Sparland Chautauqua Week Preview and Local Gatherings
The Sparland column notes a bustling Chautauqua week with visits from Mrs. Wm O Leary Ruth Marland and others, plus plans for Labor Day on Sept 2. Local social calls include Miss Lester from Lacon Beatrice Scoon and Ed win Randolph guests Andrew Aitchison hosts a string of visitors and dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ters
Lulu Frank
Tillie Pointner
Myron Lester
Lacon
C. D
Harty Marshall
M. C. Marshall
Columbia Park
Chillicothe
J. H. Adkinson
Winifred
Springfield
Adkinson
Horatio Campbell
Sparland
Sadie Marland
C. D. Marshall
Coliseum
Chicago
Wm. Osborne
Louis Osborne
John van Antwerp
Harrison Thomas
John Riddell
Marshall Smith
Ganzer
Susan Taylor
Teachers’ Institute
George Frank
Moline
Fern
Marla O'Leary
South Bend
Ind
Peoria
Andrew
Aitchison
Beatrice Scoon
Denver
Col
Edwin Randolph
Delavan
Lincoln Chautauqua Sets Attendance Records This Year
Alma McFarland visits uncle Allison Garrett as vacation continues. Lacon hosts the teachers institute this week aiding attendance for Chau tauqua and Old Settlers picnic. Lincoln Chautauqua reports record attendance and satisfaction with the season. A Mayo Clinic operation is planned for Mrs Theo Kaiser in Rochester. Harry Maxwell hosts a family reunion with Chicago relatives and a lawn group photo. Other guests include Solomon Nighswonger, Charles Scott Osborne, Orla Vincent, Edw Van Antwerp, Lyman Vincent, Eva Zimmerman, Scott Osborne, and Clarence Fleming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma McFarland
Allison Garrett
Teachers’ Institute
Lacon
Old Settlers
Lincoln
Theo Kaiser
Mayo Bros. Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Harry Maxwell
Charles Maxwell
Chicago
Harry Green
Chicago Heights
L. C. Nighswonger
Solomon Nighswonger
Sullivan
Charles Scott Osborne
Orla Vincent
Edw. van Antwerp
Lyman Vincent
Eva Zimmerman
Tonica
Scott Osborne
Clarence Fleming
Progressive Party promotes Foley Kidney Pills in ads
A local notice describes the Progressive Party as endorsing Foley Kidney Pills for backache and bladder issues. The advertisement touts the pills as healing and nonhazardous, sold in two sizes in sealed bottles with a yellow package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Ironmonger
Talk on Training Youth At Steuben Church
In the afternoon he and wife accompanied them in an auto at Steuben church and delivered an interesting talk on the early necessity of training the young with several illustrations of the path that leads to life eternal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steuben Church
Paint and visits mark Lawn Ridge social scenes
Morris Perkins begins painting his barn while neighbors visit from Chicago and St Louis. Threshing delays due to rain, crops look mixed. Residents share illnesses, travels, and family moves as community life continues in Lawn Ridge with several upcoming relocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawn Ridge
Morris Perkins
Marnett
Chicago
Will Moody
Ruby Harris
Champaign
Ed Tanquary
Hear Spariand
Charles Goodrich
St. Louis
Wm. Harris
Moody
Sunnyside
Wash
Mr. Goodrich
Louis Odell
Thomas Collins
F. E. Nurse
Ohio
John Reed
Wilbur Armstrong
Roy Wilcox
Illinois
Fred Moody
Kentucky
Estas Wilson
Dixon
Ferguson
J. B. Green
Will Aitchison
Estus
Saratoga Sunday School Convention Program
Sunday Evening August 25 opens with a voluntary by Flora Kelley and devotional services led by Mrs. Busby. A nominating committee is appointed followed by vocal duets by the Hauger sisters and Rickey. Sessions cover Sabbath school lessons, class attendance, lesson study, music, superintendent aims, and home study. Officers are elected and the event closes with a benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Doyle
E. S. Busby
Saratoga
Charles Russell
Belle Doyle
Beulah Busby
Maybell Hauger
Hauger
Rickey
Busby
Local social notes mix with health ad and revival tale
Bradford and nearby towns see a flurry of visits and calls as families gather at homes and lakeside spots. People travel to Mendota Chambersburg and Chicago for events while health ad recounts kidney relief from Foley Kidney Pills. A revival meeting ends with two speakers joking about their place behind the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sister Jones
Brother Smith
Court House News In La con court actions on sidewalks and estates
Circuit Court reports: city's broad high and ninth street sidewalks to be assessed final completion certificates filed and hearings set for Sept 1. Estates of Dominick Enrietta Henry H Kirchman Henry Fisher details on administration proofs inventories and sales ordered, notices to parties, and adjustment terms. Real estate transfers listed including Wenona and Lacon parcels. marriage licenses issued for residents of Toluca and Garfield Osage townships La Salle county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
City of
Lacon
Dominick Enrietta
Henry H. Kirchman
Harriet E. Kirchman
L. R. Phillips
John Kraus
Lawrence Peterman
Stephen O. Hendrick
Whxecutrix
Henry Fisher
William E. Moore
Daniel H. Gregg
Wenona
Fred Mawbey
Isaac C. Carter
Ball
Eva Kraus
Curtis M. Lucas
Henry
Hilda M. Prior
Wm. Wilson
John Carlson
Godfrey Hikelbarney
Washburn
James M. Owen
Nunzio Bartolomeci
Toluca
Frangesco Bruno
Teresina Volpe
William W. Williams
Garfield
la Salle County
Ella L. Brennan
Osage Township
Water Well Expert Seeks Patrons in Henry County
John F. Tarter of Henry County advertises over 20 years in the well business offering competent service and perfect satisfaction. He claims customers save money by consulting him for sinking wells and notes a dated message 12-7tt.
Also Mentioned on This Page
DENCE
TION
Public Service Company
Northern
Bradford, Ill
D. J. Owens
A. B. Foster
Sparland Department
Wm. O'Leary
Ruth Marland
Lester
Simpson Home
B. L. Eaton
Will Green
Fred
Chester van Antwerp
Schaff
Nellie O'Leary
Anna Luft
George Golden
Phoebe Bowers
Magnolia
George Bedford
Dickens
Battis
Chautauqua
Edna Thomas
Velma Campbell
Mary Osborne
Jessie Rheinbeck
Fred van Antwerp
Chipeey Heights
Saturay
Lulu Kinney
Saratoga Township
Wpworth League
F. H. Gehr
Charles A. Paine
Elsie Gehr
Grant Barton
Elmo
Kas
George Simpson
Daugh
Olgar Crossley
Princeton
Sheriff Motter
Robert Pringle
Albert Russell
Walter Luft
Paw Paw
Luther Williams
Baptist Church
A. C. Hodgson
Steuben
David Elliott
Berkshire
England
E. F. Hunter
ILL
Mrs. Corbin
Mr. Locke
Hearl
Kittredge Farm
Corbin
Mamie Locke
China
Charles Blood
Richard Dunn
Wilmot
Miller
Ott Hurd
John Russell
Helen Evens
Wyoming
Willard
Phillips
O. W. Hurd
E. Hinman
Saratoga Sunday School
Bureau County Fair
Peter Reynolds
H. B. Peterson, Theai
Chas. L, Trimble
Tary, Chas, L, Trimble
Wm. Perry
John Finnegan
Bradford
Roy Maynard
Willie Perry
Lake
Willie Flynn
John O’neal
Mell Griswold
Hiram Allen
Kate Conover
Ida Leibeck
Clara
Edward Merritt
Halladay
Wm. Piper
Bert Piper
Whitefield
Bert Sullivan
Milwaukee
Wm. Minier
Mr. Weir
George Minier
Rudolph Miller
Tiskilwa
Gertie Allen
Grandma Griswold
Carl Barker’s
Grover Paul
Harry West
Hazel Pettys
Maynard
Joseph Soder
Frank Smucker
Bert Halladay
Iowa
Harry Halladay
Rebecca Doty
Grandma Doty
George Milner
S. F. M. Charles and
Reynolds Brothers
Dora
Viola Reed
George Smith
Daniel Donovan
Frank Jennett
Harvey Hunter and Sons
H. Goodale
Rutland Record
A. J. Lindgren
Rutland
Joseph Garrity
Raymond Fitzpatrick
Imelda Moran
William Sievers
Evelyn. Hartley
A. Ward
Charlotte Rowland
Lucy Mateer
Alfred Mateer
Ottawa
Court House News
John F. Tarter
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!