Local Residents and Visitors Spend Week in Lacon Area
Sparr and Department Miss Bess Hill work at the Paris restaurant in Lacon. Mrs. Mayme Poignant visited her mother, Mrs. Sparr, last week. Thomas Monier shipped a car-load of fine horses to Chicago Tuesday night. Miss Alice Monier of Peoria transacted business here Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Reba Anderson and Mary Ellen are home from visiting Grace Atchison in Ohio. Harry Compton of Bosworth is visiting his elderly mother. Mrs. Anna Luft and daughter stayed with Mrs. Halsey Monier. Both Mrs. Pringle and Minnie are bedridden. cared for by nurse Francies. Mrs. Wm. Madison of La Prairie and Mrs. Roland Blackwell of Steuben visited their parents, the Burnettes, Friday. Mrs. Tuthill visiting her daughter, then to Mrs. George Aitchison near Camp Grove. Epworth League to hold monthly literary program Sunday evening with Miss Leila Maxwell leading. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Timmons and Fern of Peoria spent Sunday with relatives. Fern returned to Peoria, Mrs. Timmons remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Hill
Paris
Lacon
Mayme Poignant
Sparr
Thomas Monier
Chicago
Alice Monier
Peoria
Reba Anderson
Mary Ellen
Grace Atchison
Ohio
Harry Compton
Bosworth
Anna Luft
Halsey Monier
Pringle
Minnie
Francies
Wm. Madison
la Prairie
Roland Blackwell
Steuben
Walter Burnette
Tuthill
B. Frisboy
George Aitchison
Camp Grove
Epworth League
Iesson
Leila Maxwell
D. C. Timmons
Fern
Timmons
Emler
South Whitefield
Leo Ely
Iowa
E. A. Matthews
I. W. Waughop’s
Jane Ray
A. Schupp
Varna
Anna Bly
Cazenovia
George Rickey
Marshall
Sparland
Genevieve Kneip
Henry
Mildred
Corine
Ethel Hofer
George Waughop
Elmer Lopeman
Canton
Charles Hunt
Lacan
Saratoga
Blough
Herbert Doyle
Willie Darling
Whitefield
Charlotte Monier
Lois Lassman
Valentine
Samuel Thumma
Rickey School
May Gray
Lloyd Lewis
James Mulcahy
John Claycomb
John
Ed Quinn
Carter Shearer
St. Paul
Minn
J. L. Gray
Russell Farm
Bethel Church
Cleve Shearer
Speer
Mike O'Brien
Frank Baker
Bob Kelley
Peter Jacobs
Johnny
Frank Hannon
Fred Hagason
South Dakota
John Noyes
Local Social Scene And Mild Lectures At Crescent Series
Miss Mae Jillette returns from Chicago to care for a sick sister until rested Aunt Phoebe Emler hosts her. Rey. Mc Leish presents Is the Young Man Safe at a well attended sermon with Hosanna by the choir. Crescent concert company to perform March 6. Alice Stire Eliza beth Maddox Carrie Moon Nellie Blackburn featured. Epworth League party with ad themed costumes despite snow. Domestic humor and转 dialogue snippets conclude the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Jillette
Chicago
Phoebe Emler
Rey. McLeish
Crescent Concert Company
Alice Stire
Elizabeth Maddox
Carrie J. Moon
Nellie Blackburn
Flea
Epworth League
Peoria visitors and moving notices in La Prairie area
La Prairie residents and neighbors report several Peoria visits this week with Estella Calder, Ey A Wilmot, Ed Leigh, Webster Greene, and Will Scott noted among those in Peoria. Iliff family moved from Washburn to the Marshall place, Mrs. James Davidson improving slowly, and U P church services planned nightly except Saturday. A Kentucky case of la grippe and bronchitis is cited with Foley's Honey and Tar Compound praised by A J Ironmonger as curative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster Greene
Will Scott
Peoria
Scott Aitchison
Delavan
Iliff
Washburn
Frank Marshall
Harry Safford
James Davidson
Porch Jarman
U. P
Mollie Smith
W. S. Bailey
McCreary
Foley
A. J
Camp Grove News Briefs Highlight Illnesses and Local Happenings
In Peoria area visits Wm Hollandsworth and George Frank called. Patrick O'Brien is very sick with pneumonia under nurse care. Miss Rosalia McGinn convalescent while sister Genevieve is seriously ill with pneumonia under Miss Zeller. Mr and Mrs Nelson hosted Akron relatives. Miss Alice Colgan stayed with Dr Bloughs family. Rose Colgan sick with diabetes. George Skinner moved to Marion Bocock farm. John Barnes to Skinner’s vacated farm. Dr Blough very busy with illness spikes. Mrs James Colgan hosted Brimfield visitors. J Kistler spent Sunday in Bradford. McManus Swearingen open new dry goods and grocery store with post office in back. Charles O'Brien new postmaster. store led by James McManus and C J O'Brien. John McManus Jr sick at sister C J O'Brien’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Grove
Wm. Hollandsworth
George Frank
Peoria
Patrick O'Brien
Rosalia’ McGinn
Genevieve
Zeller
Nelson
Akron
Alice Colgan
Dr. Blough
Rose Colgan
George Skinner
Marion Bocock
John Barnes
Skinner
James Colgan
Brimfield
Foley Kidney Pills Advert Says Relief for Backache
The ad claims Foley Kidney Pills cure backache and rheumatism by healing weak kidneys and restoring action. Mrs M F Spalsbury of Sterling NL reports severe back and kidney pain, sleepless nights, and inability to raise her arms before two bottles. A J Ironmonger, druggist, is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Spalsbury
Sterling
A. J. Ironmon ‘Ger
Changes and deaths stir Crow Creek community
The Crow Creek area sees March changes as Harry Shurtz moves six miles over the river and Leroy Daley farms Rowe Place next year. Wilkinson Bush dies suddenly, Wil son Bush found near his home. inquest held in Henry. Mrs. Uriah Humphrey improves. Edna Rowe celebrates first birthday. community anecdotes and quotes fill the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crow Creek
Harry Shurtz
Leroy Daley
Rowe Place
Mr. Mills
Broadmoor
Wilson Bush
James Holocker
William Humphrey
N. H. Humphrey
Doran Undertaking
Henry
Uriah Humphrey
Herbert Smith
A. A
Morris
Little Edna Rowe
Winter Blizzard Hits South Whitefield Area
A heavy snowstorm and drifting winds sweep South Whitefield marking the second worst storm this winter. Local notices mention visits, moves, and guests among area families, along with a brief health anecdote praising Dr King’s New Discovery for chest and lung troubles.
Local News Roundup From Saratoga and Surroundings
Saratoga reports ongoing sickness with mumps and pneumonia cases in the Rickey school and local homes. Residents celebrate marriages and moves including Mr and Mrs Willie Darling and John Claycomb. A Valentine social at Samuel Thumma’s home, a blizzard and snow piles, and a courtroom joke conclude the notice.
A Measure of Merit Endorses Doan’s Kidney Pills
Henry Ill resident Edwin L. Carrier cites a prior 1907 statement praising Doan’s Kidney Pills. He reports kidney pain and backache reduced after use, credits Segraves' Drug Store for supply, and reendorses the remedy. Foster Milburn Co. markets the pills in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Edwin L. Carrier
School Street
Henry, Ill
Doan
Segraves
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
LAWN RIDGE SALE AND SOCIAL EVENTS IN TOWN
The Stocking place near Lawn Ridge was sold to Wm Moody who will take possession after tenant Harry Brimmer moves out this week. Mrs Brimmer and family will move to Speer, and her Ladies Aid group spent last Wednesday with her. A Valentine social at Charles Goodrich's drew over four score attendees with heart themed decor and a lunch. Roy Foster’s February 14 birthday was celebrated with a surprise party at his father’s home hosted by his wife and neighbors while he was away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodrich
Katie Lee and Willie Grey by the brook and beyond
A nostalgic poem traces Katie Lee and Willie Grey from childhood by a willow lined brook to a shared life in a cottage. They trade boasts and wisdom about strength and burden bearing, ending with a settled domestic scene and a nod to a playful public notice urging readers to buy in print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Lee
Willie Grey
Dr King's New Life Pills Claim Cure for Distress
In Danville Virginia W Evans blames two years of left side distress on indigestion now cured by Dr King’s New Life Pills. The advertisement urges use for stomach liver kidney troubles constipation headache and debility with a 25 cent price at local druggists T J Segraves and A J Tronmonger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Stid
Mason
Mich
Dr. King
A. J. Ironmonger
T. J. Segraves
W. Evans
Danville
A. J. Tronmonger
Probate Court Keeps Conservator Account in Bickerman Case
Probate Court orders Henry J. Bickerman to file a detailed report of his conservatorship duties by February 19 1912. The docket also covers estate actions including appraisement, inventory, private sale petitions, inheritance tax appraiser appointment, and guardianship for minors in the Duke and Toomey matters. Real estate transfers and marriage licenses appear, with notices of will probate and letters testamentary granted to Charlotte Monier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Bickerman
Henry J. Bickerman
Thomas Duke
Partnership Pnvent
Walter Duke
Clarence Duke
Majorie Duke
Henry Cemetery Association
George A. Toomey
Thomas Monier
Charlotte
Monier
Well Sinker Offers Best Savings For New Drillers
In over twenty years of well business experience, a practical sinker seeks patrons by promising faultless satisfaction and money-saving consulting services for those desiring to sink a well.
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Vanatitude
PSR
Omottt
Castor
Bears
Astoria
Sulky
Litchfield
Marseilles
Sparr and Department
George
Darling
Henrietta
Scott
Mary Jane
Mamma
Ladies’ Home Journal
Dr. Pierce
Katie
Willie
Katie Dear
Blue
Little Boy
Court House News
Charles E. Johnson
William and
Alvin Ball
Mike Johanas
Martha Majewski
Santa Fe
Toluca
Nancy Chalfant
Edith Willson
Luella B. Stever
John Sanders
State of Illinois
Marshall County State Bank
Anna M. Strawn
Adelbert Thiedohr
Anna L. Klaiber
Marguerite Smith
Philip Martin
Mazon
Josie Connell
Giovanni Troiola
Vitoria Pallanta
Estella Ebright
Joseph Schlosser
Hopewell
Emma Linderer
Edward Haugens
Evans
Mayme Kelly
Hayes P. North
John F. Tarter
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