Magnolia news brief notes on local life and deaths
Local notices report R A Ward as Magnolia representative for The Henry Republican. Funeral attendees include Scott Sammons and Frank Sammons of Indianapolis. Postmaster A L Law improves after hospital stay. Frank Bartlett killed near Granville in an O and G Railway incident with a missing body initial identification.
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R. A. Ward
Magnolia
Henry Republican
Tracy Skelton
Toluca
Kate Hillabrand
Reymer
Scott Sammons
Frank Sammons
Indianapolis
Joyce Sammons
W. H Weathers
W. H. Weathers
J Bishop
Mathis
R. N A
Masonic Hall
R G Dakin
EB. A. Mathis
R N. A
A. L. Law
Chicago
S. B. Mitchell
Law
Frank Bartlett
Granville
Weeks
Levi
Dorothy Sammons Born 1902 Died 1908 Child Remembered
Dorothy Joyce Sammons was born August 24 1902 and passed away Tuesday January 7 1908 at about five years old. The brief obituary notes she lived a short life free from pain in recent months and was loved by family and friends who knew her.
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Dorothy Joyce Sammons
Remembrance for Luthar Sammons Family
Relatives and friends mourn the loss of a loved one as family members recall constant care and unending support. The bereaved include parents Luthar A Sammons and Lonanna Sammons, a baby brother John Lewis, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and numerous friends.
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Luthar A
Lonanna Sammons
John Lewis
Masons and OES Install Officers at Masonic Hall
Wednesday evening January s the Masons and the OES held a joint installation of officers at the Masonic hall followed by a banquet in the room below the assembly hall Mrs Helen Glenn installed the OES officers and performed her duties with high skill. List of Masonic officers installed includes W M Perry Dakin S W W H Wafer J W C F Morphew secretary S Fo Mitcher treasurer R A Ward D R L Swindler J D J H I Smalls S S W H Wafer G A Morphew tyler H B Ramage marshal. OES officers installed include Worthy matron Mrs Lara B Wafer worthy patron Theodore Smith associate matron Mrs Hattie Wierman secretary Miss Jessie Emans treasurer Gustave Otto conductress Mrs Hattle Hiltabrand.
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Masons
OES
Masonic Hall
Assembly Hall
Helen Glenn
W M
Perry Dakin
S W
H Wafer
F Morphew
Fo Mitcher
Hattie Wierman
Jessie Emans
Gustave Otto
Hattle Hiltabrand
Nineteenth Century Society Figures Named in Obituary Section
The fragment lists social conductress Mrs. Lola Smith chaplain Mrs. Minnie Rob erts Ada Mrs. Emma Breeman Ruth Mrs. Ada Dakin Esther Mrs. Tudie Smith Martha Miss Nan Gur nea Hleda Mrs. Edna Morphew age ratist Mrs. Mary Glenn sentinel Mrs. Wm Wafer organist Mrs. Mary Paxson in a ceremonial roster.
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Lola Smith
Minnie Roberts
Ada
Emma Breeman
Ruth
Ada Dakin
Esther
Tudie Smith
Martha
Nan Gurnea
Hleda
Edna Morphew
Mary Glenn
Wm. Wafer
Mary Paxson
Isadora Trone Weds Ray Boyle At Oxbow Home
The wedding of Miss Isadora M Trone and Mr Ray H Boyle took place at the bride’s father Charles W Trone’s home in the Oxbow at noon on January 1 Rev J T Bliss of Monica officiated and the couple were presented as Mr and Mrs Ray H Boyle. A wedding breakfast followed and guests offered best wishes, with the newlyweds to begin farming on a Magnolia township farm after March 1.
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Bbride
Charles W. Trone
Oxbow
Isadora M
Ray H. Boyle
J. T. Bliss
Monica
Ray H Boyle
John T Boyle
Boyle
Maginolia
Quiet Magnolia Wedding of Flossie Latham and Otto Kessling
The wedding of Flossie M Latham and Otto Kessling took place at 11 oclock on Wednesday December 25 1907 at the home of Mr and Mrs James E Latham in Magnolia. Rev J P McCormick officiated with Miss Lottie Sylvester as bridesmaid and Freddie M Latham as groomsman. A wedding dinner followed as friends offered congratulations.
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James E Latham
Magnolia
Flossie M Latham
Otto Kessling
Putnam County
J P McCormick
Lottie Sylvester
Freddie M Latham
Wedding Wish for Otto Kessling Couple
A guest congratulates Otto Kessling and his bride praising their fine attire and wishing them joy and happiness as they begin life together.
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Otto Kessling
Otto Keasling
Ke-wanee Visit Tightens Ties as Gardner Death Noted
Jacob Chance and bride from Ke wanee visited Mrs John Deininger last Thursday. Henry Gardner died in Chicago hospital Tuesday. his son Lewis and Harvey Allen returned home that day. Stella Gardner and Florence Dawson brought the remains Friday morning. a cemetery service followed. The Gardner family and friends gathered. Mrs Gust Deininger hosted the Ladies' Aid election with officers named: President Mrs E A Albert, Secretary Mrs George Hetrick, Treasurer Miss Hattie Deininger. Next meeting set for Jan 2 at Mrs George Hetrick's home.
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Stella
Florence Dawson
Henry Gardner
Lada Hetrick
Blanche
iGladys Allen
Stella Gardner
Tewts Gardner
H E Allen
Chicago
Charles Odekirk
Chance
George Het‘uk
Henry Friars
Aid
Gust Deininger
E A Albert
George Hetrick
Hattie Deininger
Electric Bitters touted as cure amid local notices
An advertisement praises Electric Bitters as a cure for chills bilious attacks and jaundice with a 50 cent bottle. A separate obituary notes Joe Breen editor of the Toluca Star died of pneumonia aged about 45 to 50, with funeral held Monday and burial at Mi hank on a Santa Fe train.
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Gais
R M James
Louellen
Ironwongers
Joe Breen
Touca Star
Breen
Marshall County Board of Supervisors
Toluca
Tojluca Star
Mi Hank
Santa Fe
Livingston County
Public sale by Morphew Hardware Co in Magnolia Ill
The Morphew Hardware Co promising a bona fide public sale of new up to date implements at their Magnolia Illinois store on Saturday January 25 1908 starting 12 o clock. Goods include sulky and gang plows discs riding cultivators planters seeders manure spreaders wagons feed mills and more. Terms: cash for sums 10 and under and notes due October 1908 for amounts over 10 with 7 percent interest if past due and five percent discount for cash on amounts over 10. Removal only after terms are met. Col A P Child & Son auctioneers.
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Magnolia
Ill
Morphew Hardware Coo
Perry Dakin
Col
A. P. Child
Aberdeen Angus
Tts
Anling-Co
Chester White
Amos GB. Wilson, Co. A. P
Billys
Elgi
Poland
China
Surrey
Auctioneers named for grounds launch event
R K McColl and Aisle Smith serve as auctioneers with ED, TOMLINSON as manager. W. L. Stoner to act as clerk. A launch will be served on the grounds, detailing ceremonial arrangements and service plans.
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Tomlinson
R K McColl
Aisle Smith
W. L. Stoner
Public Farm Sale Near Magnolia Illinois in 1908
Auction listings describe two farms two miles north of Magnolia with cattle horses hogs and farm implements to be sold January 1908. The sale offers Aberdeen Angus cattle draft horses brood sows hogs and equipment with cash and credit terms and details of auctioneers and clerks.
Unclear Fragments Report Local Business Ledger
Fragmentary OCR note mentions McNABB UL Dancy Candles Nuts and Fruits Ye pa cream and Oysters in Season Fresh Bakery agency Griffiths Laundry with scattered terms. No coherent event, date, or location emerges.
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McNabb
Aly
Griffith’s Laundry
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Dorothy J. Sammons
Boyle-Trone
Kessling-Latham
ES Tlt
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Hess
J. G. Clemens
Magnolia, Ill
Northern Illinois C Operative Burial Association
Keller
Undertaker
Henry
Iditor Breen
J. M. Downey
R. F. Downey
W. A. Simmons
Centenary Hospital
Olive Street
Barnes’ University
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St -Louis
Ina -Bank
Ina
Weathers
M. D
A. R. Kreger
ILM
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Iand Burgeon
Ghicd&ot Veterinary College
W Veterinary Hospital
MAE Ours
Central
Sara Folowing
Ofi Seldings
Jersey
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