Local Notes Highlight Henry Friday Visits and Chicago Trip
The column lists residents visiting Henry Friday and Thursday, with several in town for afternoons and weekends. It notes Velma Campbell staying with relatives, John Van Antwerp calling, and Anna Culter Hall seeking an eloction class. A large group planned to attend a Magnola ceremony and John Riddell made a business trip to North Dakota with Claude Carty.
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Lewis Webster
Henry
Curtis Tanquary
O’conner
Peoria
Schaft
Bedford
Alfretta
Velma Campbell
John van Antwerp
T Campbell
Jesse Reinbeck
N. W. Tanner
Anna Culter Hall
Fred VanAntwrep
al Watkins
Milby Marshall
Familly
Columbia
Park
Chillicothe
Aid
Ben Hewitt
Bettry
Tim Warr
Antwerp
Chicago-on
Perexcitaion
Nellie Walker
Olince
George-Simpson
Big Bend
Magnola
John Riddell
North
Chicago Heights
Fred
Chester _Van Antwerp
Sparland News Roundup Includes Visits and Labor Day Parade
Wm Riddell shown improving after illness and visiting Sparland Bank. Lottie Duncan and nieces guests figure in social scene. Miss Lillian Green and Mrs Belle Bradley from Chicago join gatherings. Charlie Haven recovering well after appendicitis. Gas and Electric Line upgrades reach Sparland area. Roland Leary returns from Peoria with Gladys Gibbons and Brant Owen. Labor Day plans announced with senator F Ream as speaker, parade and ball game. Iva Hoadley visits from Kewanee, stirring memories at Sunday School.
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Wm. Riddell
Lottie Duncan
Frank van Antwerp
Lillian Green
Chicago Heights
Belle Bradley
Chicago
Charlie Haven
Illinois Gas and Electric Light Co
Sparland
Henry
Chillicothe
Roland Leary
Peoria
Gladys Gibbons
Brant Owen
Brant
Gladys
William Riddell
Sparland Bank
F Ream
Iowa
Iva Hoadley
Kewanee
Hazel McLaughlin
Camp Grove notes and farm yields in local roundup
A Camp Grove column records visits of local residents, moves to Peoria, and weekend stays. It highlights threshing results with John Burners’ 75 000 bushels, William Gill’s 103 bushels per acre, James Murphy’s 7200 bushels, and wheat and oats yields on local farms.
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Camp Grove
James Colgan
M. M. MccManusj
Roach
Peoria
Samus King
Chicago
Cleveland
Jefferson
Mary
Celestia Fennell
Lucy Whalen
Exchange’ Bank
Charles Darling
Salisbury
Harry Dewey
John Nelson
George Skinner
Wyoming
John Burners
Red River
William Gill
Valley
Here
James Murphy
Saratoga
Camp
Grove
Local notices from Saratoga and surroundings
Saratoga readers report Miss Margarite Jones of Henry visiting Marion Doyle at Herbert's. Herbert Wilson returns from the west via South Dakota Iowa Minnesota. Mrs Owen Doyle Belle and Marion vacationing at Herbert's. Rena Webber visits Castleton. Clarence Sutton arrives from South Dakota. A cradle roll service and sermon to mothers planned at the church next Sunday. Fouts of Wyoming builds a new structure in Camp Grove after a previous fire. Frank Harmon and wife move into a new buggy. Jennie Higgins of Chicago visits J L Gray. Ioan Webber and Charlie Holmes trip to Niagara Falls. Mrs Wi Salisbury Sr plans to move to Henry September first near the Imbervaca. Mary Clark to Campunion. Mrs Karl Doyle travels to Chilliotithe to see grandma Thus who is poorly. A new cement bridge west of the church corner will aid road leveling. Mrs Holly Culton Lamp of Rock Island visits relatives. Will Smart travels to Peoria for tonsil removal.
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Saratoga
Margarite Jones
Henry
Marion Dolye
Herbert's
Herbert Wilson
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Owen Doyle
Belle
Marion
Herbert’s
Rena Webber
Castleton
Clarence Sutton
Fouts
Wyoming
Camp Grove
Frank Harmon
Jennie Higgins
Chicago
J. L. Gray
Niagara Falls
Wi _ Salisbury
Immbervaca
Mary Clark
Karl Doyle
Chillicothe
Church Corner
Holly Culton Lamp
Rock Island
Will Smart
Peoria
Local social notes and visits in La Prairie region
Numerous brief items record visits and events in La Prairie and nearby towns. People travel to Peoria and Chicago, attend weddings and showers, entertain relatives, and host picnics and family reunions.
Potatoes Harvested Richly This Season Amid Irish Ruby Market
A farmer reports a bountiful potato crop this season yielding hundreds of bushels per acre. The piece notes Irish ruby markets and rising prices as the farming community weighs the improved harvest against current commodity trends.
Local social notes and visits recount community gatherings
A long succession of visits, entertainments, and daily life events across households. Neighbors and relatives from Bradford, Kilwa, Davenport, Chicago, Rock Island, and Cottage attended calls, threshing, and birthdays. A Cottage church fundraising program features Mrs Hess, Miss Meta Williams, and local performances with proceeds benefiting the church.
Broadmoor Notices and Local Visits Highlight Week
Local brief lists visitors and relatives including Mrs Clarence Perkins and family at Normandy as well as A W Shriver and wife host duties. Birth announced for Alfred Holmes land and wife’s son. Bird life discussion notes success and economic value of sparrows wrens thrushes in pest control per Success Magazine.
Birds and seed eaters aid farmers by reducing pests
A single tree sparrow eats a quarter ounce of weed seed daily and in Iowa sized state would consume over 800 tons annually. Nut hatches and chickadees inspect trunks for insect eggs while chickadees eat hundreds of eggs and worms daily. Warblers vireos and flycatchers hunt pests. hawks and owls catch moles mice gophers and squirrels.
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Iowa
Toluca Herald Notes Trips and Local Developments
Toluca residents return from a ten day auto trip through Iowa Missouri and Kansas while Wednes day trip is planned to Greenfield. L C Jackson of Toluca Coal Co visits Wichita to review business. A new plate glass front goes in at the northern Toluca bank building. Excursions to Chicago are offered by Santa Fe and Santa Fe & A for 1 60 round trip. A Toluca brakeman James Greig suffers a foot injury from a spike while unloading. In Lacon county court Mrs Michael Cronin wins 1060 against the Peters estate for eight years care of a daughter. The upcoming city park vote on August 30 seeks Baby block site near Main Street for a park funded by 400 bonds. An elderly resident jokes about government backing and parking. A Kansas editor vows truth telling for one week. doctors predict hospital discharge in about three weeks.
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W. W. Twist
Iowa
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Kansas
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L. C. Jackson
Toluca Coal Co
Wichita
Kas
Toluca Bank
Santa Fe
Chicago
James Greig
Toluca
Lacon
Michael Cronin
Henry Peters
Tracey Tracey
Gronin
While
Attornmey
Jacobs
Henry
Frank Shipley
Joseph “Donnelly
Patrick Liston
Ed Cronlin
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Probate Court Names Guardian and Orders Commitments
Probate proceedings include approval of guardian reports and bonds for John H. Dedu minor and others. Petitions grant leave to sell crop rents and real estate to pay debts, with guardians ad litem appointed and supplemental inventories filed. Findings declare Isabella Hayline and Ann Downey insane, committing them to South Bartonville Central Hospital as county patients.
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Peon
Guardian
Frank F. Specht
Sarah
Waite
Johnston-White
Henry L. Peters
E. D. Richmond
Rachael L. Peters
Michael Cronin
J. R. Paskell
Jacob L. Link
Charles Dike
City of
D. Richmond
Isabella Hayline
South Bartonville
John F. Howard
Gannty
Ann Downey
John J*n Howard
Colored man judges fine for stealing chickens
A colored man was brought before a police judge accused of stealing chickens. He pleaded guilty and received a sentence after the judge asked how he lifted the poultry with a dog in the yard. The man replied he would not explain and warned the judge about consequences if forced to testify.
Way Bever Asthma and Summer Colds
A reader cites Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound as effective for hay fever and summer colds during hot months. The letter notes many share similar trouble and seek relief, urging others to subscribe to The Republican for more on the remedy.
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Bever
Auf Foley
Wolfry Sr
Chicago
Foley
Stewart
Acs Stronmonger
Republican
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