Local notices and community updates in JUNION area
Republican manana manor report lists trade concerns and pork price impact on shippers. The Lacon Homer Journal to publish on Thursdays. Brotherhood sells drug store to Camphall. Charles Wilson heads prescription. Church services report conversions at Methodist and growth of interest among non believers. Mrs McDonald, mother of Thos Terry, dies. funeral at Catholic church. Miss Suetes Westcott ill with head pain, improving slowly. Mrs E K Turbitt visiting Bushnell. Wm Fisher returns from Dakota after homesteading. rival businesses still in conflict. Wm Riel now conductor on his own line. JUNION.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacon:Homer Journal
L. Brotherhood
Camphall
Charles Wilson
Congregational
M. E
McDonald
Thos. Terry
Suetes Westcott
Seeenoee
E. K. Turbitt
Bushnell
Wh. Fisher
Sparland notices and local family illness and events
Mrs A J Athay fell ill during a visit to Wenona and returns home still poorly. Hanford Sparr, Mra Warford Bonham, and Mra Bates are among locals listed as ill or deceased. A masquerade roller skating party at Martin's Hall drew many attendees. John A Doran plans move to Peoria. F A Barr relocates grocery stock to Gapen block with low prices. Funeral announced for Edgar Timmons, 28, in Watford Bonham's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Martin
K. Booth
C. Gapen
E. Ohrearo
Martin’s Hall
Harry Hitchcock
Mask of
M. Barnes
Lacon
Henry
M. Harper
Saratoga
Mra O. Gillette
Phillips
James Harter
Sparland
Mike
Scholes & Carson
L. M. Culver & Co
Paterson
Mary E. Bates
Marshall County
F. A. Barr
Simpson
J. Gallup
J. W. McClanahan
George Bates
Edgar Timmons
Watford Bonham'sa
Quiet times as local residents move west
News is scarce as several longtime community figures relocate west. Charley Ramp, Charley Bonn, Will Ramsey, and Ed Meyers are noted for their departures while Marshall Broaddus heads to New Orleans next week. Old friends from here have invites to a leap year party at the Mar.
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SF Tavs
Bince Wa
Charley Ramp
Charley Bonn
Will Ramsey
Ed Meyers
Jock Truman Sperry
Ludwig
Mitchell
Marshall Broaddus
New Orleans
Everal
Mar
Groundhog news and local obituaries from Brownie
In shall county the 29th approaches with uncertain winners for the qaplital. Weather remains wet and slippery after a long winter. Jacob Pursall dies, Mrs Pursell near death from lung fever. Judgen Durham’s youngest child dies after brief illness. O J Held, tax collector, notes slow work amid mixed school term progress. A nostalgic reflection on boyhood, hockey, and hunting ends with Brownie signoff.
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County Qaplital
Yret
Jacob Pursall
Gonse
Brownie
Weekly letter from Mineral Springs notes and tales
A long reader letter from Mineral Springs recaps local events and gossip. It mentions a party mishap with a would be suitor, a sick child, a bride’s anniversary, family moves, and school disruptions due to a teacher’s sister’s marriage. Also notes on visits, a literary event, village mischief, and verses about spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobs Ward
C. A. Norris
Y. A. Glenn
Henry
A.johnson
Republican
Papa
J.E. Stewart
Mra Sevon Foster
Mry
Clifton
Kansas
Leland Broaddus
J. O. Lambert
West Slide
Wooda Bro
Hulley
Leacher
Harmon Williame
Dre Gaylord
Pendleton
Ellis Fell
Lostant
Bloomington
Cora Lambert
Jake
Sidney Hatlay
O. M
Abd
Lew
Sleighing fades as mud replaces snow on Quaker Lane
In Quaker Lane, sleighing has mostly vanished and mud replaces the snow. Harry has shaved, preparing to kiss the baby with better advantage.
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Quaker Lane
Harry
Local Quaker girls plan outing and games in Granville
In a whimsical note from Ark., several Friends on Quaker Lane near Cofiai resolve to attend a concert on Monday night and organize pairs for activities including a leap year game. They plan to travel to Granville, invite partners, and a driver is selected. Benjaminville quarterly meeting this week announced. The Little Brown Jug will be played at Center next Friday.
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Quaker Lane
Cofiai
Mong
Granville
Etor
Benjaminville
Ark
Magnolia teacher institute fosters local interest and notable visits
The Magnolia institute gathering last Saturday drew many locals including Miss Wood and Miss Bills from Varna. Notables such as Mr Bangs of Washburn High School and Mr Seaton of Hennepin attended while others reported misfortunes and community happenings from buried relatives to farm moves and small-town business.
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Magnolia
Wm. Howe
Sally Fyffe
Jefferson Castatee
A. Chance
Me Saulsbury
Senachwine
Harriet Moore
Fletcher
Ows
Gosne
Temperance lectures and weddings noted in Hennepin events
Reports from Hennepin describe Hoff of Atkinson lecturing on temperance, others visiting for the lecture weekend. Multiple marriages occur including J F O Neal and Alice Wharton February 6, Siegfried Brutkiewicz and Maria Burney February 12. A double wedding at the German church features Wunder, Bender and their brides. Mrs Barrett contributes impressions of Hot Springs and local wedding festivities conclude with a wedding reception at the Wunder homestead.
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Hennepin
H.H. Peters
J. P. Barrett
Siegfried Brutkiewicz
Peoria
Maria A
E. Burney
Hannepin
H. H. Peters
Wm. Waugh
Sone
Marshalltown
Iowa
Lay
Mar I
Frank Wunder
Mary Hofer
John Bender
Mary Wunder
Charles Hofer
Luke Hofer
Phillip Bender
John Maulman
Mary Becker
Kate Wunder
Anna Wunder
Anna Bender
Wunder
Whitefield
N. Barrett
Chapman
E. C. Chan
Ladon
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Elden John Wherry
Bureau County
Albert Strokel
Spesk
Orville Winship
H. C. Wright
Mauunt Palatine
William Daama
Kidder, Mo
L. Davis and
B. Schmidt & Co
James Anderson
Jacob Schaefer
Wm. Strawn
MeGes
Front Street
W. W. Heath
Buford
Avery Checktower
Victor
Barlow
Keystone
C. Gould
Henry, Il
Remington
Walter A. Woods
Excelsior
Canton
ScuHoues & Carson
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