Local Notes from Sparland and Vicinity Early December 1916
Sparland and nearby communities report social visits shopping trips and church events. town residents Irma Riddell N Jarman Kinney and Jarmon are mentioned with friends in Peoria Chicago and La Rose. Hospital visits Epworth League charity efforts and a Bethel sale highlight the week with several families hosting gatherings and travels to Toluca Henry and Chillicothe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma Riddell
Peoria
N. Jarman
Henry
E D Richmond
Geraldine
Holmes Tanner
Baptist Church
James Wilson
Gerard
Indiana
James Hill
Silvis
Bessie
Whitefield
Fred Blackwell
Viola Sher‘ture
Lacon
Roy Harris
Mills Walker
Moline
Proctor Hospital
Pears
Gorge Simpson
George Frank
Otto
Grant
Loui Royce
Henry Hoskins
Ply Osborne
F A Gehr
Timmons
Gehr
D. Timmons
Wilson Jarmon
Lulu Kinney
la Rose
Epworth League
Jarmon
Epworth ‘League
Big shoot starts at 9 a.m. sharp with lunch served
An event notice states the activity will begin at 9:00 a.m. sharp and include lunch for attendees.
Frey Bros Information on James Frankison’s Recovery
From James Frankison’s home the update says he is improving slowly with Grace caring at the hospital and Lome returning to Kansas. Marshall counts friends plan to meet the news with happiness as recovery seems possible while La public places fade and saloons consider quarantine amid roaming patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Frankisons
Grace
Lome
Kansas
Marshall Counts
West Side
Birth Brings Joy To Marionville Couple
Mrs John Scoon Jr and Edward celebrate the birth of a son on December 1. Calder relatives in Marionville hosted a visit with Mr and Mrs John Monier during the week. Local notes mention church bazaar on December 22 and residents coping with colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Prairie Vrank
Scoon
Alice Scoon
Mary Calder
Lacon
Doans Kidney Pills Prove Worth in Henry County Case
Sum of evidence shows many Henry residents testify to kidney and urinary relief from Doans Kidney Pills. J B Klein of Henry reports three weeks of loins ache nocturia and dark secretions resolved after one box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells Doans at 50 cents with a strong nationwide testimonial following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Dean
Doan
J. B. Klein
Weastern Avenue
Reves
Mr. Klein
Foster-Milburn I Co. Props
Buffalo
N. Y
Camp Grove Notes Span Shops Social Life and Travel
Local snippets from Camp Grove and nearby towns detail visits by Mrs. Thatcher and others, purchases of horses, and travel to Peoria and Chicago. Community events include a Mother Goose play at O Briens Hall, a Christmas parcel guidance notice, and a Cottage area bazaar planned for December 18.
Thanksgiving events and church services announced in Speer
The Columbia school box supper drew growing attendance and raised 76 dollars. Thanksgiving guests included Mr and Mrs Gray, Mr and Mrs Bert Timmons, and Mrs Floyd Holmes. Speer church services are set for Sunday at 7 30 with Sabbath School at 6 80 pm. Miss Ruby Rapp, a State Normal student, attended Thanksgiving with Mrs Irving Breuier of Chillicothe. Mr and Mrs Ransom Caldwell plan to farm near Dunlap this summer. Mrs Place returned to West Hallock to visit her daughter Mrs Herbert Hakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Chevy
Gray
Bert Timmons
Floyd Holmes
Speer
Ruby Rapp
State Normal
Jose
Irving Breuier
Chillicothe
Lome
Ransom Caldwell
Oak, N D
Dunlap
Courthouse Notices and Transfers Across Illinois Courts
A sweeping court record lists numerous circuit court actions including quiet title bids, partitions, probate dockets, guardianships, and executorships. Transfers of real estate by quit claim deeds, marriage licenses, and births from Wenona and Roberts are also recorded alongside estate settlements and letters of administration for multiple decedents in 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E Cordes
Peter Cordes
Hiram Slocum
Lawrence W Broaddus
Arthur Johnson
Charles Nelson
Willam L Bell
Mayme Spangler
L Anske
William and
Gertie Harvey
J P
Lawrence Vincent O'Brien
Mary Evelyn O Brien
Mary Evelyn
Lenora Theresa
Arthur Alfred
Burrdign
James Thompson
Michael Kelly
John Roger
Martin A Locke
Harry W Locke
Roy E
Walter R Locke
Claud
Berth
Illinois Institution For the Care of the Blind
Jacksonville
Henry Felt
John K. Reed
Charles Foster
Charles Stonfer
E Perry
Pasquale Vespa
William L Flynn
Jennie FE Flynn
Mary Tune Horr
Charles HM
Stowell
Vne
Frank Owen
Nathan Owen
Richland
Maude Doran
Doran H Sutphen
Percy T Sutphen
Steuben Doran H Sutphen
Watson B. Duncan
William S. Riddell
Harriet J Sherbourne
Steuben
Alma McFarland
Allison Gaarrett
T. Floyd Monier
Joseph O. Hill
Henry
Ff. Colelower
Antonio Pozzi
Twist
Wea
Tavis Kroeper
Anna M
Wayne A. Hu
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Tee Bae Po
Tasday
Sparland
Stedlben
Leslie Compton
Lula Russel Sargent
Ola Hunt
Lawrence
Lyman Hunt
Albert Russell
Bethel Church
Gordon
Raymond Lyons
Villago
Tate aNeliie Marland Lyons
Grandma Marshall
Mary Luft
Sher
Mike Hayes
Farmquieville
Champ
Coons
Kentucky
Ralph McLuskey
Frey Bros
A. M. Sharp
South Whitefield
Mr Newell
Wrigley
Frank Wonder
George Holler
Wilder Brown
Irma
Mr. Brown
Benny Hunt
Hunt
Frank Welchman
Camp Grove
Jacob Kissel
Chillcothe
John Mallman
Sara
Mayne Murphy
John Malone
James Herberger
King & Renzi
John Reverts
Arthur Paull
W M Jones
Dave Ross
Danville
G Z Flanders
C & NW
J S Thatcher
United States
E N Bogner
Margaret Flood
Bradford
Anna Davidson
Peatt
Fennell
Citsu
Thomas Curran
Pascon
Nelson
Nelson and Finch
Adolph Renzi
Chicago
Sears
Montgomery
Here
Siat
Andy Molimen
Gosling
O'Briens Hall
Frank Lidgard
Henry Smith
Samuel Chesner
Putnam
D. L. Travis
Wm Chesney
Roger Atkins
Lou Smith
Matter
Babe
Wm. Chesney
Ed Duncan
Gruner
Ben Davis
Hopedale
Mary McCraw
Blanche McCraw
John Brush
Mr. Burnett
Ladies'association
New Church
Court House News
Venona
James Dugan
Carmine Pozzi
Santa Ist
Toluca
C. B. Dorsey
Charles Ray Denteon
Roy
Margaret Kuhlman
Fred Wath Lemayn
Siven Lo
Enry Child
Hennepin
Olive McCutcheon
Edward Binnstet
Wenona
Fred Arndt
Roberts
Jo Ignaiz Archul
I. C. Norwood
Roberts, Uwinsons
EE. Stringer
Wenry
Lester Gascott
Flenry
RON
Northern Illinois Co-operative Burial Association
Allen Smith
Illinois
W. A. Quiram
A. J. Kistler
W. Shriver
Broadmoor
Urphy
Miner & Hall
California Avenue
Chicago, Ill
Matthew Steele
St. Louis
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