Sparland Social Roundup Includes Weddings and Visits
Sparland residents report frequent visits and family gatherings from Henry, Peoria, Bloomington, and Speer. Notable events include the Nov 27 1915 wedding of Lulu May Kinney to Wilson Jarmon at the Kinney home, with both praised as junior locals, and Jarmon later taking a La Rose teaching post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarmon Kinney
Wm. Kinney
Lulu May
Wilson Jarmon
Ward
M. E. Church
la Rose
Sparland School
Clarence Jarmon
Chillicothe
Dakota
State Normal
Boy Scout Entertainment and Lincoln Statue Unveiling
Readied for the second annual Boy Scout contest and the unveiling of the Lincoln statue on Friday evening December 3. The statue is mounted and praised as a good likeness by an observer. The program features Henry Orchestra with contestants Henry Hoskins Grant Royce Billy Osborne Louis Royce and others alongside patriotic airs. The event includes unveiling by Fred Royce and Gladys Van Antwerp with medal presentations to Hans Otto and participants from Spar land Public School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Henry
Henry Orchestra
Henry Hoskins
Grant Royce
Orchestra
Billy Osborne
Louis Royce Reading
Helen Luft
of Lincoln
Boy Scouts of
Sparland
Fred Royce
Gladys van Antwerp
Hans Otto
Community Notes From Steuben County Thanksgiving Week
Mrs Archie Compton and children dined with Mrs Elizabeth Compton. Asa Nightwanger builds a corncrib on his farm. Miss Sarah Charles improves from rheumatism. Wm Charles, Claude Doran visit kin. Henry Sargent’s corn husking hindered by arm boils. Albert Russell sidelined by lumbago. James Sargent hears from Ella Sargent in California. Henry orchestra to play at Sparland Baptist church Dec 3. Lincoln statue unveiled then. Tramp given work but unable to use tools. Boy Scout contest details announced. Elizabeth Marlane writes from Chicago. Wm Colwell ships furs to St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Hill
Henry
Grant Royce
Louis Shultz
Sparland
M. C. Marshall
Mabelle
Peoria
Bagwell
Chillicothe
Freda Marshall
N. Jarman
Ill
May Gillette
Rev. Ward
Oklahoma
Kansas
N. B. McCartney
Bloomington
Everett Simpson
Venona
Charlotte Duncan
Speer
Wilbur Root
Oscar Hill
Elmer Frisbey
Marl Harreson
Baptist Church
Mortimer Ross
North Dakota
H. Campbell
Campbell
Olive Hastings
Smith
Floyd Longman
la Prairie
Anna Evans
David Timmons
F. H. Gehr
Zetta Gehr
Elsie Gehr
Edna Zellhoefer
Leroy
Mills Walker
Verna Wynes
Moline
James Patterson
Chicago
U. P
R. H. Ingram
Edward Shafer
C. D. Marshall
Rebekah Lodge
F F. A. Ganzer
Versailles
Ganzer
Albert Russell
James Sargent
Ella Sargent
California
The
William Kehlenbach
Edison Blackwell
Henry Sargent
Roberts
Bessie Hawks
Abraham Lincoln
Newell House
Hans Otto
Sparland Baptist Church
Henry Orchestra
Elizabeth Marlane
Temple of Fine Arts
Thomas
Wm. Colwell
St. Louis
Broadmoor Thanksgiving Visit and Local Travels
Wilbur Ervin and family of Putnam visited Broadmoor relatives Saturday. Miller Cunningham and wife were Peoria visitors Saturday. Irvin Coppertune and wife went to Alabama for the winter. Miss Alice McKean returned from Peoria for Thanksgiving. Mrs. Frank Thirkell traveled to Iowa for her brother Vidal Driver’s illness. Miss Alice Jurgensen, teaching near El Paso, spent Thanksgiving with her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadmoor
Wilbur Ervin
Putnam
Miller Cunningham
Peoria
Irvin Coppertune
Alabama
Alice McKean
Frank Thirkell
Iowa
Vidal Driver
Alice Jurgensen
el Paso
Postponed Social at Saratoga M E Church
The social at Henry Aukland home is postponed to a later date due to weather. No services were held last Sunday. Expect normal services next Sunday with Sunday school at 2 pm, public worship at 3 pm, and Epworth League at 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga M. BR
Henry Aukland
Epworth League
Laughter Aids Digestion and Promotes Comfort
Laughter aids digestion and is a healthful exertion. A more effective aid is Chamberlain's Tablets for indigestion. If troubled, give them a trial. They cost a quarter and are obtainable everywhere.
Thanksgiving gatherings and town notes from Camp Grove
Camp Grove residents hosted relatives from Milo and Pekin area for Thanksgiving. A box social at Grant School raised funds for books, while local residents and visitors attended, shopped, or traveled to Peoria. A local barber, Fred Bohnert, known as The Kaiser, is noted in passing with a report of a suicide in Peoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Grove
A. J. Kistler
Silas West
Milo
Lem Boyer
Western Boarding and Supply Co
Leona Bushawn
Peoria
Nellie Hickey
Joseph Mahalak
Woming
Charles Wingate
John Wilson
Joseph Montayne
Frances Keison
Mary Duttar
Herberger
James Herberger
Bloomington
Margaret Flood
Bradford
Jack Malone
Stark County Telephone Co
Joseph Emmett O'Brien
St. Viator’s College
Bourbonnais
M. W. O'Brien
C. J. O'Brien
Edgar Moon
Wookey & Co
Charles
Charlie
C. Z. Flanders
F. B. Crabb
Grace Nichols
Buda
Katherine Herberger
Mary Cluskey
H. L. Hunt
Edn O'Shea
Chicago
W. H. Davidson
David Real
Jimmie Winne
Jimmie
Grant School
Moline
Nellie Cooney
Grant Davidson
Brown’s
Business College
Lizzie Barnes
Rosalia McGinn
Academy of Our Lady In
John Sparkel
Darlene Gubbins
Jennie Moran
Wyoming High School
Thomas Gubbins
Marie Kelley
Marie Gill
James Hickey
M. W. O’brien
Frank J. Wilkins
Pekin
H. W. Lackman
William J.B
Fred Bohnert
the Kaiser
Bert Duncan
Peoria Herald-Transcript
al Gary
Western Avenue
Bonhert
Catherine Schneider
Gury
Louis Liscen
Bohnert
Whisky Bottle Found With Deceased. Inquest Held
The deceased man, aged 38, carried a whisky bottle in his pocket. He claimed a wife in Portland Oregon and distant relatives in Gridley Iowa. Emil Schepp of 393 Franklin Street was distantly related and has taken charge of the body at Wilton Undertaking. The inquest convened at 11 o'clock Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Gridley
Emil Schepp
Franklin Street
Wilton Undertaking Establishment
Bohnert
Rough Weather Delays Corn Husking In South Whitefield
Local notes from South Whitefield report continued cold and wet weather hampering corn husking. Thanksgiving visits are noted among residents including Glen Wagner, Walter Holler, and the Hunt families. A hospital update mentions Blanch Farling's improving health as others extend holiday greetings. An advertisement praising Dr King’s New Discovery warns of lung dangers from neglected colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Wagner
Walter Holler
S. T. S. Hunt
Henry
Benj Hunt
Mr. Finnegan
Chicago
Frank Pearson
Bonham School
Miss Riddell
Local Social Notes From La Prairie and Surrounding Towns
LA PRAIRIE society meetings and visits mark the week with reports of Mrs. Armstrong’s return from Pontiac Chenoa and Peoria. Thanksgiving gatherings include Mr and Mrs Roy Foster and others. relatives travel between La Prairie Lacon and Omaha. The funeral of James Patterson Sr. is noted with details of attendees and burial in U P cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. N. Wilmot
Pennsylvania
T. E. Scott
Houston Heights
Texas
Mabel Webber
Lacon
J. W. Greene
Ana Burnett
J. M. DeVault
Harry Leigh
Lawrence Turnbull
Ivan
Clyde Longman
Atna Eichstaedt
James Patterson
Chicago
U. P
Thomas Martin
Henry Patterson
Wood
Peter
Eliza Patterson
Cyrus Root
Boise
Ida
Calvin Stowell
Omaha
Hannah Greene
Walla Walla, Wash
A. Wilmet
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsement From Henry Resident
A Henry citizen, Anton Frey, retired farmer, testifies that Doan’s Kidney Pills relieved his kidney pain, swelling, and weakness after suffering backache and irregular kidney function. He recommends the remedy, noting two boxes cured him, with price 50c at dealers, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Dogn
Anton Frey
Doan
Frey
Foster-Milburn Co Preps
Buffalo, N. Y
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the Republican
Sparland Department
Boy Scout Entertainment
Luo Plusian
South Whitefield
Albert Damm
Bernadine Holler
Wilbur Hastings
Dallas
Mr. Brown
Wilbur Alstings
Spurland
Brand
Epuyr Flour
W. H. Quiram
Lacon K
J. Kistler
A. W. Schriver
Lichstaedt & Longman
la Prairie van Antwerp & Osborn
Wm. Tre
Whitefield Putnam
Miner & Hall
Illinois
California Avenue
Chicago, Ill
Matthew Steele
Northern Illinois Co-Operative Burial
Allen B.omnith
Auo
Illinois Traction System
Pavlor Orr
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