Lacon Grain Elevator Boosts Trade and Local News
Lacon now boasts a modern grain elevator with two rail lines to Chicago and the river, enabling strong competition for grain trade. D. C. Wallace, longtime buyer, pays 32 cents for new corn, higher than nearby towns. Mrs. Miner to settle in Lacon with her husband. Reports of chicken roost pranks, a runaway horse incident injuring Joel, scalp injury, Mrs. Thompson’s illness, poultry exhibition attendance, and local tidbits about W. E. Cook and live rats in a butcher shop.
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Lacon
Chicago
D. C. Wallace
A. Miner
Laura Wrightman
Miner
Sam
Riel
Fifth Street
Joel
Conl&bs
Peter
Sparland News Snippets of Local Mischief and Merriment
Sparland reports mischief with harnesses and crowded love escapades as teens parade to school events. Butterflies of gossip swirl around Roscoe Bonham and four girls, a choir of church talk, a death notice, and school affairs including officers, teachers, and Christmas plans. The piece notes persistent rain, mud, and upcoming lectures and trees, with local commerce and holiday cheer in town.
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Sparland
George Greenough
H. Greenough
Thompson
Zanquary
Citixen
Bethel Church
Artis
Garrion
Roscoe Bonham
H. D. Bonham
Hugh Keenough
Greenough
Roscoe
Rascoe
Hedding College
M E
Johnston
Moore
James Davis
Makaie
Clayton Lidge
Jnat
Dennis Conley
James Gallup
D L. Allen
OH. Campbell
F Seibold
Miss Garrison
Casterline
Lacon
M. E
Changes from farming shift and local notices in La Prairie
Farmers report rapid changes with many selling land mostly to Iowa. Names like Foley West and Peter Hill leave for Missouri while Steuben buyers head west. several vacated farms are filled by new owners such as Joe Malone. Debating society at Bethel thrives. Frank Drake leaves for Texas. tributes note his kind heart. La Prairie quarterly meeting, academy, and proposed literary society are outlined alongside local sickness and Romeo Crady's death.
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Foley
Iowa
Reason
Eter
Whitefield
Ows
Peter
Missouri
Steuben
Leonard Hosklon
Peter Hill
David Blackwell
A.D. Moore
Buttel Church
Bethel
Frank Drake
Texas
Frank
Wm. Monier
Joe Malone
Col. Fort
Spurland
French
Vincent
Romeo Crady
Blue Ridge
Knen
Reader of
Lacon
Forest Grove
Biged
Ema Currier
Magnolias hog trade draws crowds and curiosities
The Magnolia column notes hogs dominate discussions in shops and streets as February nears, with merchants blacksmiths and builders all feeling the hard times. It mentions Elder Haney's lecture on pioneer life and Mr. McComb's hotel curiosities from Putnam county, promising a hearty meal from his wife.
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Colin
Dr. Gaylord
Haney
Magnulla
Illinois
Itie
McComb
Putnem
A. B.G
Community notes from Snachwine with illness and a anniversary party
The column reports sick residents near recovery except Rev H C Birch's wife who is failing. It also highlights a surprise party for James Giltner’s 50th birthday with a feast, music by his daughters, speeches by Hon Williams, and generous gifts. Visitors included John Longman Iowa John Locke Minnesota Ephraim Hoyt and Edward F Pulsifer of Chicago.
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Snachwine
H.C. Birch
James Giltner
Hiliams
John Longman
Iowa
John Locke
Minnesota
Ephraim Hoyt
Edward F. Pulsifer
Chi- Cao
New Wheatland Court Clears Tenant in Crop Dispute
In Wheatland a local court settles a corn crop dispute between a landlord and tenant. The court finds the tenant guilty after review but avoids harsh penalties, declaring the defendant a “hog” while noting Nora Rich’s illness and Mrs. Andrew Anderson’s convalescence.
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Tennant
Misa Nora Rich
Andrew Anderson
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