Local notices and social updates from Magnolia department
Local reporter notes visits, travel, and family news including Misses Kranz Hylin Spencer Glover Rob erts Ridenbaugh Potter and the infant Bell. Socials New Year dance, dinners and milk delivery remarks plus weather roads affect doctors and travel. Cottages occupied Spencer Zebley Barney Piper moves and cement hauling led by Hal Rolley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Kranz
Venona
Frida Hylin
Wemona
Ollie Spencer
Peoria
Hazel Glover
R. W. Spencer
Bessie
Nita Roberts
J. Ridenbaugh
Minot
N. D
Charles Lormis
Willie Potter
Bell
Harry Bishop
Burt Roberts
Cora Dakin
Lenny Dean
Fred Defenbaugh
North Dakota
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Simonton
Hal Rolley
Consolidated
Mr. Rolley
Sani tary district surveyor falls into Illinois river
The surveyor, working in the past two weeks for the sanitary district, slipped into the Illinois River last Tuesday morning and rested the rest of the day. He is expected to note in his report that the river is wet and cold. At McNabb, I. E. Smith presides over a new Game Protective association to enforce game laws and deter trespassers, amid concerns over recent livestock deaths. Services announced for Jan 18 include Strawn and Magnolia congregations with varying Sunday schedules. A residence in Magnolia is for sale by Wm Moffitt, price and terms available on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitary District
Illinois
Ilinois
McNabb
I. E. Smith
W. L. Mills
Local Social Notes and Poultry Show Dates
McNABB W H Johnston's hosted relatives for New Year dinner. Ernest Mills lost three horses and a mule to a freight on the right of way near H K Smith's. Fred Wolf couple shopped in Streator. Superintendent Hunt of Granville visited J C Sutherland. Photographer Masters from Princeton photographed the new consolidated school building. Mrs George Koehler aided Mr Koehler's sister Mrs Bishop in Mt Palatine. J C Sutherland hosted neighborhood young men for supper. Poultry show week scheduled for 17th 18th and 19th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Johnston
Ernest Mills
H. K. Smith
Fred Wolf
Streator
Hunt
Granville
J. C. Sutherland
Masters
Princeton
Ill
George Koehler
Mt. Palatine
Local Notes From Florid and Nearby Visits
Mr and Mrs lavonne Clemens lit te babe ill then better. Bert Hetrick and wife welcomed a daughter born December 31. Jed Glass from Hen nepin visited Florid friends several days. Edna Clemens visited Nick Mortenson. Royal Neighbors installation interrupted by Woodmen surprise with candy and music. Macceabes families held a social with phonograph music by Albert Daily. Prof H N Lawrence returned to Depue for duties after vacation with Frank Allen accompanying. Frank found work there and will be missed at church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavonne Clemens
George Hetrick
Bert Hetrick
Dee
Texas
Jed Glass
Hennepin
Edna Clemens
Nick Mortenson
Macceabes
Albert
H. N. Lawrence
Depue
Frank Allen
Frank
Local social notes highlight New Year visits and travels
The Hettricks hosted a gathering with friends to ring out the old year. Isaac Reichwine dined with Dave Clemens and later visited Granville and helped with butchering for Harry Brown. Arthur Christon surprised his parents after months in Decatur. The Clemens family hosted Grace Peterson from Iowa and Grace Donohue with Marguerite. Levere Cramer and family returned to Nebraska. Mrs. Jenkins’s nieces Grace and Marence Donohue returned to their home in Moline. Dr. Watson advances with a new office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Reichwine
Dave Clemens
David Clemens
Grace Peterson
Iowa
Jessie Reichwine
Little Marguerite
H. BE. Allen
Arthur Christon
Decatur
Levere Cramer
Nebraska
Charles Allen
Grace
Marence Donohue
Mrs. Jenkins
Moline
The Rise of Saloons Over Tonica’s Quiet Past
The Tonica area once famed for pious living and community growth sees a shift after a railroad arrival and coal mining. Saloons multiply, prosperity wanes, and crime and vice expand, forcing late police court hours to handle the boom in business. The local Foho columnist notes the town’s moral shift and social upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonica
Illinois
Granville
Foho
Johnny
Tonica News
Ladies Host Japanese Tea at New Year Celebration
About 50 ladies attended a Japanese themed tea on Monday afternoon December 31 at Mrs. C. H. Sherwood’s home. Hostesses were Mrs. Sherwood and Miss Wood with assistance from Mesdames Monser and Taggart and Miss Monser plus Mabel Jackson. Guests wore kimonos and rooms featured cherry blossoms, Japanese chimes and joss sticks. an archway bore Shin-Nen meaning Happy New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Sherwood
Miss Wood
George 8
W. EB. Monser
H. M.taggart
Kathrine
Elizabeth
Dorothy Monser
Mabel Jackson
Japan
E. L. Monser
The Churn Analogy and Dr. Pierce’s Medicine Claim
A farmer’s wife describes churning as a model for digestion and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for foul stomach and blood impurities. The ad asserts stomach cleanliness prevents disease and offers a free booklet on ingredients from Buffalo, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Japanese Themed Social Tea With Mrs Sherwood
True Japanese fashion sofa cushions set a charming scene as Mrs Sherwood reads a Japanese story. A brief greeting speech accompanies tea and refreshments served by Japanese ladies in each room. Guests praised the afternoon and noted the novelty of chop sticks if available.
Palatine News Notes and Local Visits
Mrs. Josephine Bishop remains quite ill as Reuben Harper and wife from Southard Oklahoma visit relatives nearby. G O Davis photographed 28 people at McNabb on January 1 and has been taking pictures of fancy chickens. The gun club fed the winning side a supper at the Davis store building last Thursday despite bad roads. a large turnout attended a very nice meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Bishop
Reuben Harper
Southard
Oklahoma
G. O. Davis
McNabb
Davis Store
Local Notes From Varna and Surrounding Towns
Mrs Wm Zilm visits son Ed in Streator. Oscar Zilm injures arm when horse falls. Dr Shepard sets it. Kin visit Varna and Metamora. Miss Whilma Zilm visits grandmother. Families travel to Biloxi Miss. teachers and operators noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Zilm
Streator
Rudolpn
Varna
F. A. Kaatz
Oscar Zilm
Dr. Shepard
Oscar
Thomas Iliff
Frank Meredith
Ike Spangler
Carl Koch
Elza Harwood
Metamora
Miss Whilma Zilm
Lostant
Zilm
Anna Foster
Ora
Lillian
Biloxi
Miss
Matt van Patten
Washburn
Dorothy Koch
Carl
Lizzie Olthous
Laura Schumacher
Charles Koch
Ernest Schumacher
Ed Harris
Lena Garski
F. N. Rood
Minoak
Louis DeVault
Chillicothe
Oscar Shepard
Cappa Ricketts
Charles Foster
Peoria
South
Ice business at Depue abandoned and interurban expansion noted
Neighborhood news reports the Depue ice company dismantling ice houses and selling lumber after years of harvesting ice for river barges. Interurban service to Depue operates hourly, while other items include arrests in Venona rioting and Havana chosen for a chautauqua site. A Ottawa farmer shipped 1 082 bushels of oats by a ten‑wagon train over twelve miles to an Ottawa elevator.
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Depue
St. Louis
Princeton
Lauf
Lasheski
Venona
Illinois Npworth League
Havana
Ottawa
Eldridge elected circuit judge in Bureau La Salle Grundy district
Edgar Eldridge, Republican, won the circuit judgeship to replace the late Charles Blanchard in the Bureau La Salle Grundy district. Guy R. Williams, Democrat, won the Eighth district seat over Republican Lewis A. Jarmen by 1 875, while the district leans Democratic. River channel work on the Sangamon to redeem land progresses. Peoria Electric Light and Gas unveils a 200 foot concrete smokestack. cement advocates predict dominance of cement in construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Eldridge
Charles Blanchard
Bureau la Salle
Grundy
Guy R. Williams
Havana
Eighth Judicial District
Thomas M. Mehan
Lewis A. Jarmen
Rushville
Tenants in Thompson lake suits test club title
Twenty Havana fishermen are named defendants in suits against the Thompson Lake Rod and Gun Club over ownership of Thompson lake. The cases seek to test the club’s title as the lake is owned by the club and used by fishermen. The Supreme Court decision on the Stronghurst Oquawka election contest keeps Oquawka as Henderson county seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Thompson Lake
Henderson County
Stronghurst
Oquawka
Warren County
Board of Supervisors
Western Tube Company of
Kevaney
Peoria
Illinois
Spring Lake
Tazewell County
Burlington
Bushnell
Roseville
Youngstown
Swan
Creek town station plan amid track realignment
Readable text notes that Creek one mile and two miles from the track will receive a station while the other location is to be abolished. Details on who proposes the change and the exact localities are not provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Government Ownership of Railroads Debate by Sherman
Lawrence Y. Sherman, Illinois lieutenant governor, argues against government ownership of railways. He cites the high value of rail and telegraph property, warns bonds would exceed public debt, notes inefficiency of government workers, and claims government enterprises never pay dividends. He frames the plan as a dreamer’s scheme with no proven practical gains.
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Lawrence Y. Sherman
Illinois
Eingland
Germany
Russia
France
Austria
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
United States
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Clemens’ Store
Magnolia
Clemens
J. G. Clemens
Magnolia, Ill
Northern Illinois Co-Operative Burial Association
G. W. Keller
Undertaker
the Republican
R. A. Ward
Henry RepeBacy
Strawn
Epworth League
Caledonia
Wm. Moffitt
Sada
Pearl Hetrick
Wenona
Mt, Palatine
LA Rose
Neighborhood News
State News
Scott
THE
Magnolia Bank
EB. Carlson
la Salle
Camp House
W. A. Simmons
Centenary Hospital
Olive Street Bank
Barnes University
Medico Chirulogical Society
Ina Bank
Ina, Il
Robert G. Dakin, M. D
J. M. Downey
Massie
W H. Weathers
M. D.C
Chicago Veterinary College
Lash Place
Ramage House
Magnolia Central
J. H. Massie
Griffith's Laundry
Chamberlain
Michael Hart
Cart Service
Kingston
Jamacia
West Indies Islands
J. B
F. A. Powells City Drug Store
Henry, Ill
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