
Manchester
L. H. Brown
Adolph Bade
Elmer Shanklin
W. R. Broaddus
Guderian
William Bade
John Selquist
Selquist
Church Services Expand Amid Flooded Roads in Saratoga Me
The Saratoga section reports a church gathering held despite road washouts from heavy rain. Rev Kennedy absent. Mrs Hawksworth lauded as Bible student. piano duet by Mrs Doyle and Mrs Reinbeck praised. Sunday school at 2 and preaching at 3. piano contest votes given away. Crow Meadow area flooded with bridges washed out. residents aided by local crews. boarding and travel disrupted. bridge project at Crow Creek delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery Chester
Vyas A
Ayner
Did
Dwyer
George Eckhoff
Whitefield Corners
Albert Hoskins
Denver
Jennie Hoskins
Will Moore
Andrew Mercian
Bert Newman
Wilk
Wimer & Haas
Kennedy
Gus Hawksworth
Herbert Doyle
Arno Reinbeck
Harry Blackburn
Peoria
Lumbago
Mr. Bell
John Diverbiss
Saratoga
Crowmeadow
Davis
Bradford
Crow Creek
Mra
T. L.’ Wilson
Ralph
Mich
J.E
Quinn
Weather and community notes from Wheatland township report
Mrs Austin Clark improves health as floods wash out bridges and drown stock. Fred Townsend loses a cow in the creek. Charles Green hospitalized, oats not fallen due to wet weather. Local visits, road grader hires, and school elections noted. rain causes service cancellations, next Sunday services planned. Center and Wheatland boards sworn in with new directors. rainfall peak higher in Whitefield township with flood damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin’ ‘Clark
Oklahoma
Fred Townsend
Charles Green
Mira
Lucian
Jtvit
Henry Loewenstein
Hess
Robert Daniels
Ed Atkins
Roland Doyle
Vincent Shubert
Lucian Fosdick
Whitefield Township
Wheatland
Broadmoor Visitors and social notes from the area
Broadmoor reports several visitors including w A Saphier from Peoria and Gilbert Drawyer of Bradford with sister Mrs. Sidney Brown. AV Bean and wife of Whitefield stayed with Mrs. A W Shriver as H O Mallett and wife from Michigan visited friends. Rankin family from Indiana visited H G Rees, with a health ad on liver and digestion mentioning Chamberlains Tablets as a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Saphier
Peoria
Gilbert Drawyer
Bradford
Sidney Brown
AV. Bean
Whitefield
A.W! Shriver
H.O. Mallett
Michigan
India
H. G. Rees
Piano contest winner and local election notes in Pulnam
A collage of town notes reports the piano contest winner Wimner and Haas and a school election where Matt Drake won re election and Bert Sparling filled a vacancy. It mentions residents visiting relatives in Chicago and others at civic events plus a church Ladies Aid gathering. The weather brings heavy rain and local washouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford
Slade
Chicago
Murphys
Smirsc Ruby
Jie
Nis Wheeler
Willontertain
Ladies’ Aid
Society
Will
Chillicothe
Bupp
Murphy
Henry
Pispenider
Wimer
Paparey
Hpackag
Seemma Snes
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Wimner &Haas
Advv. Ee
Tefield -Corners
Broadmoor
Torpedo Grade
Illinois Gas
AML
Kindis Tribuicath
Ani
Béeviee
Glaibow
Eld
Gome
Hutchins & Downey Telephone NO
Three Big Stores
Henry, Illinois
Wimner & Haas
Pulnam
Prise
Belour
Teaia
Feilo
Aes
Chase, Ome
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