Sparland Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits
Davis and family visited in LaCon Saturday afternoon. Ernest Klein and Ruth Bender were in Peoria Friday. Frank Gapen and wife were Lacon callers Sunday. Mrs. Frank Johnson of Henry visited sister Mrs. H Gehr last week. Freida Franks returned to Chicago Sunday to school. Headley family shopped in Lacon Saturday. Mrs. T Campbell and children spent New Year’s in Lacon with her mother. Mrs. H Campbell and Margaret home after two weeks in Delavan. Walter White’s mother visited from Centralia for winter. Charley Hunt and Katty called on Wallace Hoadley Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Lacon
Ernest Klein
Ruth Bolender
Peoria
Frank Gapen
Frank Johnson
Henry
H. Gehr
Freida Franks
Chicago
Headley
T. Campbell
Local Notes and Visitors Trimmed by Winter Storm
Miss Ellen Hoadley visits then returns to country while Mrs. Schaffer goes Iowa for her brothers death and comes back. Various townsfolk travel for New Year visits from Nebraska Peru and Peoria with injuries, illnesses, and family updates amid lingering sleet and better sleighing. Henry Ferguson’s burial and C Cartwrights new home noted along with coal mine changes and a new pit boss John Brown. Sheep on the Cartwright farm aid idle moments and homesickness easing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Hoadley
Schaffer
Iowa
Luther Ray
Jane Brooks
Nebraska
Harry Marshall
Frank Hill
East Moline
Kate O’brien
Peru
Will ‘Gs
Auth
Peoria
Ruth
Oscar McLaughlin
Clarence Knowles
Ed Corcoran
Maggie
Frank
Harry
Chicago
James West
Roseville
Frank Anderson
Wm. Webster
Dunlap
John Brown
Henry Ferguson
Mt. Sterling
M E
Foley’s Honey and Tar Promises Cough Cure and Safety
An ad warns against opiate cough medicines and promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar as a safe, effective remedy. A second verse-like note laments a howling dog and criticizes loud, senseless noise in the country as a pessimist’s complaint.
Wedding at the home of Mr and Mrs David Aitchison
A pretty wedding took place Thursday afternoon at the Aitchison home in La Prairie uniting their daughter Mary Ada to Edwin Randolph of Delavan. The bridal party entered to a wedding march, arch of pink and white carnations decorated the parlor, Rev. Black officiated, 50 guests attended a two course luncheon, and the couple will reside in Delavan after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
Wilson
Son Everett
Pullen
Princeville
Ruth
Mina Stowell
Peoria
Emily Root
Gertrude Grove Bondage
Dixon
Grove
James Willard
David Aitchison
Mary Ada
Edwin Randolph
Delavan
Tillie Kelenbach
Black
Randolph
la Prairie
Winans
Toulon
Shane
Speer
Brownlee
Paxton
Grace
Agnes
Anna Shearer
John Shearer
Wyoming
Will Aitchison
Miss Grace
Sparland
South Whitefield Notes and Community Roundup
Supervisor C L Klein traveled to Chicago Westville and Wheeler Ind over the week. Neighbors J Meister and family visited Klein while Minnie Klein enjoyed a Templeton Ia visit. The Sparland funeral for Henry Ferguson was held with Rev Rist leading and a capable choir. Local folks report varying health, school resumes, and New Year gatherings among Waughops Watkins Hunts and Miner families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Whitefield
C. L. Klein
Chicago
Westville
Wheeler
Ind
Will Quiram
Bradford
L. Waughop
I. W. Waughop
Glenn
Walter Holler
Royce
Becker
Gehr
Murdock
Ferguson
H. Marshall
Jana
Charles Wable
Illinois
Ortinville
Minn
Charles Hunt
Chesney
Hunt
Benny
Leota
O. G. Hunt
Local News From Saratoga and Surrounding Areas
SARATOGA reports Mrs Thomas Cain visiting Peoria Monday while William Lawless remains ill. Robert Daniels lost a top horse last week. Miss Jennie McGee of Lacon began school in the Doyle district. James Greene entered Brown's college at Peoria. Kendal Smart Jennie Clark and Mary Hannum are ill this week. James O'Brien handles township tax books to reduce surplus cash. J B Wilson and Michael Ziegler sales drew crowds and good sales. Willis Shearer resumed studies in Champaign Tuesday after holidays. Mrs Wm Jacobs of Armour guest of Wm Hennessey over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwinell
Peoria
Camp Grove
C. Winger
Francis M. King
Bradford
Kendall Smart
Richard Davidson
John King
Wm. Lawless
George Ward
Blough
Blaine
Chicago
Mary
Indianapolis
Ida
Lincoln
Mary Duttar
John Hickey
Frank Murphy
Harry Dewey
Teresa Owens
Ed Collins
Lacon
Saratoga
Thomas Cain
Robert Daniels
Jennie McGee
Doyle
James Greene
Brown's College
Kendal Smart
Jennie Clark
Mary Hannum
James O'Brien
J. B. Wilson
Michael Ziegler
Willis Shearer
Champaign
Wm. Jacobs
Armour
Wm. Hennessey
South Milo School Opens After Week’s Vacation
Local notes report South Milo School reopening after a week off. Residents include Mrs Gertrude Bentley and children visiting Mrs Larkie Lidgard. Mrs Rose Griswold and family visiting. Mrs John Clifton and Mrs Mary Colehower visiting relatives. Miss Zella Runnells and others visiting neighbors. New Ladies Aid officers will be elected. members urged to attend. George Barker and family dined with James McClane. A light verse about selling stock closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Milo School
Gertrude Bentley
Larkie Lidgard
T. Harris
Charlie Reid
Charlie Swineman
Broadmoor
Rose Griswold
John Clifton
Hd Clark
Theodore Clark
Mary Colehower
Zella Runnells
John sucClane
Henry Mattison
Ladies’ Aid
Ella Shorts
George Barker
James McClane
Fire destroys tenant house. insurance covers loss
Last week in Lacon a fire at the C Waltermeyer tenant house destroyed most of the structure and contents. The origins are unknown as occupants Mr and Mrs John Arendale had left for Chicago. The fire alarm sounded, firefighters arrived too late, and extensive damage occurred. The incident followed by juvenile crime and local notices including a marriage and road issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacon
C. Waltermeyer
John Arendale
Chicago
Joseph Crew
Crew Brothers
Rock Island
Sparland
Marshall County
Gregg
James R. Harney
Will County
Thomas Breen
Emma Mae Barnes
Father Hawley
Varna
John A. Johnson
Burdette Wilson
Albert Anderson
Joe McCuskey
John Austin
Peoria
Hacker
Hexter Bros
Lone Tree Notes on Local Events and People
Monday morning Anderson brothers bought cattle. Mrs. John Dwyer stayed with sister in Henry New Year’s day. Ambrose Tone lost two work horses. Mr. Wigand visited his mother in Henry. Mrs. Wigand was sick last week. Will Grubb’s wife had guests. Mabel Anderson and Mr. Phillips trip to Chicago for unknown business. Mrs. Wright and Willie shopped in Henry. The newsiest paper in Central Illinois reads it and is convinced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Brothers
John Dwyer
Henry
David Dwyer
Ambrose ‘Tone
Mr. Wigand
Incurable Dropsy Gored by Dr Miles Special Treatments
A promotional notice by Dr. Franklin Miles claims three dropsy cures developed from 28 years of research. It offers a free trial and a Dropsy Book with $3.75 free treatment, citing numerous cured patients and urging readers to describe their disease to Dept BE at 484 to 494 Main Street, Wichart, Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Alvina Sanders
Decatur
Nebr
J. B. Hann
New Jersey St
Indianapolis
Ind
Selinda J. Steck
Flatt
C. J. Coon
Woodruff
Wis
Mary Moise
Walker
C. A. Killinger
Shippensburg
J. W. Kiracofe
Frederick
Nibarger
Anderson
Cal
Franklin Miles
Dept. BE
Main Street
Wichart
Probate court guardianship and real estate transfers listed
Probate Court grants letters of guardianship for John M. Dean minor with bond set at 4000 dollars and approvals for final reports. Real estate transfers include multiple quit claim and warranty deeds such as Frank L. Davis to Lous M. Silk and Anna M. Senning to Charles A. Brown, plus extensive Kelm family transactions and other conveyances across Roberts and Toluca areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Dean
Jay H. Magoon
Marcus D. Sprague
Frank L. Davis
Lous M. Silk
Hoyt
Henry
Anna M. Senningen
Charles A. Brown
Devlin
Toluca
Julia S. Wright
Curtis F. Wright
Nga
Otis McClary
State of
Illinois
Col. Bond
George N. Young
Peter Zimmerman
Venona
Augusta Majesky
Louis N. Kelm
Roberts
Emma N. Kelm
Alvina L. Kelm
Louis Kelm
Auguston Majesky
Belle Plain
Otto H. Kelm
Want to Be Pardoned After Wyoming Theft Case
The Lacon Journal reports Ed Hiner and Ernest Whitehead hired a team at Hensley's livery in Sparland, drove to Wyoming, sold it, and were sent to the penitentiary. Now both seek pardons. State's Attorney Jacobs may recommend clemency for Whitehead but not Hiner. Whitehead’s first offense. Hiner has prior reform school and parole history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacon Journal
Ed Hiner
Ernest Whitehead
Hensley
Sparland
Wyoming
Lacon
Board of Pardons
Jacobs
Whitehead
Hiner
Pontiac Reformatory
Advertising Shapes Trade Territory In Towns
The trade territory of a town hinges on businessmen’s advertising effort not on distance to trading posts. Advertising space, backed by fair dealing, builds a town’s commercial prestige. Results come slowly and require ongoing, systematic exploitation to attract new customers.
Seasonal goodwill message urges universal happiness
During the festive season a hopeful note encourages liberal thoughts and shared happiness. It suggests everyone can contribute to a brighter, kinder atmosphere and the joy of the year.
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Jos. Barnett & Co
Boynton
M. McLaughlin
Sparland, Ill
William A. Smith
Chicago Veterinary College
Col
H. F. McVicker
Fredonia Avenue
Sparland Department
Sparland Personals
A. J. Ironmonger
Fool Hound
I. W. Williams
Huntington
W. Va
Foley
A. J
Peoria Daily Star
Henry Republican
Little Boy
Blue
Boy Blue
Lone Tree
ACAI
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Court House News
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