Sickness, Lectures, and Local News From Magnolia
Sickness runs through the neighborhood with Mr. Golden in critical condition. Bill Bone lecture set for next Wednesday at the Masonic hall. tickets on sale at a restaurant. Morphew family visiting Venona and Lostant. Miss Harin of Granville hosted by Mrs. Otis. Modern Woodmen officers installed. Ramsey visiting his father. Hog market up with shipments. late Thomas Haws sale extensive. Ice production up. Potter and Potter opened in new telephone building. Holloway to Peoria after marriage. Icy sleet disrupted pedestrians. minister quips about slips jokingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ramsey
KE. R. Spencer
Magnolia
Dagner Bros
Thomas Haws
M. Maust
Bul" Bone
Magnolia Lodge
A. F
A. M
Thomas Beach
Chicago
Bill Bone
Masonic Hall
Samuel Potter
Potter & Potter
Sam Potter, Jr
F. M. Holloway
Nash School
Mary Luella Gray
Elmwood
Peoria
Revenue Service
Holloway
Ventura
First Meeting of Ladies Aid in New Year Held at Brenn Home
The Ladies Aid met at Mrs. John Brenn's residence on Thursday January 7 opened by president Mrs Brenn. She thanked the group for a birthday gift shower and announced the day could be work or play. A luncheon followed hosted by Mrs Brenn assisted by her daughter Mrs Wafer. Guests included Mrs Stainbrook of Kansas and Mrs H R Ramage. The next meeting is to be at Miss Gurnea's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aid
John Brenn
Brenn
Death of Mrs Charles V Cook of Monmouth Ill
Mrs Frances Adelia Bowman Cook aged 65 died at her Monmouth home after paralysis. A lifelong Methodist, she taught and led in Smithtown Calamus Keystone and Monmouth. Survived by husband Charles W Cook nine children two sisters two brothers and many relatives. Funeral at M B church with Rev B A Davis, interment Monmouth cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles V. Cook
Frances
Adelia Bowman
John C
Elizabeth Bowman
Magnolia
Putnam County
Ill
Monmouth Sn
Iowa
Smithtown
Charles W. Cook
Calamus
Cook
Methodist Episcopal Church
California
Florence Adams
Dustin
Neb
Dora Clarke
Branscome
Cal
Lutie Gibson
Clinton
Will H
Hattie Mitchell
Monmouth
Amanda DeWitt
Long Beach
Elenor Boyd
Lucas
S. D
James A. Bowman
Rock Island
G. A. Bowman
Chicago
M. B
B. A. Davis
Elwood
J. A. Bowman
W. A. Cook
Marion Gibson Jerome Mitchell
Glenn Barnes
A, R
H. R. Miller
Cora Kegley
Anna Belcher
John Hubbard
Ernest Musser
Edna Kegley
Minburn
Helen Lamey
Onslow
Gibson
Sokol
Maquoketa
Glenn
John Barnes
Hopkinton
Notice to Tax Payers Magnolia Township Dates
Notice to Tax Payers Magnolia Township tax books will be at Farmers Bank in McNabb each Thursday and at Magnolia Bank each Saturday until further notice signed Charles B Willey Tax Collector Magnolia township tax records location and schedule announced by local official
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia Township
Farmers’ Bank
McNabb
Magnolia Bank
Charles B. Willey
Quaker Lana and Local News Roundup
Miss Belle Bumgarner entertained a friend from Decatur last week. W B Mills traveled to Will county to judge corn at the county farmers institute. Two new high school scholars, George and Cassie Patterson, arrive from near Lostant. Walter Tomlinson visits from Chicago to see his grandmother Mrs Mary A Tomlinson. Prof Madden spent weekend with Don Kays. Miss Cordelia Wilson came from Granville to attend Grange. John Swaney directors unloaded coal for the school house last Monday. Cora McShane and Ben Dysart began boarding at F B Smith’s as the weather turned severe. Charles Stockhaus on the sick list but improving. W G Griffith shows a new driving team from John Brady of Tonica. Mr and Mrs Atherton were ill for several days. Swaney basketball beat Flanagan 70 to 13 last Friday at Consolidated. A double header is set for next Friday with Veona teams visiting Swaney. Magnolia Grange held an all day meeting for degree work and officer installation. dinner served and enjoyed by the ladies. A skating party of 21 went to Kays ice pond last Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Bumgarner
Decatur
W. B. Mills
Will County
County Farmers’ Institute
George
Cassie Patterson
Lostant
Walter Tomlinson
Chicago
Mary A. Tomlinson
Prof
Madden
Don Kays
Cordelia Wilson
Granville
Grange
John Swaney
Cora McShane
Ben Dysart
F. B
Smith
Charles Stockhaus
W. G. Griffith
John Brady
Tonica
Atherton
Consolidated
Swaney
Flanagan
Venona
Magnolia Grange
Kays
Ice Pond
Frank Smith and Arthur Wilson Lead First Skate of Season
Frank Smith and Arthur Wilson drove a four horse wagon as the outing opened the season. The trip marked the first skate for most of the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Smith
Arthur Wilson
Local social notes from McNabb and nearby towns
Last week in town residents were visited by relatives and neighbors. McNabb and Granville names appear with callers from Magnolia Princeton Spring Valley Rutland Hennepin Granville and Fairfield. People listed include Mrs James McNabb Jessie McNabb Emmett McNabb Alta Simpkins Rhue Simpkins Agnes Taylor and Charles Morphew among others with visits and New Year gatherings.
Local Florida News About Illnesses and Social Moves
Mrs John Gallagher and Mr Gallagher both ill amid flu season in Florid. Mrs Templeton and daughter Mary also sick. Lavonne Clemens moved to Kate Deininger’s, Jedd Glass to John Deininger’s house, and Will Morris moved back to Florid. Edn Clemens underwent appendectomy in Chicago and recovered well. Ladies Aid raised 20.25 at Mannis sale amid icy roads and minor injuries from a Sunday fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gallagher
Gallagher
Templeton
Mary
Herman Myer
Harry Allen
Lavonne Clemens
Kate Deininger
Harry Clemens
Jedd Glass
John Deininger
Will Morris
H. B. Allen
Will
Granville
Dysart
Ben Cassell
Thomas Kennedy
John Henning
Mannis
J. B. Allen
Wm. Martin
Ellis Smith
Jessie Reichwine
Edn Clemens
Chicago
Evans Township Grange installs officers at all day meeting
Evans Township Grange held an all day meeting at their Grange hall west of Wenona. Officers were installed for the ensuing year including Master Mayme Allen and overseer Walter Wilson. Florence Gants vacationing in Chicago this week. Various local moves illnesses and social events noted. Wenona Presbyterians new pastor Rev. Robert McCann installed. St Mary’s Bazaar planned at Armory hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Carlson
Lockport
Robert McCann
Wenona Presbyterian Church
George B. Safford
Chicago
Ladies of
St. Mary’s
Cho Cj Church
Armory Hall
Vinci cures grippe coughs and pulmonary troubles
A reader testimonial from Maplesville Alabama credits Vinci with curing a severe grippe related cough and bronchitis after trying many remedies. The ad claims Vinol contains tonic iron and cod liver oil elements without oil and promotes strength for old people and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinci
R. BE. R. Hicks
Maple
A Mighty Clearing of Cloaks Suits and Furs
The Big Daylight Cloak and Suit Room promotes a closing out sale on cloaks suits and furs with low prices and no alteration charges. Bargains tempt shoppers to buy before stock ends.
Large Fur Coat Sale Amid Wide Coat Selection
A local sale advertises about 20 black caracul coats and 26 to 30 inches long, prices up to $22.50, plus lots of other fur coats and women’s suits and coats. The store touts deep clearance, half-price fur coats, white and colored messaline waists, and fashion items from Near Seal to Persian Lamb.
Evans Township Farmers Mutual Insurance annual meeting report
The Evans Township Farmers Mutual Insurance company held its 24th annual meeting on Jan 5. Secretary reports insurance written in 1908 totaled 307 250 with total in force at year end 1 612 248. Treasurer’s receipts 4 319 53, expenditures 4 319 46. M J French named president A C Garvin treasurer and A L Turner secretary. French named delegate and W M Griffith alternate to Illinois Association meeting in Springfield Jan 26 28. Also notes a local boy operated on for mastoid abscess after scarlet fever. Jay Gants leaves Monser Co to study law at Wesleyan Bloomington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. French
W. M. Griffith
Illinois Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
Springfield
August Lindgren
Peoria
Jay Gants
George S. Monser & Co
Bloomington
Wesleyan University
Marryings Across Town and County Notes
Granville saw Miss Mary Ford wed Edward Overwright of Kempton on January 5 in Kankakee, while John Taylor and Mary Lawrence McQuiston tied the knot in Davenport on December 29 and start housekeeping in Granville. The Mark school endures sickness with only Principal Gibbons serving. teachers Devine and Clark are home. Norman Hillabrand’s sale saw record stock results with cattle up to 175, hogs 24 to 28, and horses to 200. Sheriff Cecil checked Sunday enforcement amid below freezing, urging saloonkeepers to obey the law and close on the Sabbath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville Echo
Kankakee
Mary Ford
Granville
Edward Overwright
Kempton
John Taylor
Mary Lawrence McQuiston
Davenport
Mark School
Gibbons
Devine
Clark
Norman Hillabrand
Col. Child
Cecil
Mercury
Mark
Taft
Stone Farm Sells After Family Strife Near Granville
The Stone Farm southeast of town was sold to satisfy a mortgage after Allan Stone, once Granville's honored citizen, left two sons and a daughter. The father and daughter died in Princeton. One son is in an insane asylum and the other lost his share to pay alimony to his ex-wife. The new owners are described as good people, and the land’s income will be used profitably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esau
New Year Euchre Party and Local Property Moves
Toluca Star notes Father Walsh hosted a progressive euchre party at St Ann’s hall on New Year’s night with fifteen tables in play. Mike Fahey bought the J W Perry property and the park block in the west part of town, described as among the finest city pieces. It calls for Santa Fe Railway to build a Walnut street crossing where tracks intersect, promising to do so after double tracking, but no action has occurred for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Walsh
St. Ann’s Hall
Mike Fahey
J. W. Perry
the Park
Santa Fe R. R. Co
Walnut Street
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DR. King’s
Dr. King
Earl Shamburg
Cadell
Kas
A. J. Tronmongeir
Henry, Il
Northern Illinois Co-Operative Burial Association
G. W. Keller
Henry OL
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THE
Magnolia, Ill
Alta
Rhue Simpkins
Agnes Taylor
Sarah McCaine
Mr. Schaeffer
Fairfield
Charles Morphew
George Hillabrand
Wenona
Evans Township
Mayme Allen
Walter Wilson
F. F. Thierry
J. McAllister
A. G. McAdams
D. B. Wells
Samuel Hamilton
G. K
Ettie Thierry
Della Wells
Florence Gants
Marcus Evans
Williamsburg
Melroy Erwin
Ezra Kemp
Venona High School
Thomas Baldwin
Pomona
Grant Glover
James Hamilton
Wesleyan
Thomas Hall
A. L. Turner Farm
Piaszek Place
Mesdames
Adelia Kemp
Amelia Iff
Helen Axline
Pauline Springer
F. R. Kemp
Streator
Vino
A. J
Henry, Ill
I. N. Martin Dry Goods CO
S. Adams Sr
Peoria, Ill
Women’s
Martin’s
I. N. Martin Day Goods CO
St. Mary’s School
George Hodge
Ella Stateler
Mrs
J. H Massie
Fresh Bakery
Agency
Griffh’s Laundry
W. A. Simmons
Centenary Hospital
Nive Street Bank
Barnes’ University
Atedico
Chirureal Society
St Pouls
Ina Bank
W. H. Weathers
A. R. Kreger
Chicago Veterinary College Veterinary Hospital
Odes Msanlie
McNabb Centrals
Robert G. Dakin, M. D
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