Local Notes From Sparland and Nearby Towns
Miss Freida Frank visited Henry last Saturday while Miss Essie Hoadley travels to Peoria this week. Many residents suffer colds this month and several trips and visits are noted among locals.
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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
11
Revival completes week as town reports new births and moves
Sunday revival meetings end with ongoing conversions as Mr. Chessman preaches and church attendance remains steady. The Franks welcome an eight pound girl born Wednesday February 12, while neighbors relocate and new tenants move into Sparland area. The Peoria Journal increases its price but offers premiums to readers in the town.
Camp Grove News Roundup from Peoria Field
Adam Stabb and George were in Peoria Tuesday. Adolph Ruenzi brought two loads of cattle to Peoria Sunday. Webber and King shipped one load of hogs Monday. Bert Duncan visited Peoria Monday. Mrs Cr O'Brien went to Minneapolis Wednesday for her sister Anna's pneumonia. A social was held at David Ross’s Tuesday. B A Fouts left for Wyoming Friday. Wm Green returned to Scranton Iowa after selling his horses. H R Bulleyment received four cars Monday. Rev Barnes to preach Sunday evening at Camp Grove. Hanna O'Brien and Nellie Cluskey keeping house for J O'Brien this week. City windmill wheel broke and fell Saturday. Mike O'Brien spent Sunday and Monday in Peoria. Knights of Columbus initiation at Peoria Sunday for John Winne John Colgan John and Will Flynn Thomas and Frank Murphy. they returned Monday. It is said every breath causes a death in the world. but do not stop breathing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chessman
Chicago
Lacon
John Parsons
McLaughlin Bros
Isent
George Franks
George
Bachler
Marks
Harry Compton
Hawksworth
Harry
Vincent
Sparland
Fred
Mr. Rist
Princeton
Wilson
Dora Hoadley
Peoria Journal
Dave
Pekin
Warren Hoadley
Camp Grove
Adam Stabb
Peoria
Adolph Ruenzi
Webber & King
Bert Duncan
Cr. O'Brien
Minneapolis
Anna
David Ross
B. A. Fouts
Wyoming
Wm. Green
Scranton
H. R. Bulleyment
Ihe
Rev. Barnes
Hanna O'Brien
Nellie Cluskey
J. O'Brien
Mike O’brien
John Winne
John Colgan
John
Will Flynn
Thomas
Frank Murphy
Knights of Columbus Order
Granville Echo
Sucher
F.E. Barnard
Granville
A. W. Hopkins
Otto Webber
Patrick Dore
A. J. Robinson
J. A. Freeborn
Tribe of Ben Hur
Arkansas
Little Rock
Lew Wallace
J. R. Freeborn
State
Arkansas Traveler
Iowa
Col
A. P. Childs
Defenbaugh
Magnolia
Leola
Lacon High School
Norcatur
Charles Medearis
Strawn
Charlie
George Marsh
Ray Garretson
W. G. Dorsey
Ohio
Isaiah Stinger
Barnes
Rose Shaffer
Simeon Shaffer
Kansas City
Kan
Shaffer
West
Doyle
Saratoga Township
L. C. McMurtrie
Emma McMurtre
Littlefield
Ice harvest dominates Speer week as Mrs Hinman improves
Speer reports Mrs Martha Hinman recovering from grippe while Rev Curtis preached Sunday evening. James Speer and Ott Hurd attended the Lawn Ridge M E church auction. Ollie Shane aided at the Hinman home during Harry Speer’s Chicago trip. Ice harvest supplied fifty loads for Evens ice house, nearly a year. Charles Pinkney returns to Fairmont with praise for Illinois. sales of Woolfords Sanitary Lotion advertised by A J Ironmonger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Hinman
la Grippe
Mr. Curtis
Onondaga
Mich
Speer
James Speer
Ott Hurd
M. E
Lawn Ridge
Ollie Shane
Hinman
Harry
Chicago
Evens
Charles Pinkney
Fairmont
Pinkney
Illinois
Freak corn crop prompts water test findings in 1907
The Kendall County Record reports unusual corn quality this year with high moisture content. Tests by Armour & Co show one car from Specie Grove at 26.6 percent water, graded no grade and sold for about 41 cents a bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Herald
Morris Grain Company
Kendall County
Yorkville
Lisbon Township
Lisbon
William Southcombe
Anderson
Vold Zacharash Pees
Harry Linn
Specie Grove
Armour & Co
Bristol Township
Jeter
Chicago
Commission
Bristol
Holy Hoopeston curfew tale prompts jail for boy
A Danville paper shows a curfew incident where a boy stands on a street corner after curfew. The officer asks him to go home or jail. The boy says he will go to jail because his family is everywhere else. The comic device mocks enforcement and absence of guardians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Dad
Sister Ann
Bob
Sue
Bud
New Fraternal Order Forms in Vandalia
Plate No 1 of the Illustrious Order of Lemons organized in Vandalia last week. Officers include Grand Lemon Grand Lemon Aid Grand Lemon Peel Grand Lemon Squeeze. Members are prominent Vandalia girls. Initiation requires candidates to sing I m a lemon I m a lemon I m a lemon all right Ave been squeezed I ve been squeezed I ve been squeezed quite tight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illustrious Order of Lemons
Vandalia
Tax collector notice for Whitefield Township 1907 taxes
George Holler, collector for Whitefield Town, notifies taxpayers that tax books for 1907 are in and taxes will be received. Books must be returned by March 10, 1908. He will be at Lundy store on weekdays except Sunday and at Yanochowski's store in Henry on Saturdays to collect taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitefield
Whitefield Township
Lundy
Yanochowski
Henry
George Holler
Whitefield Town
School Notes On Attendance And Teacher Hiring Rules
January reports show several students earned certificates for no absences or tardies while staff changes include resignations and upcoming moves. Officials remind directors cannot hire teachers beyond the current school year and outline eligibility for school director positions. Arbor and Bird Day is set for Friday April 17 with trees to be planted on county grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooney
Perry
Gail Bennington
Edna Rithmiller
Greenbush
Bennington
Rachel Sunken
Sherman
Jacob Kissel
James Burnett
Collins
la BA
Lacon
Della Taylor
Tax
Hopewell
Sparland
Mabel Bonner
Conover
Saratoga Township
Lawrence Truitt
Walcott School
Leroy Jones
Sulphur Springs
Iowa
Mary Rapp
Greene School
la Prairie
Charlie Woolf
Morgan School
Evans
Simple Remedy for La Grippe Coughs
La grippe coughs can become pneumonia. Foley's Honey and Tar stops the cough and strengthens the lungs to prevent serious results. Genuine Foley's Honey and Tar contains no harmful drugs and comes in a yellow package. Sold by A. J. Ironmonger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Ironmonger
Local Social Notes and Upcoming Wedding in Princeton
Henry Milo is in Princeton hospital after an operation. Miss Cora Schammel of Hennepin visits among friends. A shower for Miss Mabel McClane at Mrs Amree Longman’s home. The McClane Stoner wedding planned for Feb 12 at John McClane’s home. A birth announced for Dan Swearingin’s family on Feb 10. Dr. Mitchell attended Mrs Fuller who is ill. Larkin club meets with Mrs Alice Henkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo
Henry, Smith
Princeton
Cora Schammel
Hennepin
Alice Henkins
Bertha Thirkell
Mabel McClane
Amree Longman
Whitefield
Charles Moore
Paul Schammel
Sutherland
Frank Thirkell
Adam Henkins
Roy Stoner
John McClane
Dan Swearingen
Mitchell
Fuller
Frank Liggard
Sam Chesney
Larkin Club
Doan's Kidney Pills Promised Cure for Sick Kidneys
An old advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a permanent cure for kidney troubles. It describes danger signals from urine and back pain, claims dramatic relief after using a few boxes, and cites Henry Norton of Illinois praising the product. Sold by Wester-Milburn Co. in Buffalo as US agents for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Dean
Henry Proof
Norton Brown
Henry
J. W. Niece
Wester-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Toluca Star notes local events and industy trade
Toluca Star reports Mrs J M Breen and daughter pemuleen visiting St Bede college then Maurice home from illness. John L Sullivan and Miss Minnie Baugh wed at Andy Faulkner’s home. Adolph H Schumacher near La Rose dies of pneumonia aged 87. Local shipping profits quoted for several cattle and sheep loads. J R Freeborn named Arkansas Traveler as state manager for Tribe of Ben Hur. Various town notes include property purchases, illness in Norcatur, a boy’s birthday, and plans for a new opera house stock company at Hotel Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toluca
J. M. Breen
Pemuleen
St. Bede College
Maurice
John L. Sullivan
Minnie Baugh
Andy Faulkner
Rahey
Adolph H. Schumacher
la Rose
Mechlinburg- Schwerin
Germany
United States
Marshall County
Hannah Steinke
Lawn Ridge News Briefs and Obituary Notices
The notice covers visiting relatives from Milwaukee, a M E church sale where John A. Titus bought the church property for 244 dollars, and local brick-hauling plans by Morris and Sumner Perkins. It notes Lawn Ridge Ice company starting operations, Streitmatter family house-fillings, a Friday dancing club event, stormy travel from Chillicothe, and the death of Jacob Streitmatter aged about 78, a founder of the local Amish church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawn Ridge
Harry Coon
Milwaukee
Wis
Jack Donath
M. E
John A. Titus
Morris
Sumner Perkins
Northampton
Lawn Ridge Ice Company
Lewis Streitmatter
Chillicothe
Jennie Swann
Jacob Streimatter
Here
Streitmatter
Probate Court Notices and Real Estate Transfers Filing
Probate docket lists final settlements for Mary Twitchell B Anschieks and others, guardian inventories for minors, proof of adjustment in the J estate, and guardianship letters to Elizabeth Wolfe. Real estate transfers record parcels: Mary McEntee to David and Thomas Breen, Cora Snow, George Hillabrand, Mary Hewitt, Mary Czlapinski, Frank Ames, Louis Lenz and others in Lacon Toluca Bennington and Belle Plain areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House News
Mary *Twitchell
B. Anschieks
Dusan
Fige
Gjuro
Anna
Sophia Minich
Guardian
Jacob Storm
Joseph Munich
Eugene Bononcini
Michael Marnane
Public Sale of Farm Property Near Sparland Camp Grove La Prairie
Auction to be held Tuesday March 38 1908 at 10 AM at the seller's farm six miles northwest of Sparland two miles south and four miles east of Camp Grove two miles north and two miles east of La Prairie Center store. Twenty five draft and road horses eighteen head of cattle sixty head of hogs farming implements and seed corn with terms cash or credit on bankable paper. Charles W Monter Col H F McVicker auctioneers John Riddell clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparland
Camp Grove
la Prairie Center Store
Towit
Percheron Society
Barbarian
Bloomfield
Speedwell
Amerigo
Ldam
Billy McGregor
I. M. Forbes & Son
Charles W. Monter
H. F. McVicker
John Riddell
Coal Furnished at Kirkpatrick Mine West of Henry
The undersigned George G. Kear offers to furnish coal from the Kirkpatrick mine located four miles and a half southwest of Henry. He notes there is always plenty of coal at the mine. Dated November 21 in year 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conall
Kirkpatrick
Henry
George G. Kear
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