Local Lacan notes paint a lively scene and trials unfold
Neighborhood news from Lacan shows roads improving for work, music, weddings, and a mix of court items. The Ransom murder case is in progress with El Paso witnesses while local trades, a yarn factory, and distillery plans generate speculation. Several social events, revivals, and town updates mark a busy period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uly
Messrs
O'Brien Swett and Page
Stor
Richland
W. T. Cliff
H. G. Tamp
Miss Ello
James Curtin
Judge Burns
Critonville
Als
W. W. Dean
Cincinnati
C Snyder
Henry
Frank Hurlburt
Watacka
Geo. F. Gowen
Omaha
Neb
Anay
John A Wilson
Leadville
Col
Chicago
New England
Red Ribbon Hall
Co. H
Anil
Verona
Lacon
Acon
Werona
Elgin Advocate
BreKindle
Jennie Holman
Local townsfolk stunned by abrupt blacksmith disappearance
An unsettled hush falls as John Eckhart vanishes leaving Henry to mourn his absence. The community recalls Snowden Moffitt’s sudden arrival and hints at an earlier, forgotten incident tied to the unsettling event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Eckhart
Henry
Autre
Snowden Moffitt
Local Notes Bring News of Families and School Life
Years have passed since one Corners daughter left for Keota Iowa and a second wed a widower near Bradford while a third rumor swirls about. Winfred Townsend returns home sick from Valparaiso. Dr Reeder fights a malinox with bovine vaccines. Jaspes Hastings recovers from typhoid. A boy swallows a bone button. doctors expect no serious harm. A vocal class forms at U S church with J S Erskine. Ada Kellogg attends Wyoming. Eva Erskine goes to Elmwood. David Shearer sells hogs. smallpox appears fashionable.
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Clark
Arkle
William Ball
John Metcalf
Minonga
Kirk
Madison
Kellogg
Iowa
Dunlap
Canton
Mra
A. H Eart
Peoria
Henry
Rodger Rowe le
Barnes
Hopewell
Benallah Martin
C. C. Barnes
Mr Martin
Chauncey
John Irwin
Witchita
Kansas
C B Irwin
Mra E Burson
Joseph
Lacon
R E Porter
Katy
Shakespeare
Keota
Bradford
Winfred Townsend
Valparaiso
Ind
Reeder
Repubil
Jaspes Hastings
Alva Leigh
U. S
Erskine
Jacob Burrell
Monmouth
Bradford & Bro
la Prairie Center
Ada Kellogg Io
Wyoming
Roy Seaman
Diphtheria Strikes Local Family as Community News Flows
Weekly Lebanon notes report another diphtheria death in the Brenn family and illness in several neighbors. Elmer Sims and Matthew Crawford depart for Iowa and Mexico for lawful and missionary work, while civic events include post 83 officer installations and a social supper at F. Bakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Sims
Iowa
Sims
Mathew Crawford
Mexico
Crawford
8Ims
Chas
Stone
Howell Pinkgoy
Mia Locke
Mia
Lebanon
Hennepin Report Notes Quiet Week With Minor Observations
Local lines from Hennepin describe light traffic on Tuesday morning. Horseshoers work the roads as buyers stockpile poultry. A buyer purchased 400 pounds on Monday and shipped Tuesday. Ice men harvest thickness while awaiting more. People report scratches on arms but little illness. No serious news from the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennepin
Mrs E H Dawson of Milo Buried at Tiskilwa
Alle Mre E H Dawson longtime Milo resident was brought from Tiskilwa Wednesday for burial. Her health had declined for some time and she leaves her husband and four sons to mourn her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Dawson
Milo
Tiskilwa
Mra Dawson
Milo and area news roundup with weddings and deaths
Frank Smith buries his son aged four from diphtheria. R M Keerns heads to Springfield for the State Tile Manufacturer convention after visiting St Louis for the Sorgo convention. Sutherland and wife celebrate their 32nd anniversary as Ed Sutherland hosts a wedding in Milo. Tax collectors visit Milo and Bradford weekly. The Milo Insurance Co directors are named. The Griswold Bennett wedding postponed then held amid a fire alarm. Community notes cover cattle shipments, market activity, and local obituaries. Richard signs off as Milo correspondent.
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Frank Smith
R. M. Keerns
Springfield
Stata
Keerns
St Louis
Sorgo
Skelton
Joseph R Sutherland
Ed. Sutherland
Hubbard's
Milo
Bradford
Milo, Indiantown & Wheatland Insurance Co
B.F. Corbin
Johnson Fate
Ed. Murphy
Robert Hunter
A. R. Griswold
Charley Griswold
Mina Emma Bennett
Jane
Hall of
Milo, Wheatland and Indiantown Insurance Company
Joseph Sutherland
Maria Sutherland
Adel, Lowa
Joel Skelton
Rutland
Putnam
Mra
E. H. Dawson
Green Co
Tiskiine
Mra Dawson
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Bridge Company Expenditures and Cash on Hand
Fragmentary entry lists expenditures for a canal era bridge company and notes cash on hand. Mentions land rent and assets including piles and frame materials, with scattered figures such as 4190 and 0812 among ciphers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOK Golds Morse
Pileiog and Frame
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George Burt, JR
Marshall County
Afga Bey
Kegallister
Marshall Lodge
Tly O'Clock
City Bakery
Marshall
Clayton Lodah
Sparland
A. R
J Fiutes
G. Baker
Daverday
Et Don
W H Jones
Regulato
St C.ea Kal
A. Hamilton
DRS
HH. Hattan
Edwards Street
Senitence
Third and
Market Streets
Lacau
Geo Motter JR
M Baker
Main Street
Imuber Yard
Calla
Charles Davis
Henry Reader Jeyelcian
Burgeon
Whitefield Corners
Marshall Co
Ollked
KT Allen Ures
City Hotel
AM. Pool Can
E. H. Hutchins
PS Perley
LAW _AND NOTARY PUBlic
Hdward Street
Fred S. Pottery
LAW
Edwards
C C. Jones
Wels
Er H. Waterfall
Lacon, Lil
Conmiences
A. A.m
H. H. Kirchman
Duke Brothers
Gratciasa
Alco
Deering
W. F. Sievers
Edwards St, Market
Joseph Kapraun
H. W.mateer
Paskell House
Illinois
Rodney Mitchell
South Adams St
Ria, Ill
George E ¢ Burt, JR
Benin
Neighborhood News
Lacan
Mdarragh
State Board of Health
Chas. Saville
Saville
T. E. Gapen
Ztna Insurance
Joseph Thompson
Thompson
Dr Martland
Zimmerman
Frankie Brasfield
James Gallup
O. Martland
Mr Hartland
Z. Johnson
Lancaster
Daugher
Eddie Crehare
Frank Martin
Grind
Rishad
Petersons Magazine
Whitefield Baptist Church
Samuel Athay
Iowa City
Davidson
John Duncan
Varna
Libble Hodge
Cornell
Burt
Wm. McCoy
Evans
Brink
Everal
German Methodist Church
Douglass
A. E
Burns
Wenona
M. Pould
Guricket
Whitefield
Hanner Aon
Lacon Democrat
Sha
Whitefeld Corners
Hanner
Salt Lake
Uncle Tom
Jaarels Thompson
Steuben
Centre Church
O'Brien
R.E. Portes
Whitefeld
la Prairie
Lawn Ridge
Magnolia
Thomas Brenn
Mr Brain
Lottie Hannum
Mra Hubbard
Taylor
Faye Mira Brink
Hf Brink
Aluh
Crietland
Gaylord
Thos Broem
Ramsey
Livingston
Edward Faanipe
Phillips
Henry Post
Post 83
A.J. Gilpin
F. Baker's
Sach
Harmon
Rlaing
Captain Linscott
Michigan
Hitchcock
Jepublican
Richard
Menrcery Bridge Company
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