Magnolia Social Notes and Local Events Summary
Magnolia Illinois residents visit relatives and travel to Chicago St Louis and Minnesota for holidays. People mentioned include Fannie Willey Sweaney Ed Curtis Miss Karch Noah Colwell Ruth Eddingfield Phoebe Bowers Hattie Hiltebrand and John Murphy. Local sales of Jersy boars and Poland China hogs announced with inquiries to Aukland and Swanson. Upcoming entertainment features Boston Orchestra company at Ziegler's hall and Eureka College Glee and Mandolin Club at Masonic hall with seats at Dunn's restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Willey
Iowa
Mr. Sweaney
Chicago
Ed Curtis
Peoria
R. W. Spencer
Frank Morphew
Curley King
St. Louis
Miss Karch
Minnesota
Noah
Lean Colwell
Streatorfs
Irving Dean
Frank Smith
McNabb
Alice Fiddock
Abiline
Kas
Dr. Dakin
Hattie Hiltebrand
C. E. Rolley
Henry
Oliver Wilson
Magnolia
George Hillebrand
Ottawa
Phoebe Bowers
John Davidson
Clear Creek
Ruth Eddingfield
Herbert Burns
Newton
John Murphy
John McKergin
Lafayette
Ind
C. W. Aukland
Ill
Albert Swanson
Magnolia Central
Boston Orchestra Company
Ziegler’s Hall
Eureka College Glee and Mandolin Club
Masonic Hall
Dunn's Restaurant
Makes a Very Efficient Officer Hunt county superintendent praised
The Putnam county Schools superintendent Mr. Hunt is praised for steady progress and ambitious plans. He spoke at the Putnam county Farmers Institute in Glanville about improving county schools and raising grade levels to ten or twelve. Support from school boards and patrons is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
Putnam County
Putnam County Farmers’ Institute
Glanville
A Disagreeable Custom at Church Funerals
A prominent undertaker criticizes open casket funerals in churches calling it barbaric and a relic of dark ages. He urges a law to end public viewing, saying it panders to ghoulish curiosity and deters from honoring the deceased’s memory.
Community mourns over funeral crowds and holiday gatherings
Editors lament crowded funerals and gossip at viewings while many residents return home for Christmas. The piece notes lingering funeral customs, calls for reform by ministers and undertakers, and lists locals visiting families, holiday meals, and scattered school entertainment amid bad weather and a wolf report.
Nine Donts for Woodlot Owners
A concise guide listing risks and best practices for small woodlots. It warns against selling or turning to pasture, over thinning, burning, and selecting only the best trees, stressing sustainable use and natural regeneration to maintain soil health and future yield. It emphasizes long term home use and value growth of the woodlot.
Woodlot thinning guides sustainable forest yield and fire safety
A layperson’s guide advocates removing weed and dead trees to improve a mixed stand, preserving young growth for future harvests. It warns against over thinning, stresses fire prevention along woodlot borders, and recommends gradual, profitable management toward lasting value for heirs. In other items, veteran river pilot James Montgomery dies, and Rock Island Railroad ceases dressed meats and provision traffic due to unprofitable rates between Missouri River and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Montgomery
Illinois
Mississippi
Detweiler
St. Louis
Naples
Tesson
Montgomery
Illinois River
Alton
la Salle
Rock Island Railroad
Chicago
Rock Island
Missouri River
Galesburg Board Bans Football on School Grounds
The Galesburg board of education and Lombard college authorities ban football from school and college grounds until rules are amended to reduce danger. Old papers offered at 5 cents per package at this office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg Board of Education
Lombard College
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Anne
Magnolia, Ill
Janesville Pottery
Defenbaugh
Magnolia, Illinois
Magnolia Bank
Perry Dakin
Special Agent
Robert G. Dakin, M.D
O. F. Taylor, M. D
Get
Kenward
Massie
W. H. Weathers
M.D. C
Chicago Veterinary College
Lash Place
Ramage House
R. A. Ward
Henry Republican
Magnolia Personals
Adieus
Harry Wierman
Don Beck
Leon Sutherland
Leland Griffith
Clifford Mills
Edna Wilson
Mildred Smith
Jessie
Louis McNabb
Oscar Bumgarner
Amelia Bishop
Mt. Pala
Tine
Spurgeon
George Koehler
Mina Carney
Marseilles
F. E. Kerns
John McNabb
Fairbury
Leonora Beck
H. EB. Beck
Frank E. Price
Arthur Benjamin
Price
G. A. Mauffair
Peter
Victor
Frank
Jacob
William
West
Ayers
Ayer
Jacob Scull
Saratoga
Ayer CO
Lowell
Mass
Aragelets
RTE
Esaver
Iorphew Hardware Company
Chatham Fanning Mill
Fred Kubne
McNabb, U1
Aberdeen
Chester White Hogs
Amos B. Wilson
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