Our Sister Towns Lacon and Area Social Notes
Walter Chapman of Chicago visits this week and several locals mentioned town visits and events. Funeral for Jas Hayden Sr. at Catholic church. a fancy dress ball at Opera House drew many. Evelyn Halsey of Salina died and was interred here with T O G T lodge support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Chapman
Chicago
Peter Held
Wm Koch
Varna
Lacy Dunlap
Wonona
Swith
Tom Nevin
Dr Durham
Wenona
Pearl Thompson
Brank Perry
la Rose High School
Dean
Marie Shafer
Springfield
Flo Thomas
Nof
Séribe-Ball
Jas Hayden, Sr
Opera
Wayland Thompson
Wayland
Boys of
Washburn
Siacon
Haworth League
WB. J Brant
Ghicaga
Albert Jenkins
Evelyn Halsay
Salina
Kas
T. O.G. T Lodge
Mise Halsey
Muale
Medical dubious remedy letter targets women in Urioa NY
A dated missive from Dr B D Mar Mhisi in Urioa New York promises a two bottle supply of a remedy named Frox to women reader who send their P O address. The letter alleges a positive cure for “the thousand and one” female ailments and urges recipients to read their exprose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lia Morroe
B. D. Mar
Urioa
N. Y
Sparland Notes Report Personal News And Local Moves
Charley McClanahan made a pleasant call. Robert Murdock plans to move north. Robert Waugh is very sick but hopes to recover. J F Compton on the mend and expected out in days. Wallace Toadly welcomed a new baby girl born over a week ago. Quamings paid out over 2000 for work at the mill, good for Sparland. Moon property in Boarland discussed. Spring relocations to Nebraska and elsewhere noted. John Ferrer and Joseph Lancaster visited Marseilley. Joe learned the second degree of masonry. Geo Bickerman repaired corn. Fred Dawson and Uliana Holes visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spar
George Holler
A.J
the Moon
Boarland
Nebraska
Somat Ae
John Ferrer
Joseph Lancaster
Grangers hold warm gathering at A Williams home
Whitefield community mourns Della Swift a 22 year old. death follows long illness. Homer Swift’s wife died after care from doctors and friends. funeral at Whitefield M E church with Rev Hazard preaching. She leaves a grieving husband and loving circle of friends. Flowers and songs marked the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Cube
A. Williams
Ouny
Grangers
Whitefield
Angel of Death
Homer Swift
Della Swift
Della
Henry Town News Chronicle of Local Happenings
Mrs F A Barr visited Mrs I N Waughop this Tuesday. Milis Ieonberg of Chillicothe visits uncle George Christman. Paul Nighswonger bought and moved Mr Schupp’s granary. Cattle sold by J W Waughop and Hafty Marshall to a buyer from east of Henry. A colt belonging to T S Hunt was killed after injuring its toe. Sympathy to the Rowe and Swift families on their bereavement. George McLinskey moved to Henry. Harry Compton to move into the old John Duncan house. A young couple’s ride ends with laughter as boatman unites oysters. townsfolk join in. A sled day in Henry features skating, a hearse at M B church, and news of Mrssey’s death. Henry seen as best town for meeting friends and bargains.
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South Whitefield
F. A. Barr
I. N. Waughop
Milis Ieonberg
Chillicothe
George Christman
Paul Nighswonger
Schupp
J. Wi. Waughop
Hafty Marshall
Henry
Hunt
Rowe
Homer Swift
Swift
George McLinskey
Harry Compton
Mr Mc
John Duncan
Hogsfield
Ihru
M. B.church
Mrssey
Saratoga
Whitefield
Steuben
Chicago trip updates and local notices from Scott family
Scott family travels Bill and Frank Halstead return plans discussed. Walter Dodd and bride on a wedding tour. W Whitten and wife prepare old store for housekeeping. Oscar Erskins and Leigh move cattle and hogs to Chicago. Grippe and cold sickness afflict residents. Ham Simmons attends public sales and arranges meals. Reception at Mrs M Scott’s honors Will and wife with attendees praising the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Pratrie Penter
Scott
Chicago
Frank Halstead
Will Scott
Bride
Walter Dodd
Roberts
Ford
W. Whitten
Oscar Erskins
Leigh
Robert Qarnbull
Walter Scott
Mother
Ham Simmons
Sam
M. Scott
Will and Wife
Fulke
Local Clothier Promotes Hats Shoes and Overalls in Sale
By March and April styles arrive at Loft and Stiff with new lines of Stiff Hats Crushers and Fredora shapes. Special prices claim 50 cent to $1 savings per hat. Men shoes priced 1.25 to 3 aid by Reynold's Bros. sale continues at 2 25 and 2 50. True Fit Manly Co. overalls jackets and shirts add 1000 worth recently received with striped duck overalls 75 cents each, undercutting 90 cents to 1 dollar market prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynold’s Bros
Manly Co
Henry ITU P S Spring Dress Goods And Wallpapers
Spring dress goods now ready with wall paper rolling out in 30 40 and 60 roll lots. Prices are 25 percent lower than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. S
Royal Grange Necktie Sociable at Sparland Hall
Saratoga notes chatter about sickness moves and funerals in the area. Frank Endsley of LaRose dies with interment at Whitefield Center as James and Will Hannum depart for Iowa. A necktie sociable at Royal Grange No 994 draws a large crowd with oyster supper and lively dancing.
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and testimonial
Hew e This We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo and several Toledo druggists endorse the cure. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts upon the blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75c per bottle. Testimonials free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
FP. J. Cheney
Lee West and
Truax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Magnolia Community Notes and Local Highlights
Auntie Bowers remains quite ill. Our church shines with new lamps. Maude Kidd enjoys two weeks of vacation. Mrs Minnie Kline and her son visit Mr Gurnea. The Granville play last Saturday evening was a success. Emma Gurnea returns home after months away. Our teachers attended a two day institute at Centre last Friday and Saturday. Mrs Julia Brown and children of Pe-
Local Weddings And Community News From Magnolia Area
The Magnolia community shares notes on visitors, family visits, and illness as residents attend a pair of weddings. William Wafer and Lara Brenn wed at the brides home while R. W. Spencer and Celia Bobbitt join in a noon ceremony. Gifts and celebrations accompany both events.
Putnam Happenings Brighten Local Life This Week
Our sick are mostly convalescent and the Read well is finished with machinery removed. Town authorities arrange artesian well with Mr Wallon. A Christian church entertainment Wednesday and an oyster supper at the M E church. Several accidents this past week including a horse falling on the ice and dying. Jeremiah Drake bought the Geo Bean residence for his son in law J J Euard to occupy Bean’s former home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Veach
Republican
Wallon
Christian Church
M. E
John Sparling
Jeremiah Drake
J. F. M. Parker
Geo Bean
J. J. Euard
Bean
Euard
Lovejoys and Patterson noted in Hennepin column
Clyde and Cecil Lovejoy on the sick list. Jim Patterson received a valentine. Blanche Patterson ill the past week. John Leech owns a fine red pale Angus gull from Dakota Illinois. A daughter born to A J Stewartson Fr M Zenor W A Bishop a son to Jack Martin. Dr McCormick attends. J Barton Davis injured when sleigh upset last Wednesday. dressed by Dr McCormick and confined to bed. Business led by W C Patterson with G F Stanton assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde
Cecil Lovejoy
Jim Patterson
Blanche Patterson
John Leech
Dakota
A.J. Stewartson
Fr. M. Zenor
W. A. Bishop
Jack Martin
McCormick
Davis
W. C. Patterot
G. F. Stanon
Local Notes from Quaker Lane and Nearby Areas
Mrs H Mills suffers after a fall. Frank Smith loses a horse by a fall into a well. A wedding unites Lara Bronn and William Water. George Barr and Henry Phillips plan stonework for a spring house. Families Mills Perry Mills and Mason Wilson visit Iowa this week. Putnam County teachers hold a two day session institute at Centre on Feb 17 and 18 with papers by Edith Price Worley Bickerman Carpenter Jeffers Phillips Gallagher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills
Frank Smith
Lara Bronn
Wm Water
George Barr
Henry Phillips
C. Mills
Perry Mills
Mason Wilson
Iowa
Institute of
Putnam County Teachers
Centre
Edith
Snowy Sunday visits and injuries reported in local notes
Mrs Chestnut and son Willie visited Mrs Nancy Perdew on Sunday. Henry Roth, Edna Perdew, and others called at Peter Maubach's. Tillie Kline stayed with sister Kate Maubach in Hopewell. Gertie Bickerman attended the Teacher's Institute at Center school. Bell Norris injured her left arm last Wednesday, feared fracture but not confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Roth
Edna Perdew
Peter Maubach
Tillie Kline
Kate Maubach
Hopewell
Gertie Bickerman
Teachcher's Institute
Center Schoolhouse
Bell Norris
Special Sales Prompt New Dry Goods Stock In Lacon
Notice notes ongoing Special Sales and Special Prices as D Fuiks buys the newest stock of dry goods in the east. City residents urged to watch for the new arrivals and expanded selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D Fuiks
Lacon Ayer
Household Relocations Framed By Neighbor Moves
A sequence of moving arrangements shows Henry King and Adam Halbride trading houses with family shifts including John Munnis relocating to Chestnut’s former residence. The notice also records the death of Peter Maubach's infant, described in somber measured verse and framed as a peaceful passing to heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry King
Adam Halbride
Adam
John
Mr Chestnut
Ed Hillabrand
Henry
John Munnis
Peter Maubach
Four Weddings and Local News From Milo
Mrs T A Nevitt is severely burned by kerosene. Mr Kissick injures a foot under a horse. Snow remains heavy with 6 inches of sleet. Homer Swift's wife dies. Mrs Samuel Pettegrew ill is recovering. T R Cappertine Jr has a mild paralysis. Darius Sutherland dies in Missouri visiting a son. Two weddings occur Feb 14 Barney Blaisy and Mary Cramer. Harry Mallett and Minnis Pettegrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo
T. A. Nevitt
Kissick
H. B. Hinman
Homer Swift
Whitefield
Samuel Pettegrew
T. R. Cappertine Jr
Ed Sutherland
Darius Sutherland
Dallas County
Iowa
Llth
Missouri
Barney Blaisy
Mary Cramer
Chicago
Harry Mallett
Minnis Pettegrew
Rev Hazzard
Harry
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Bert Fites
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van Fleet
Tom Clark
Johnny Hennessey
Katie Monier
David Hosfield
Monay
Clem Ray
Lou Scholes
Walter
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Frank Endsley
LaRose
Wm Coulter
Whitefield Center
Robert Rickey
Sparland
Rey Shoop
Rickey
Royal Grange
Magnolia
van Horne
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Streator
M. Hubbard
Flossy Lash
T. F. Lash
Bennington
Kansas
William Wafer
Lara Brenn
Ethel Bishop
Alexander
Walker
J. W. Massie
Putnam
Hennepin
Quaker Lane
Chestnut
Willie
Nancy
Display &Sale
Dri
Pric
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Ill
Henry Market
Dee Co
Erolief Hotel
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Jani
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