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Local notes from Peoria and area report taxes and births
The piece lists tax help from H W Rudel at Camp House hotel and a February 17 marriage license in Peoria for William Gray and Mabel A Boyle. It notes a death in Kansas, farm sales near Granville, a public sale by John Dorff, and local church building progress. Also mentions flu recovery, school construction at St Mary’s, youth conferences, and a pastor salary increase to 1500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Clark
Internal Revenue
Camp House
Misa Bella Evans
Peoria
William Gray
Mabel A. Boyle
la Prairie Township
H. W.rudel
D. R. Blackwell
A. S. Hoskins
Hiawatha
Kans
Moffitt
Whitefield
Charles German
Peter Peterson
Granville
John Dorff
Western Ave
A. J. Kirby
Daniel Ketchum
George A. Burt
St. Mary's
New ‘School
Joseph ‘Schumacher
Henry
St. Mary’s Church
Rockford
Moline
Carbondale
Springfield
R. A. Waite
Mis. EB
M. Clark
Illinois Sunday ‘School Association
Masters ‘Building
Chicago
Mae Burkhart
Jett
Crompton
Havana
Dusenberry