Local Notes from Magnolia District Meeting And Farm Institute
Thursday January 18 1917 Magnolia area notes include a Parrott purchase trip to Peoria and a Platt County Farmers Institute update. Reports of Mills and Avanada Mills visiting Oliver Wilson in Peoria and Edng Wilson visiting BanJamaville. Local events cover girls shower for Coral McShane, Magnolia Grange meeting with new officers, and Minonk vs Swaney game upcoming.
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G. Grittitii
Peoria
WR. Mills
Platt County Farmers
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J ‘Sraith
J ‘Sraith , Honk ‘Ta, Ohare In Tae: Mord, B Font ~Flolin
Teehee Mort Brooks
Tors
Kankaktés
Lahey
Weag
Griffith
M&s
P. Wierman
Bloomington
Grange
Florence
Abel, Mills
Avanada Mills
Oliver Wilson
Riday
Wilson
Banjamaville
F.E. Smith
Edith
Phillipo
Lostant
Coral McShane
Putnam’ County Farmers’ Institute
Hennepin
T. J. Smith
Magnolia Basket
Not -our-boys-at-the-Swaneysatditoriumm
Minoni
Swaney
Minonk
Ig ‘Ona
Fred Stannell
Cora’ McShane
Ottawa
Chicago
Brennan
W. B. Mille
Ww. G
State University
Magnolia
J. ‘Turner Mills
McNabb Community Notes Anxiously Tracks Local Changes
Ivy Webb convalesces at home after typhoid contracted during work at Brokaw hospital in Bloomington. Ruth Traviu and Ivy Webb visited the school last Wednesday. Mrs George Wolf hosted a social on Thursday. Wesley Kays shipped hogs to Chicago. Enerine Morgenson visited the school house. Walter Pavison moved to a new home on South Street. Rev Heodéwagil preached last Sunday with Andrew Gaford assisting. Joe Boman’s mites caused minor bruises when they exploded. The Strawn schoolhouse fire was extinguished with little damage. The Mt. Paia ting Catholic church youths rehearse for a home talent play. The McNabb schoolchildren use Johnston pond for skating. El Paso School Board hearing delayed to April 1 after a 1911 law reversal. Sincere thanks from Mr and Mrs Joseph J Schlosser for infant loss relief.
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McNabb
Ivy
Webb
Brokaw Hospital
Bloomington
Rankin Johnston
Ruth Traviu
Ivy Webb
Doung
Joly
George Wolf
Barney “Wolf
Chicago
Wesley. Kays
Enerine Morgenson
Walter’Pavison
South Street
Jacob“Jaeger
Andrew Gaford
Joseph Boman
Joe
Achool Bhonso
Hanry Kesslins
Mt. Paiating
Magle Wolngartner
Unclear Meeting Notes and Local Social Update
Fragmentary diary style report from Whitefield New Hampshire detailing meetings, visitors and health notes. Mentions Mrs Henry Lee venstein El Paso Chicago visits, typhoid concern, doctors Heco and George Hall, Joseph Harris and Anderson child with scarlet fever, Monroe's garden party, lunch service earnings, and upcoming Sunday service.
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Whitefield
D. Corners
Qur
Coe Jeans
Henry
Lee
Venstein
el Paso-tasti
Jon
Hex
Chicago
Mott
Cegie
Rome
Ares
Euninis
Hbsg
George’ Hall
Heco
Joseph
Harris
Anderson
Harry
Monroe
Mra Snyet
Jolson
Four Schools Debate at Sugar Grove School
The Whitefield Center article reports a debate last Thursday evening at Sugar Grove school with four schools participating. Sugar Grove and Red Town supported the affirmative while Whitefield and Niblock opposed. The judges awarded the affirmative and the next debate will feature the winning schools in two weeks.
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Whitefield Center
Sugar Grove
Red Town
Whitefield
Niblock
Frank Spangler
Kansas
Harold Barry
Thomas Seelye
Willis Atkland
Mrce. Atkland
Crow Meadow Notes Chronicle Local Happenings
A fragment from a local page mentions Samuel Howard entertaining a brother in law from Port County. The Everett Van Glider child remains sick under Dr Sweatt s care. Duffield family hosted Gregory visit at Arlington. Elmer Rollins sale drew crowds despite a storm. Aldon Rollins Paul Harney Stanley Zippler and Leo Quinn out of school with bad colds. Humphrey moved his lam mate to the neighboring homestead. John Engelbrecht visited wood on Mondays. Edith Humphrey attends high school in Honury and stays with Beszie Marshall Henry Kayroun shelled corn Thursday. Not many traveled roads this winter, and a farmer with corn to sell is regarded lucky.
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Samuel Howard i
Paorta County
Everett van Glider
Beszie Marshall
Hronry Kayroun
Local Church Notes and Community Announcements
Sunday school attendance at Saratoga M. 7H. Church was 21 with 60 cents collected. a past-year attendance age 21 yielded 24 cents. Rev. Jacobs expected to preach next Sunday. Mrs. Hornet-Hiermira worth led a devotions meeting. Lunch counter results: Smart sale net 16.20. Divolbiss sale net 38.00. total 54.20. Mrs. Maybelle Clement is reader. church plans repairs in spring. Various notes include officers, social events, and Chamberlain’s Tablets praised by a local.
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Saratoga M
Jacobs
Avenas
Mrarts—Hiermiaworth
Texdor
Maybelle Clement
Smart
Toney
Mammoth stock offers home furnishings and sales
The advertisement promotes a vast stock of dining suites in oak and mahogany, bedroom sets, iron and brass beds, springs, mattresses, and new spring linoleums. It touts January bargains on ladies suits and coats, millinery, and house dresses with discounts up to 200 dollars and more across curtains, upholstery, and various odds and ends.
Obituary and Local Notices From Hutchins Area
Long list of residents and visitors in Hutchins and North Saratoga area including Uriah Humphrey and Mrs. A W Shriver, with updates on moves and calls. Obituary published for Joseph Peter Fontron of Castleton IL, detailing his Kansas City law career, public service, and family background.
Passing of a strong man spurs local mourning
The community remembers a respected leader who spent his boyhood here and contributed to local progress. Also an advertisement extols Farmers Mutual County Fire Insurance offering low overhead, no salaried officers, and policy parity with old companies, with F E Smith of McNabb, IL, ready to provide information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E B. Fontron
Mabel Rewman
L. E. Fontron
Paul Rewman
John Fontron
oeont_ ron
P . Mutual Insurance
F. E. Smith
McNabb
Private citizen sought at Republican office
A terse notice indicates a private family member is wanted at the Republican party office. Details are sparse and uncertain due to fragmented OCR text.
Mrs Carrie Phelps Dies in Lacon Log Cabin at 80
Mrs Carrie Phelps aged about 80 died Sunday night at her log cabin home in the north part of Lacon after a long life in Marshall county. She declined to be moved until funeral day, lived in Hopewell township nearly eight decades, and returned from Springfield Missouri where her husband died. She was sister to the late Fra D Shafer and will be interred in Springfield with her husband and son. She was survived by nephews Shafer of Lacon and others. Public lands note follows about growing demand and irrigation projects.
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Carrie Phelps
Lacon
Marshall County
Hopewell Township
Springfield
Shafer
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Putnam
John Botell
Morris
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Uriah Humphrey
Charles Zlogier
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A. W. Shriver
Broadmoor
Colehow
George Boun
Yarger
Frank Balensiefen
Henry Bornshuer
Lyman Sutton
Maron Cotetower
Wm. Yargora
F. C. Willett
Bertha Barnes
Bradford
Mation Sutton
Wim
Narger
Leroy Dally
J. Peter Fontron
Joseph A. Fontron
Joseph Peter Fontron
Kansas City
Kansage
Joe Fontron
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Progressive Party
Missouri
Joseph-Peter Fon Wan
Grantomen
Fannie Tthey
Judge
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W.D Puterbaugh
Community ‘Benefit Burial Association
Henry, WL
United State
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United States
Reclamation Service
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Elmer Lopem
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