Magnolia News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Magnolia Ill. items note Phebe Bowers visiting Henry. Mrs Bronn sick. Gladys Ruble with father in Toluca. tickets for the Colored 400 selling well. Reports include births, funerals, weddings, railroad progress, Grange meetings, and social visits across Wenona McNabb Lostant Granville Oglesby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phebe Bowers
Henry
J. H. Bronn
S. E. Lundy
Wenona
Gladys Ruble
Toluca
T. W. Glover
C. F. Mayhew
Local Notes On School, Travel And Sickness In DeKalb Area
Miss Nell Powell returns from DeKalb for illness. Mrs. G O Davis takes her mother Mrs Barr to Lestant and visits W T Wooley. Miss Marie Gallaher to return from Chicago tomorrow. Jasper Stansell back home after months at Fisher. Lew Travis of McNabb visits town. he sells Woman's Home Companion and Saturday Evening Post. Miss Clara Leitschu of Magnolia visits mother. Thanksgiving visits by C W Curtis at G O Davises and Will Wilkins at E E Wilkins. Earl Davis nursing knee from a fall. Fred Koehler moves to farm near Oglesby. Richard Puffer of Odell killed by fast train. family travels to funeral. Co F Anderson of Putnam in town. Kirkpatrick of Henry in town on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Mathis
Henry
Hazel Boman
McNabb
Beatrice Massie
John Stephens
Dakin
Henry Graves
H. A. Slater
C. W. Aukland
Magnolia
Ill
Downey
Clyde
J. H. McKirgan
Alex
Mary McKirgan
Wm. McKirgan
Ancona
Jessie Emans
Stainbrook
A. B. Gurnea
Belleville
Kas
Charles Beach
Bernard Winner
Lostant
Ruble
S. B. Mitchell
Hennepin
Henry Love
Burt Eisenhaur
Agnes Lank
Magnolia Township
Theer
Caledonia Church
Bell
Mary Chase
Lacon
Riverside District Grange
George F. Bell
Willis Mills
State Grange
Lydia Wilson
Wenona
Mr. Parkinson
Sandy
Nell Powell
DeKalb
G. O. Davis
Barr
Lestant
W. T. Wooley
Marie Gallaher
Chicago
Jasper Stansell
Fisher
Lew Travis
Lew
Woman's Home Companion
Saturday Evening Post
Clara Lei
Oglesby
Eb, Gallaher
Ann Woodbury
George M. Puffer
Richard Puffer
Odell
Gallaher
Mr. Puffer
Woodbury
McKinley syndicate to take over Peoria street line holdings
A Wednesday deal makes the McKinley inter urban system the owner of the Central Street Railway company of Peoria for several million dollars. Expansion plans include lines to Chicago St Louis Quincy Galesburg Springfield Rock Island and other cities. Grand Lodge of Illinois Odd Fellows reports 909 subordinate lodges 69 882 members 254 566 in relief and 63 615 in grand lodge funds. Rebekah lodges total 625 with 33 648 members up 1 737. A Keifer district box social yielded 33 50 from about 20 boxes to aid a school library. Stella Ebright teaches, and rural youth from South Lacon joined. Rev Carl Johnson of the Swedish Lutheran church received a call from Varna with a large salary offer and strong prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. McKinley
McKinley Interurban Syndicate
Central Street Railway Company
Peoria
Street Railway Company
McKinley System
Chicago
St. Louis
Quincy
Galesburg
Springfield
Rock Island
John Sikes
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of
Illinois
Grand Lodge
Rebekah
Keifer
Stella Ebright
South Lacon
Carl Johnson
Swedish Lutheran Church
Varna
Local pastor praised for reforms and support
The article highlights the pastor's strong reception by his church members, noting reforms during his tenure and his openness to a possible Varna call. It also includes reflections on health attitudes and a public notice about a 1905 farm sale with details on livestock, hay, and terms.
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Frank Smith
W. B. Mills
A. B. Wilson
W. GC. Griffith
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Farmers’ Institute
Ira Brenner
W. W. Johnston
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J. N. Travis
C. D. Early
George Koehler
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Jorphew Fjardware. Company
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Johnson
J. N. Fawcett
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Uncle Joe Cannon
Joe
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Grange Hall
Givens Farm
J. W. Wilson
WM. H. Wierman
W. G. Griffith
A. P. Child & Son
Aberdeen
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