Bertha Marsh and visitors fill Qur Sister Towns page
Bertha Marsh visits in Lacon with friends while Hidna Bowers tours Varna and Mrs Georgia-Stateler. Austin Bennett visits Mrs Marsh and sons George and Will. Florence Tuttle visits Helen Chaloner in Kansas City. Births noted for Chas Long and Geo Hutchins. St Clair Bullman return from Chicago due to son's illness. I O G T social rains out but draws patrons. Horticultural Henry Islands picnic well attended with fishing and boating. Mission talk by Rev Arthur Irving on Congo fields. service follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LACON
Bertha Marsh
Hidna Bowers
Varna
Georgia-Stateler
Austin Bennett
Marsh
George
Will
Florence Tuttle
Kansas City
Helen Chaloner
Chas Long
Geo Hutchins
Boyoth
Cora Coolper
Peoria
Theo Trapp
St Clair Bullman
Chicago
Ullman
Henry
Congo
Africa
Arthur Irving
Local notices and society items from Whitefield area
Whitefield notes report Lizzie Monahan from Henry visiting a sister Maggie and church attendance by Mrs Aukland Mandy and Mrs Nowaiee. Social events include Ladies' Aid Society at Mrs Clift's, a barn dance at Mr Hofer's, guests from Henry and Ella Burdett, and visits from Mildred Clift and Mrs Goodrich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Monahan
Henry
Maggie
Aukland
Mandy
Nowaiee
Center Sum Nmay
Ladies’ Aid Society
Nathan Stringer
Vinnie
D. M. Dunlap
Dunlap
South Whitefield Family News and Local Greetings
George Holler and wife spent a day in the country last week. Willard Odell and family spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs N Stershall. Nellie McCune, visiting Mrs Willis Yanghonp, returned home Tuesday. Grandma Robison was quite poorly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Whitefield
George Holler
Willard Odell
N, Stershall
Nellie McCune
Willis W Yanghonp
Grandma Robison
Barn Dance Planned at H Hofer’s Tuesday Evening
Last week notes include a barn dance at H Hofer’s planned for Tuesday evening promising good times. Visitors from Peoria Norfolk and Sparland joined Mr and Mrs Hafty Marshall for a pleasant Friday gathering.Threshing continues locally with oats fair in quality though yields vary, averaging around 21 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma ' Gher
Sparland
Paul Nighswonger
Acre
Frank, Johnson
Peoria
Fanny
Ida Johnson
Norfolk
J. O. Garrett
Hafty Marshall
Georgie Waughop
Streator
James Jacobs
James
Grandma Jacobs
Whitefield
Lois
Charley
Busie
Whitefield Notes and Local Happenings in Whitefield Corners
Town column records visits from Lucy Burt and Augusta Reeder, speaking engagements by Rév Woolley for Epworth League, and family news. Mark Calef returns from Vermont to stay with sister Lucy Clark. New butcher shop thrives with John Adler help. George Snell sells farm to Clark Swift. Winnie Dillie visits from Farmington. Mrs J S Worthington injured lighting oven burner. recovery ongoing after near fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitefield Corners
Rod Townsend
Nebraska
W. W. Society
Lucy Burt
Sugar Grove
Our
Epworth League
Mark Calef
Vermont
Mra Lucy Clark
Pier
G. Barker
Davis
New Jersey
Barker Brothers
Homer
John Adler
Henry
George Snell
Clark Swift
Snell
Tresdick
Worthington
Havin
Princeton
Saunemin
J. P. Swift
Ucky
Weather and social notes from Hopewell county visit and threshing
Gusta Shultz returns home from Kansas City as rain improves crops. A Saturday dance at Ludwig Tommes draws crowds despite bad weather. Sawyer and DeLong harvest reports show 43 and 45 bushels per acre with minor overstatement. Peter Roth helps Miller and Stoner with threshing while Billie Perdew recovers from a sore hand. Bonajah Martin’s steam threshing outfit sold at mortgage sale to O Aultman Co. for 3500. three horses sold also as part of the same mortgage ending with modest prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gusta Shultz
Kansas City
Lud Thomas's
Sawyer Boys
A. DeLong
Hopewell
Henry
J. O. Stoner
Ludwig Tommes
Peter Roth
Miller & Stoner
Billie Perdew
Bonajah Martin
O. Aultman& Co
Local Notes From Neponset and Nearby Towns
R B Hayes returns from the fair this week. Carpenters work on John Turnbulls new house with E R Leigh moving in before frost. Mrs X O Wilmot visits Neponset. Mrs B L Root and boys travel to yolatt Nitchell Dakota. A pleasant dinner at R McCulloughs, Henry Scott of Neponset visits Richard Davidson. Uncle Dick bruised from a fall. Amos I Leigh and Mrs Holloway of Chillicothe wed at her home last week. Prof A Raparneon of Wesleyian University will lecture at La Prairie Centre Sunday evening Aug 13th. Epworth League invites all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Hayes
John Turnbull
E. R. Leigh
Frost Files
X. O. Wilmot
Neponset
B. L. Root
Yolatt
Nitchell
Dakota
R. McCullough
Henry Scott
Richard Davidson
Amos I’. Leigh
Mrs Holloway
Chillicothe
A. Raparneon
Wesleyian University
Middletown
Conn
Epworth League
la Prairie Centre
M. B
Illin ois resident leaves for Mount Pleasant Ohio
Will Dungan who has been in Illinois for the past three years left for his home in Mount Pleasant Ohio last Saturday. Rev Lowther lectures at Magnolia on August 8 on Is marriage a failure with 20 cent admission for ministers' relief. Local youths visit Rock and Deer Park. Miss Stillwell class recital in Tonica praised. R A Y and J C Boswell noted Brownwood Texas resident suffered chronic diarrhea until Chamberlains remedy helped. sale by J. Wece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Dungan
Illinois
Mount Pleasant
Ohio
Buckley’s Arnica Salve Offered For Sale
Buckley’s Arnica Salve advertised as best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers fever sores and skin eruptions. Promises cure for piles with satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Priced at 25 cents per box sold by Dr Powell The Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell
Magnolia News Roundup From Magnolia Town
Magnolia, Maud Walker of Gridley visits relatives. Ellen Ginnis of Normal visits friend Mrs Ramage. Belle Shields of Grange visits grandma Mrs Horton and family. Fannie Mateer of Rutland guests Ora Bishop. Nd Taylor visits Peoria sisters. Elder Haney preaches on camp grounds before a large crowd. Cora-Dent offers ice cream or milk shakes near the post office. Mrs Pendleton and Nets tie go to Minooka for two weeks. Mrs Clara Law returns from Toluca. Casper Gurnea pays Magnolia a flying visit with wife and two little girls. Geo Park from Galesburg arrives for a few weeks near Magnolia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Mateer
Rutland
Ora Bishop
Nd Taylor
Peoria
Haney
Cora—Dent
Dr Pendleton
Netstie
Minooka
Clara Law
Toluca
Rother Jne Wabel
Casper Gurnea
Magnolia
Putnam Threshing Nearing Finish Amid Visits
Threshing near completion as a light crop feeds the area. Alby Petys of Tiskilwa is ill but improving during a visit to Ed Hunter. J S Hawkins visits friends in Princeville. Grant Perkins reports a splendid time after returning from the World’s Fair. Bloomington students camp at Walnut Grove. a Princeton colored picnic at Undercliff with band and orchestra. Mrs Grace Kenney returns to Chicago to rejoin her husband, a banker at the World's Fair venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Alby Petys
Tiskilwa
Ed Hunter
J.S. Hawkins
Princeville
Fredie Wood
LaMars
Iowa
Muns
New York
Francis Downey
Grant Perkins
Bloomington
Walnut Grove
Princeton
Undercliff
Grace Kenney
Chicago
Mr Kenney
Iowa State Bank of the World's Fair
Bly's Dream Balm Proven Effective for Catarrh
Three years of use with Ely's Cream Balm cited in over a hundred special catarrh cases as a top remedy. Testimonials report complete cures with continued use and relief from headaches and discharge. sampled by J H Montgomery & Co., Decorah Iowa and J H Sommers, Stephney Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bly
J.H_Montgomery,& Co
Decorah
Iowa
Ely
J. H. Sommers
Stephney
Conn
Hunt family visit ends with home repairs in progress
Mr Sid Hunt and Mrs William Hunt visit relatives in the west. The schoolhouse is undergoing repairs including overhauling, new ceiling, hallway lining, and a new shingle roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid
William Hunt
Local improvements and noted visitors in a rural area
John Thessinger undertakes house renovations including siding blinds windows and a new east porch. Des Moines visitors N R Thompson and daughter Bessie visit Mrs Geo Hartenbower, while Packenham Amos Paxson Ransom Har tenbower and others, with several children, are listed as residents or visitors in the vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thessinger
N.R. Thompson
Bessie
Des Moines
Geo Hartenbower
Community Notes On Health Visits And A Birthday Event
The column reports several health recoveries including Mr Henry Detro and Mrs C H Ransom under Dr Miley. It notes visitors Kate Shaffer Mary Balonseifer and Morningstein girls at Andrew Morse's home and acknowledges an overlooked donor naming Mrs Gus Otto. It recalls Mrs James Humes's 72nd birthday celebrated by friends on Quaker Lane with a generous basket dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Shaffer
Mary Balonseifer
Andrew Morse
Morningstein
C.H. Ransom
Miley
Ransom
Gus Otto
James Humes
Quaker Lane
Humes
Ray
Ben
Farm report and town notes from Marshall County
Crop yields are light for potatoes and corn with wheat at five to ten bushels per acre and oats yielding over twenty five per acre. A new meat market opened by Driver and Hay. A church near Camp Grove to be completed and opened for about 1000 worshippers. Lightning struck a church near Camp Grove causing minor damage. Milo and neighbors shipped ten cars of fat cattle to Chicago. Cisterns dry and water scarce. blackberries dried up. grapes abundant. A local shower helped crops and livestock rebound. Conley’s horse was killed and its contents consumed by fire with no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Driver & Hay
Camp Grove
Uinman
Griswold
Corbin
Milo
Chica
Marshall County
Conley
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Qingham
Pengees
Eton
Clarke
Adams Street
Faursday
Savanna
Jones
Savannah
P. P.P
J. C. Boswell
Brownwood
Texas
Chamberlain
J. Wece
Buckley
Maud Walker
Gridley
Ellen Ginnis
Normal
Mrs ] Ramage
Belle Shields
Grange
Mrs Horton
Stainbrook
Geo Park
Galesburg
Her
Mt, Palatine
Mr. Abbott
F. E. Bush, Henry, III
Hills & Smith
Henry, Ill
John Kline & Co
Carl
John Kline
Ill
Clear Creek
Henry Detro
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