Local Gossip From Chilli Cothe and Nearby Towns
Oscar McLaughlin visits Chilli Cothe on business while Nellie Thomas visits Wolcott in La Rose. Ethel Webster calls on residents Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. Pribble of Vernon visits her son Will and wife. Ringling Bros. circus ads appear in Peoria as residents note travels and visits. Mrs. Porch hosts Edna Thomas. Ben Russell and family attend church. Evelyn Haskins is ill. Viletta Murdock leads B Y P U. Eva Stowell’s funeral is held by Fred Gehr and crew. Peggy Wilson returns from Dakota. first watermelons arrive. Mr. Thomas travels to visit Roy Tarvin in Vernon. Tia Parker’s Chicago visitors plan a two week stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar McLaughlin
Chillicothe
Nellie Thomas
Wolcott
la Rose
Ethel Webster
Pribble
Vernon
Will
Ringling Bros
Peoria
Porch
Edna Thomas
William Osborne
Harry Marshall
Malone
Camp Grove
Ben
Harvey
Viletta
Murdock
Fred Gehr
Eva Stowell
la Prairie
Peggy Wilson
Dakota
Lawn Ridge
Bessie Horn
Mary Brimmer
Myrtle Wilmot
Mead Nurss
Mildred
Estherville
Clifford
Karl Hekle
Edson Relfsnider
Galesburg
Lucy Milton
Gardner
Mass
Curtis
Frank
W. B. Thorp
South Chicago
Thompson
India
Local notes from Canon City: visits, repairs, and social counts
Misses Edith Waugh and Grace Aitchison enjoy Canon City scenery and a light Sunday shower. Willie Greene visits from Chicago Heights. cousin Fred Van Antwerp travels with him. A Chicago preacher delivers a sermon here. Gapen's new house gains features. Mystic Workers initiate Jesse Duncan and Will Frisbey. Bert McLaughlin reopens an old well. Mrs. McCartney's Colorado visit resumes. Ohio relatives join a happy reunion. Tesmer returns home. Three local girls from across the river prompt admonitions about conduct and public behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Edith Waugh
Grace Aitchison
Canon City
Col
Willie Greene
Chicago Heights
Maxwell
Fred van Antwerp
Chessman
St. Louis
Chicago
Lacon
Gapen
Mystic Workers
Jesse Duncan
Will Frisbey
Bert McLaughlin
Recital at M E church by Mrs. Frieda Kane Barnes
LA PRAIRIE notes a recital by Mrs. Frieda Kane Barnes at the M E church on August 19 with assistance from Miss Bird Bunseth and Prof. Charles Leigh. Barnes is a pianist and Illinois Wesleyan conservatory graduate. Also mentions various social visits, obituaries, and local notices including Miss Eva Stowell's death and funeral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frieda Kane Barnes
M. E
Edna Johnson
Brimfield
Alice Scoon
Wilmot
Little Virginia
Cuba
H.N. Wilmot
Will Scott
Nellit Burnett
Jennie Pringle
Mary McIntyre
Peoria
Niagara Falls
Frank Marshall
Monmouth
Eva Stowell
M. BH
Barnes
Oak Hill
Epworth League
Edna Miller
Wyoming
Bess Clarke
Anna Stowell
Speer News Mixed Visit And Local Happenings In Walton Ga
Walton Ind locals report visits from relatives and neighbors. Events include farmers' elevator business, funeral of Miss Kate Speer, and gatherings at Speer with Rev Curtis and Rev Thorpe. Community notes mention threshing, stereoptical sermons, and church life at Lawn Ridge and South Congregational.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton
Ind
Farmers’ Elevator
Guy Barrows
Gibson
C. E. Gaumer
Princeville
G. M. Locke
Henry
Kate Speer
J. H. Hall
Alta Aman
Peoria
Ladies’ Association of
Speer
Ella Hinman
Roy Harrington
Chicago
Lawn Ridge Church
South Congregational Church
Saylor
Wm. Gray
Dr. Curtis
W. B. Thorpe
William
Henry Speer
Quiet Lacon Primary Elections Prompt Ballot Reform Debate
The Lacon voter turnout was high yet many abstained to avoid exposing party preferences. Local readers urge changes to print all party tickets on one ballot, replacing current color coded, separate ballots to allow cross party voting. The piece also notes civic events, mill employment changes, local commerce, and a weekend band concert drawing crowds.
Toluca Faces Cattle Disorder and City Action Urged
Toluca endures cows running at large damaging property as authorities urged enforcement of livestock laws. The Great Westerns, Jr. beat Roanoke 8 to 1 last Sunday. A gang halted Santa Fe track work between here and Ancona. Night policemen Olino and Marinelli resigned. replaced by Knupf and Plumbo amid mayoral tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toluca
Great Westerns, Jr
Roanoke
Santa Fe
Here
Ancona
Joe Olino
Vincent Marinelli
Joe Knupf
John Plumbo
Granville Echo Highlights Local Mishap and Plans
Edwin Hullinger broke his nose Tuesday at Lars Matson's while catching a fly in a hay field. Businessmen planned a county vacation getaway with Richard Thompson hosting a riverbank summer resort. Judge Mills moves to Hopkins Avenue ahead of becoming a Granville resident. Kate Edwards, former Magnolia teacher now in Chicago, visited Dr Taylor as she nears twenty five years teaching eligibility for pension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Hullinger
Lars Matson
Edwin
Richard Thompson
Judge Mills
Hopkins Avenue
Grandville
Kate Edwards
Magnolia
Taylor
Boost a Bit Here You Discontented Knocker
A lively urging to quit moaning about the city and join in with the band. The speaker rallying the crowd to sing and cheer, to boost morale and participate in the joyous rhythm rather than complain.
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Anna Culter Hall
Terie
Bebe
First National Bank
Capital
Gee Jones
Eas
L. Jones
W. W. Dewey & CO
New City
John Hartley, Jr
Helm
Mis
J. A. Swhm
Henry, III
C. Hissle Smith
Main Street
DRS
Cromwell & Coggshall
Physicians and Surgeons
Henry, Ill
Dr. Cromwell
Dr. Coggshall
BH. A. Hall
B. F. Forrest
W. J. Thomas
West Street
F. C. Willett
Whitefield
Ill
McKillip Veterinary College of Chicago
Fred W. Potter
Henry E. Jacobs
Telephone
R. M. Barnes
Ae H. Magoon
DR. R. 8. Bayne
J. J. Henry
J. A. Williams
Henry, II
F. J. Scholz & Son
Evansville
Maylfair Bros
McNabb, Tg
Oluntia Fye
Main St. Peoria
Richard
Carroll
Arthur B. Smith
the Burial League of the
United States Capital
Office
Charles Clifford Doran
Benjamin Moore
McLaughlin Bros
Sparland
William A. Smith
Chicago Veterinary
Illinois
Sparland Department
Sparland Personals
Foley
A. J. Ironmonger
Kate Spens
D., W. Thorpe
Rex
A. B. Curtis
Republican
Milton Gaumer
Charles E. Smith
West Franklin
Maine
Dr. King
A. J. Ironmonger’s
New Orleans
Scofft
Dick Antuche
Walker
Beaver Dam
Wis
Mr. Dickerson
Boss Carder
Lowell Grieves
George Grieves
Boss Fuller
Millard
Lowell
Charles Perdew
Missouri
Miss Baldwin
Indiana
James Thompson
James
Harry Ramp
Frank Kanive
Ed Hannum
John Helm
Granville Echo
Lydia E. Pinkham
America
Lydia
KE. Pinkham
Pinkham
Biol Promen Pond
Lydia KB Pinkham
Lydia E
Wade
John I
Thompson, Lacon, II
J. S. Thompson & Son
First Mortgage
Salt River Valley Ranches
Phoenix, Arizona
Salt River Valley
Arizona
Greene & Griffin Real Estate & Investment Co
Phoenix
F. A. Powell
E. H. Hutchins
John Kline
MCCA
Henry TM
East Boon Lv. Henry
Henry. Ly. Henry
Putnam
Bureau
la Salle
Ottawa
Morris
Joliet
Enslewood
G. Vale
Warren Cowles
D, m. So
Jefferson St
Peor
T Agent. Pas, Agt
la, Ill
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