Christian matriarch of Magnolia obituary and local notices
Matilda Ann Macready of Warren County Ohio born June 28 1824 died December 29 1908 near Magnolia aged 84 years 6 months 6 days a Scotch Irish orphan who joined the United Presbyterian church later moved to Illinois and joined the Sandy by letter C P church married Robert Dakin January 31 1850 in Ohio with six children four sons remain in Magnolia Missouri or Illinois? The passage mentions Henry Ennis Ainsia Anna Oscar and Perry two children Anna and Oscar plus husband predeceased. In 1861 the family moved from Ohio to Magnolia NL then to farm where she resided. She was a devout Christian known for hospitality. The new Ball bank building on Main Street was completed with opening January 4 led by Jonas T Ball president and BH Gaylord Ball cashier named People's Bank. Magnolia Lodge No 103 A F and A M elected officers for the year W M Perry Dakin S W W H Wafer J W R L Swindler treasurer R A Ward secretary S B Mitchell. Star of Magnolia Chapter No 489 O E S appointed officers including W M Mrs Lara Wafer W P S B Mitchell associate matron Mrs Alice Bergstede treasurer Gus Otto secretary Miss Jessie Hans conductress Mrs Hattie Hillabrand associate conductress Mrs Lou Sammons. Installation planned January 13 with Grand Master and Grand Worthy Matron present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Ann Macready
Warren County
Ohio
Magnolia
Associate Reform Church
United Presbyterian Church
Illinois
C. P. Church
Sandy
Church Triumphant
Robert Dakin
Henry
Ennis
Ainsia
Anna
Oscar
Perry
Jesus
Magnolia Lodge
A. F
A. M
W. M
Perry Dakin
S. W
W. H. Wafer
J. W
R. L. Swindler
R. A. Ward
B. Mitchell
Star of Magnolia Chapter
O. E
W.M
Lara Wafer
W. P
Alice Bergstede
Gus Otto
Jessie Hans
Hattie Hillabrand
Lou Sammons
Masonic Lodge
McKindley
Swaney pupils index Swaney library and staff join holiday rest
Miss Elsie Carpenter of Henry visits Swaney school while pupils catalog the library. The Athletic club buys new basketball uniforms with credit emblems. Miss Grace Swaney returns from Chicago, Clifford Mills visits Granville, and Bernard Reismeyer shreds fodder for F E Smith. Leland Griffith and Mills return from Champaign after two weeks. Teachers return home refreshed. Elizabeth Massie spent holidays at Newton visiting relatives and served as bridesmaid. Mrs Spaulding hosts Mrs Boman and visitors in Toledo. Earnest Mills ships sheep and hogs to Chicago. sheep feeders fare well this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Johnson
Swaney
Grace Swaney
Chicago
Clifford Mills
Harry Wilson
Granville
Bernard Reismeyer
F. E. Smith
Leland Griffith
Champaign
Elizabeth Massie
Newton
F. B. Smith
Hazel Boman
Toluca
Spaulding
Earnest Mills
Swaney boys win by twelve at Consolidated arena
The Swaney team defeated Minoak boys 41 to 29 in a chilly Tuesday game at Consolidated. Poor attendance due to bad weather. Swaney to play Flanagan next Friday. Also notes social visits, bridesmaid trip, teaching, and a croup case treated with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swaney Boys
Minoak
Consolidated
Swaney
Flanagan Boys
W. G. Griffith
Frank Griffith
Glendive
Mont
Griffith
H. B. Beck
Hennepin
Luella Flitcraft
Edna Wilson
A. B. Wilson
Oak Park
Flitcraft
Nina Beck
Neoga
Ill
Lila Wotan
Florence Beck
Shepard
Chris D. Peterson
Jacksonville
Chamberlain
Peterson
A. J. Ironmonger
Tonica Gun Club WINS Shoot Over Mt Palatine
Sixteen Tonica shooters faced Mt Palatine counterparts on New Year’s Day in a friendly target match. Tonica topped Mt Palatine 290 to 276 as Joseph Powell Jr of Iowa visited relatives, with David Sipe and Will Ort heading to Iowa for a family visit. Nell and Darline Powell returned to Bloomington schools after the holidays. A festive watch party gathered at Mr and Mrs CG A Powell’s home New Year’s Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonica
CG. A. Powell
Hennepin Christmas Returns and Local Events Daily
Hennepin residents note many youths returning to schools in Des Moines Bloomington Chicago and St Louis after Christmas. Rev Kluck leaves for Palestine. gatherings include a Durley home party and a Royal Neighbors watch event. Charles Bishop and Bessie Cassell wed. Adam Deck marks 25th anniversary with a dinner. Mayme Markley visits from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arminda Ray
Magnolia
Rey Curley
Des Moines
Howard Durley
Bessie Coleman
Peoria
Maude
Harry Stouffer
George Taylor
Bloomington
Nelle Simpson
Chicago
Olive McCutcheon
St. Louis
George Sorgett
Darrel Danley
Neva Danley
Miss Idley
Virginia
Rebecca Hayslip
Brother Ralph
Jefferson, Ia
Frank Griffith
Glendive
Mont
L. H. Durley
Edith Coleman
Brink
Charles Bishop
Hennepin Prairie
Bessie Cassell
Cottage Hill
Adam Deck
Mayme Markley
Hennepin
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad
Doan's Kidney Pills are promoted as a reliable remedy for kidney trouble. Mrs. Howard Kermeen of HenryIll recounts relief from weak kidneys and renewed energy after using the pills, with a price of 50 cents and Foster Milburn Co as U.S. agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Dean
Howard Kermeen
Doan
Buffalo
New York
United States
Notable Social Roundup and Local Fire Spark
Sallie Paxson of Henry and Miss Jessie Hall of Galva visit Hennepin over Christmas and New Year. A tent fire near Mrs Mae Peters brings brief alarm. Zeus Zenor improves after a week of illness. Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised as a universal healer for burns cuts wounds and skin troubles at A J Ironmonger’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie Paxson
Henry
Hennepin
Daisy Brink
Jessie Hall
Galva
Frank Pearce
McNabb
A. W. Hopkins
J. G. Pletsch
W. J. Decker
Granville
Bessie Read
Proctor Hospital
Peoria
Zeus Zenor
Bucklen
A. J. Ironmonger's
Tonica Social Notes Highlight Family Gatherings and Visits
Eva Raymond hosts the Thursday club on January 7. Ruth Johnson from Normal visits Tonica, and Lizzie Westmeyer comes from Peoria for holidays. The Kaiser family marks Christmas with twenty relatives present in Tonica, a baby born to Otto and wife in Wesley, and numerous Tonica residents holidaying with kin in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonica
Eva Raymond
Ruth Johnson
Normal
George Kiag
Frank Burgess
The
State University
Lizzie Westmeyer
Peoria
R. J. Barrett
Chicago
Chancellor
Ira G. Signer
Kaiser
Walher
L. A. Kaiser
Louis J. Kaiser
Harry
Newman
August C. Kaiser
Fairland
George Kaiser
Oregon, Ill
Wiliam Kaiser
Carroll, Ia
May Boomer
Champaign
Anna Dales
Lorena
Anna May
Lisetta Hartenbower
Hilton
Lena Kaiser
Augusta Westmeyer
Joseph
Otto King
Wesley
Iking
Annai Matern
C. W. Moorhead
Neosha Falls
Kas
Fred V. Willis
Lettie Bower
John Bower
Oswego
Mabel Boyle
Berenice King
Lacon
Lulu Does
Dixon
Nathan Ong
Harry Cofoid
Bloomington
Bertha Burgess
Roy Kays
J. B. Hartenbower
Hawley- Watson
Wedded Hawley and Watson in Congr egational Church
A wedding of Andrew Hawley and Alice Watson took place on December 23 1908 at the Congr egational church. Rev A W Wiggins performed the ceremony as Adah Bullock sang and Minnie Hawley played the organ. Attendants Fred Shawback and Ora Miller, luncheon for about 60 followed. The couple, both locally known, were joined by numerous guests from nearby towns and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Hawley
Alice Watson
Adah Bullock
Minnie Hawley
A. W. Wiggins
Fred Shawback
Ora Miller
Wm. Watson
Myron B. Hawley
Sweet
Chenoa
McCall
Jessie Ross
Margaret Ross
Ottawa
Frances Kennedy
Yorkville
Fleming McCarty
Lee County
J. E. Hartenbower
Chicago
Charles Merritt
Magnolia
Dell Phillips
Marion Hillabrand
Whilina
Lester
Mort Stillwell
Lostout
Frank
Etta Smith
Mt. Palatine
Doctor Robert G. Dakin Serves Magnolia Night Calla
Dr Robert G Dakin physician surgeon of Magnolia Illinois provided rapid prompt service day and night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Dakin
M. D
Magnolia
Ill
Calla
W. H. Weathers
A. R. Kreger
Venona News Roundup Reflects Holidays and Local Events
Joe Foster of Stromberg-Carlson visits his parents for Christmas. Lottie Judd hosts New Year’s open house with help from Metta Koehler Pearl Johnston Verna Harter Jessie Houston and others. School team wins two basketball games. Ethel Hoge marries in Chicago and plans to move to Iowa. Presbyterian ladies raise funds at city hall dinner. Several locals visit relatives and travel for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Foster
Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Co
Chicago
J. P. Foster
Lottie Judd
Metta Koehler
Tacoma
Wash
Pearl Johnston
Pontiac
Verna Harter
Jessie Houston
Litta Hinman
Maurine Turner
Mae Heflin
Houston
Venona
Ethel Hoge
James Hoge
Eva Hoge
Ray Hoge
Iowa
Olive Hastings
Ansona
Ezra Kemp
Alice Marland
A. Helflin &Co
Presbyterian
City Hall
Ellen Marland
Thomas Baldwin
Marseilles
Wolf Killer on French Farm Near Wenona Sparks Local Action
James Stratton shot and killed a large wolf on M. J. French's Wenona area farm seven miles northwest, as wolves have been seen nearby and farmers vow to reduce their numbers. Also noted are Evans Grange Agricultural Fair directors elected and officers named, with A. G. McAdam serving as treasurer. A New Year social at a farmhouse welcomed guests from Tacoma, Pontiac, and local families as young ladies assisted with hosting duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stratton
M. J. French
Wenona
Evans Grange Agricultural Fair Association
Samuel McAllister
J. E B. Hamilton
Alfred Judd
Hyans Grange
A. G. McAdam
The
Fair Association
Lottie Judd
Metta’ Koehler
Tacoma
Wash
Pearl Johnson
Jessie Houston
Litta Hinman
Maurine Turner
Mae Heflin
Edith Gants
Pearl Robinson
Lillian Favre
Gertrude Judd
Lara Gants
Frances Poppe
Mabel Judd
Scarcity of Water Prompts Toluca City Action
Water shortages threaten Toluca's rail and coal operations as the reservoir nears depletion. The city council leased the artesian well pumping plant from B G Vail of Chicago for 145 dollars a month for three years, with ownership transferring to the city at the end. Water may be pumped from the drilling site to stave off famine until the new plant starts. A search for Alberto Visioni continues after the Solomone murder. A deaf and dumb man from Omaha helped by locals seeks passage to the Washington D C academy. B Zimmerman's one year lease of the north room in the Ritmiller building signals a store move with new shelves and counters installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Vail
Chicago
Vail
Alberto Visioni
Anton Solomone
Omaha
Neb
Deaf and Dumb Academy
Washington, D. C
B. Zimmerman
Rithmiller
Main_street
Waste of Corn Fodder Prompts Western Forage Debate
The Wallace Farmer argues western corn fodder waste is due to farming practices. It calculates that only 5 to 10 percent of fodder is utilized, explains cutting by hand is obsolete, and that mustering enough labor and livestock to shock or silo nine million Iowa acres would exceed available manpower in any state. It estimates silage rations for millions of cows and sow totals, noting eastern methods adapt to smaller farms, while western farms may never match them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Des Moines
Illinois
Iowa
Sleeping Sickness Message Warns of Contagion From Africa
A health-promoting notice explains sleeping sickness in the Congo from the tsetse fly bite and contrasts it with normal sleep. It cites a Union City man whose recovery came after Vinol, advertised as aiding appetite and sleep, and notes Vinol is sold by A. J. Ironmonger in Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Congo
George Hayes
Union City
Henry
A. J. Ironmonger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. King
J. R. Pitt
Rocky Mount, N. C
Northern Illinois Co-Operative Burial Association
G. W. Keller
Undertaker
Magnolia Bank
Magnolia, Ill
Ball Bank
Main Street
Jonas T. Ball
BH. Gaylord Ball
People's Bank
Republican
OQUAKER_ LAN
Elsie Carpenter
Swaney School
Ero
Corn Products Refining Company
Wenong Index
J. H Massie
Fresh Bakery
Griffth's Laundry
W. A. Simmons
Centenary Hospital
Iive Street Bank
Barnes’ University
Medico, Chirulogical Society
St. Als
Ina Bank
Ina
Chicago Veterinary College Veterinary Hospital
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