Lacon Notes Mark Busy August With Visits and Varying News
Neighborhood items from Lacon Illinois detail Mary A Maxwell obituary arrangements, local illnesses, and upcoming events. Reports cover Sunday school picnics to Chillicothe, a CL 8C picnic at Drake's Grove, excursions to Chatauqua Lake, and speeches by Rev Haney and Jim Haney. Odd events include a mugging of Dennis Haggerty, Old Settler's Day crowds, Gehrig's band, and a 6000-person turnout. Also noted: baseball game per purse, bank painting, town bridge work, and local travel and deaths including Cyrus McBeth of Lacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CL 8C
Drake’s Grove
Geo Cook
Willis Ford
Rosa
Mary Walters
Fannie Johnson
Chatauqua Lake
Niagara Falls
Cook
George
Chatanqua Lake
T M Shaw
J A Myers
Chicago
J W Haney
M_ E
Jim Haney
Lucy Simpson
Court House
Sparland
Dennis Haggerty
Lacon
Reeder
Grey Eagle
Henry
Chicago & Alton
Gehrig
Pekin
JG Blaine
Or Chillicothe
Lacon Reds
Chas Fay
First National Bank
Merritt Onyan
Sparland notes yield and local events in Sparland area
Cornelius Tunquery near Sparland posted 2456 bushels of oats this year on 40 acres. Frank Martin visited Senachwine Lake for recreation. Dance at Martins Hall August 20 drew 42 numbers. Marino's Italian band from Peoria played. A depot incident on old settlers day involved rival bus drivers and several passengers. some slugging occurred. Born to WB Holler on August 21 a son. Aunt Sally Thompson died August 21, age 67. Henry Hoskins left for Green County Iowa to visit daughter possibly buy more land. Mrs Lewis Nighswonger visited relatives from Green County Town. James Hayter returned from England with six fine horses. Dennis Haggerty of Logan reportedly knocked down and robbed between here and town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparland
Cornelius Tunquery
Steuben
Frank Martin
Senachwine Lake
Martin's Hall
Marino
Peoria
Frank Barr
WB Holler
Sally Thompson
Ellis Thompson
Henry Hoskins
Green County
Iowa
Lewis Nighswonger
James Hayter
England
Drought Burden and Local News From Saratoga
Drought woes persist in Saratoga with scarce water and dusty conditions threatening the corn crop. Threshing winds down as the harvest appears average though below expectations. Local social notes mention visits from W H Witty and Jo Organ party. a Lacon death. Wyoming camp meeting turnout. the Campbell stallion loss. Saylor real estate sale and relocation to Nebraska. Cotney relatives from Canton. and Frank Maxwell’s Illinois departure for Kansas.
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Saratoga
W H Witty
Ox Bow
Foster
Jo Organ
Mary
Dakota
Jacobs
McBeth
Lacon
Wyoming Camp
Wm Campbell
David Saylor
Illinois
Kansas
Frank
Local notes from Magnolia area with family visits and harvest talk
Community column recounts Abbie Burson visiting Mrs Fosbender in Veronna, youth baseball fun, church and school events, threshing progress, and local arrivals and departures. Mentions Spencer Ketchum heading to Nebraska, Miss Tillie Little visiting Chicago, and Mrs Gurnen moving to Kansas with updates on Putnam county conventions and local social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie Burson
Chas Fosbender
Venona
Willis Waughop
Wilersperave
Lewis Burson
Billy Taylor
Hattie
Mra
8S Johnson
Peoria
Fannie Wright
Lo ¢ Nighawonger
Churdan
Lowa
Charles Lancaster
Mt Palatine
Dan Betz
Mother Hubbard
Mills
Far West
Baptist Church
Chalmer
Rev Lockart
Coleman School
Oare
Ludwig
Adam
Gabriel
Skeeters
Thomas
Tillie Little
Chicago
Peter Klein
Nebraska
Spencer Ketchum
Board of Town Auditors
Hedge fence cutback order drives county notices
Commissioners across the state issue strict notices forcing owners of hedge fences over seven years old along public highways to trim down to five feet by August or face a $50 fine. Baseball players vow fierce effort in upcoming game against Ox On's. Mr and Mrs James Harrington return from visits in Wenona Garfield and Streator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Harrington
Wenona
Garfield and
Streator
Pinkerton
Hopewell Community Notes and Crop Prospects
Hopewell residents celebrate the Old Settlers picnic with about 8000 attendees as optimism for a strong corn crop grows. Weather signs and almanac readings spark hope for rain soon while local figures discuss regional settlement and amusing local tall tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell
Cleo
Old Settlers
Dudie Bangs
Chicago
Lacon
Shafer Coles
Harper County
Sandy
Prairie Mud Turtles
Prairie Boys
Notis
Ludwig
Local Notes and Incidents From Quaker Lane and Peoria County
Community updates report a stolen mare and colt valued at 250 dollars, Carrie set to plow with a spade and water issues discussed, and several grangers planning a trip to Senachwine for boating fishing lilies and music. Edie Griffiths expected back this week. five year old Wilson Abrams Jr. sustains a leg fracture from a rail yard accident at Peoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Lane
Carne Moore
Friend
Carrie
Jok Mills
R Michener
Orion
Senachwine
Peoria County
Edie Griffith
Mank
Swordfish on the New England coast and its ocean puzzle
A long observation piece discusses swordfish life cycles and migration from the Mediterranean to the American coast. It notes spawning in the Mediterranean, appearance around July, temperature preferences, and puzzling breeding patterns. It cites catches up to 790 pounds and a reported U S Fish Commission estimate of about 2 000 fish yearly totaling around 1 000 000 pounds along New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Connecticut
United States Fish Commissioner
New England
Hartford Courant
False Pride and Portraits of Annam
An old Texas Siftings anecdote contrasts modest beginnings with boastful sons, noting a mason’s son who mocks lineage. A disturbing colonial-era passage then describes Annam inhabitants as the ugliest people, detailing exaggerated, racist physical stereotypes and dehumanizing language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Siftings
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Rev Bower
Wyoming
McDonald
Washington
Vincent
Lagan
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Helen Gurnen
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Counwy Bluffs
Vritthe W
Ry Ite
Misa Safly Fyffe
Zillah
Putnam Counts
Granville
Penhabein
Strouter
Sane Kimbar
W Keller
Mero
Lambert
Uis
Oll
Emini Gurnen
Giannis
J R Mitchell
Gang South
Mrs Mitchell
OT Thornton
Wilson Abrams
Wilson
Bumneral Springs
Miss Burt
Pool
Miss Concil
Lostant
J E Bettler
Bobbitt
Albert McCaleb
Emery Kays
Buda
Cal Lambert
Woods
Mrh
Edward Jakes
Ava
Douglas County
Fleman Scott
Minis
John Scott
Christian Church
Illinois Spoon River Conference
Champaign County
Illinois Spoon River Christian Conference
St Nicholas
Michigan Avenue
Detroit Free Press
Annam
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