Magnolia News Roundup Delivers Local Social Updates
A Magnolia brief covers Mrs Morris’s return from Pant hers, Rev Lackland’s Kaneas trip with sons, and Mrs Fanny Bishon’s health. It notes Miss Harriett Reymer hosting a Ladies’ Ald society meeting, Mrs Lackland’s Peoria visit, Miss Fern at Eureka College, and a Standard Bearers report from Peoria. Also reported are a Magnolia victory over Washburn 21 20, and Lee Zimmerman’s severe gasoline fire burn.
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Spencer
Chicago
Mathis
Oklahoma
Morris
Panthers
Gundy
Alvin Brown
M. P. Lackland
Hig Kaneas
Fanny Bishon
Ald
Will
Harriet Reymer
Lackland
Peoria
Tracy Skelton
Abingdon
Miss Fern
Eureka College
Cassell
Vernon Mathis
Ed Mathis
Washburn
Magnolia
Lee Zimmerman
The
Oxbow
Franklin
Clarence Paxson Death and Faith Reflections at Magnolia Ill
Clarence Parven Paxson born 1869 in Magnolia Illinois died January 31 1916 at his home northeast of Great Bend Kansas after a brief illness. The obituary quotes religious passages about death and resurrection asserting belief in life after death and comfort in Jesus. The piece references Klennie McCaleb-Dodge.
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Clarence Parven Paxson
Magnolia
Ill
Great Bend
Kas
Shane
Jesus
Clennie, McCaleb—Dodge
Death of Hennah Wilson, longtime Wenona resident
Hennah 7 Wilson daughter of Aimes and Anna Wilson born Delaware April 20 1826 died at home of daughter Mrs Steen in Wenona at sunset January 27 1916. She married R P Hoge in 1844 who died about twenty years ago. Survived by children Mrs Marian Steen Wenona Mrs Ella Messersmith Streator Charles Wenona and Frank Gilman two sisters Mrs Rebecca Howard Chester Neb and Mrs Mary Smith McNabb two brothers Amos B Wilson Magnolia and Oliver Wilson Peoria. Funeral services held at Wenona Presbyterian church with Rev Shoop of the M B church officiating. Mrs Hoge belonged to W C T U and the Relief Corps. Pallbearers were her two brothers her two sons and two grandsons. Relatives from a distance attended.
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Hennah
Wilson
Aimes
Anna Wilson
Delaware
Steen
in-Wenona
P. ‘Hoge
Ind
Marian A
Wenona
Ella Messersmith
Charles
Frank
Gilman
Rebecca
Howard
Chéster
Neb
Mary ‘Smith
McNabb
Amos
B. Wilson
Magnolia
Oliver Wilson
Peoria
Presbyterian
Mra. Hoge
T. U
Relief Corps
Ty. BF. Hoge
Corinne
Oril
Elma Messersmith
Willig
Messersmith
Pearl Emery
Streator
Amos Wilson
Ae, Smith
Ie ’ B
Putnam County Teachers Institute at Magnolia
The Putnam County Teachers Institute will be held at Magnolia on Thursday and Friday Feb 17 and 18. A good program has been arranged and a large crowd of teachers is expected to attend when the meeting opens. The program includes morning registration opening exercises and sessions on primary handwork applications arithmetic reading sanitation and music with lectures by Miss Hinton Holliday Booth Packard Swanson Wheeler Bruhl Todd Travis and others.
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Putnam
Metamora
Rev S N Elvin resigns Granville Swedish Lutheran pastorate
Rev S N Elvin has resigned as pastor of the Granville Swedish Lutheran church with resignation effective the last of March. He will assume the pastorate of a church at Proctor Vermont near his origin in Granville. The Swaney Glee Club to perform Princess Chrysanthemum at Star Theater Feb 16 in Granville after successful runs in Swaney and Hennepin. Dr Mauffair rents the blacksmith shop as Granville Veterinary Hospital at South McCoy. operating table, office and drug room installed. invites public to inspect facilities. Mrs Hartman leaves a record-strong lineage in Putnam County with 10 children 48 grandchildren 68 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren totaling 131 descendants at age 96 years 1 month 1 day. Ten children all Youngs from her marriage to William Hartman. Master in Chancery J Taylor sold W F Smith real estate at court-house door in Heinborn detailing three properties and a sale to Granville Telephone Co. for 4070.
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Granville
S. N. Elvin
Mauffair
O. A. Dundquist
Jul
Kjoler
Granville Veterinary Hospital
South McCoy
Hartmen
Put- Nam
William Hartman
J. . Taylor
W. F. Smith
Front Street
W. ‘Hopkins
Tomlinson Avenue
C.F. Meng
Lincoln
he‘Granville
State funds for dirt road oiling under debate
The state highway commission replied to county boards that oiling dirt roads is a temporary expedient and not the intent of the law. Maintenance costs of all but some arth roads fall to the state, with counties paying for re-oiling from year to year as state aid roads are built. An earth road is graded drained and surfaced to durable condition with proper maintenance.
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State Highway, Commission
County Boards of Supervisors
Nea
Sby
Cpelainamene
State Highway’ Commission
Thorks
Local notes and moves in Deloit and vicinity
Jan 3 birth of Shiawhack cand its shave a baby Birk. Mrs Will visits Chicago relatives. Emma Klag to La Salle. Mrs Charles Hayes returns from Dwight visit. Olivet, Rutland, Ottawa, and Des Moines moves noted. Poultry prize awarded. postmaster attended Wilson speech. Gideon’s band meeting. Masonic hall conversion. WCTU meeting. obituary of Eliza Hannum. various family travels and illness updates.
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al J. Will
Chicago
Migs
Emma
Klag
la Salle
Charles
Hayes
Dwight
Marie
Slémers
Florence Kelley
Rutland
Thierry
Merritt
Lucy D. McShane
Hisa
Harry Dugan
C. E. Gould
Streator
Allen Wooley
San Diego
Cal
Laura Patterson
Grace Shields
Alice Noy
Washington
John Henning
Frances Walgenbach
Mary Seery
Ottawa
J. B. Phillips
Decatur
Elwood Phillips
Kate McGrath
Des Moines
Frank Gapen
C. C. Baker
Landon ‘Mills
Rhode Island
Peoria
Baker
James E. Conlin
President Wilson
John McCormick
Herman Cordes
Ralls
Texas
Fred King
al Williamson
Indiana
Alma Hartenbower
Dollie Skeels
Woman's Literary Club
Mary Gould
Gideon's Band
Edgar McShane
Orville Gray
Earl Ruble
Vernon Phillips
Wade Eberly
Herr
Magnolia
Putnam County
Illinois
Ashland
Ore
Josiah Haanum
Cn.j
Sensee
John_Woolsoncro
Marvin
Vail
Alvin
Sand
Bessie
Deloit
Murray
Melvin
Ropers ‘Kelley
Abe
Newspaper advertising and thrift spur opportunity
The piece argues that many opportunities to save money are ignored by those resisting change. It cautions against inertia and indolence, noting shoppers and thrifty individuals gain by reading special newspaper offers and acting on discounts before bankruptcy or hardship tightens budgets.
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Deters
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Dentis
Whitefield
Ted
Veterinary
College of Chicago
Inca
Batne
D-En-Ts-Tphone
Jsenry
W. W. Dewey & Son
GRAEN
New City
Sohn Hartley, Jr
J. A. Swem
Henry, III
Gltico
C. Elain
Smiths
Rovery Store
Mercer
A. Hall
Edward Street
C. D. Maylfair
Granville, Ill
Fred W. Potter
Henry, Ill
Henry E. Jacobs
H. W. Adams
Henry
New York City
Thomas “Fitzgerald
Par Ave
Hanis Shwe
Frank? Smith
Oliver’ Wilson
Jesse ‘Messersmith
Chester
Fehwick
Golden
Jess
Asdaneys
Advt
Drs EB
Woolner
Breg
New York
I. K.atherton
Bureau of Animal Industry
Allen Candy ‘Companies
Hubert’s Bakery
Bepiers
Northern Illinois
Allen
B. Smith
Wood River
Madison“county
Daphescein Moet
of Health
Dr. Drake
Giiries
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