Illinois items of interest and rural notes from Stark county
Oddities from Illinois towns fill this week’s page. Roy Nance delivers mail from Petersburg route while Roy Shields plows 40 acres near LaHarpe. A stranger buys turkeys near Carthage and Hamilton with many bad checks. Shultze feeds 100000 bushels to fowls in three months. English plum pudding from England arrives at Stronghurst. Various local obituaries and reminiscences about Galesburg and Bradford residents appear, with notes on turkey history and farming concerns.
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Stark County
Carthage
Hamilton
Roy Shields
LaHarpe
Peter Malone
Kewanee
Illinois
Joliet
Martin Shultze
Bushnell
Mr Shultze
Stronghurst
Douglas Prescott
England
Turkey
America
Pedro Nino
Cumana
Venezuela
Spain
Mexico
Central America
France
Major Hambleton
Galesburg
Republican Party
Knox County
Masonia Fraternity
Ele
T]linois :Masons’ Benevolent Association
Princeton
Hambleton
Chicago
Jacob L. Hoffman
Austin Byck
W. Alpaugh
Bradford
Plainfield
N. J
Hoffman
J Austin
N. W
Alpaugh
Spedaway
Spaugh
Draightaman
Eyary
Patteor
Tve
Harriet Green New York born matriarch dies at Whitefield
Harriet Coykendall Green born November 20 1838 in Allegheny County New York dies at her Whitefield home January 13 1914 aged 81 years 1 month 23 days survived by two children Charles A Green and Mrs Minnie Smith of Henry Illinois other family and relatives linked to Canton Peoria and Crow Meadow areas. Her husband Dr G Green died June 3 1896 earlier in life they lived on the Green farm with eight children born to the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Coykendail’ Green
Allegheny ‘County
New York
Whitefield
Grayson
Town
John Ro ‘Coykendall
Oklahoma
Canton
Peoria
County
G. Green
Henry
Kickapoo Worm Killer Adverts Warn of Worms
An 19th century style advertisement claims Kickapoo Worm Killer relieves children's worm pains. It asserts symptoms like foul breath, dark circles, fevers, thirst, flushed cheeks, swollen abdomen and cramps. The product promises to kill worms and add health via a laxative effect, priced 25, available at druggists or by mail from Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co.
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Willer
Kickapoo
Atl
Malil
Kickapoo Indian Med. Co
Phila
St. Louis
Advt
Judge Niehaus Opens Marshall County January Term
Circuit court in Marshall County begins under Judge Niehaus with limited business. The grand and petit juries convene, several cases including arson and burglary indictments are noted, and various motions and continuances are recorded.
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Niehaus
Judge Niehaus
Peoria
Marshall County
Peter Apfel
A W Betts
John Beck
Addie Brown
Ed Bell
William Burroughs
Frank Benz
John Baker
Ed Damm
Simeon Doyle
William Daly
John Crain
R. Fairbanks
W T Gibbs
Allison Garrett
George Holler
Casper Halblefb
Henry Hahn
Frank Hail
Roy Haswell
Alex Helander
Ernest Ireland
Lewis Kent
Frank Lauf
William McAdam
Clarence Rague
John Reinbeck
Howard—Stener
J—M.schwanke
John True
H. Wilson
Gerald Wabel
Robert Whitton
People
Joseph Stemac
Samuel Carr
Sam Carr
Lugi Capponi
Angelo Capponi
Guiglia Morelli
Sreinatate
Andres Munos
Inaieaint Diamanter
Baenay Elp
Kelly-ivs
George
G. Kear
Assumpalt
Ity
Ket
Vail & Higgs
Wear Dewey & Sons
Pala
Ae Bronnia
Vas Sremer Bron
David Kovacevich
Shon Coa
Ucnatdae
State Bank of Speer
W. Ma. Calder
Ogkford & “Falinestock
Vax Galder
Fred
Raby
Jennie ‘Shafer
nChicagd
Northwestern
HL Jacobs
John Dewalt
Cbmond
Éneda Mablet
Prairie Township Mutual Fire Insurance annual statement
The 1913 annual statement for Prairie Township Mutual Fire Insurance Company Marshall County Illinois lists assets of 418.38, income of 628.48, and expenditures of 265.10 with a year end balance of 358.38. It details cash, premiums, assessments, losses paid, salaries, taxes, and office costs along with policies in force totaling 805,986.00 at year end.
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Prairie Township
Prairies
Marshall
Illinois
Ilinois
Serosa
Cash Tin- Company
Balanes
Eeves
Tax books closed as Marshall County totals rise
County Clerk Thomas A. Connell allocates a total Marshall County tax of 280 566 73 to collectors in La Prairie Whitefield Saratoga Richland Bennington Hopewell Steuben Evans Henry Lacon and others. The yearly totalTax climbs slightly due to state rate. Major township taxes and business taxpayers are listed with individual amounts.
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Marshall County
Thomas A. Connell
la Prairie
C. R. Scoon
Whitefield
Harry Newman
Henry
J R Robinson Steuben
Saratoga
James Campion
Evans
Oscar Nelson
Bennington
S. L. Wells
Hopewell
Joseph
Schlosser Roberts
E F. Schumacher
Bell Plain
Louis
Richland
Steuben
Central Earge
Bell
Postal
Western Union Tel
R. T
Rye Ny Ees
Public Farm Sale and Railway Stockholders Meeting Details
A public sale is set for Tuesday January 27 1914 at 10 am on a farm southeast of Bradford and near Whitefield listing horses cattle hogs and farm implements plus household goods. Also notice of a stockholders meeting January 31 1914 in Chicago to vote on a long term lease extending Rail Road Rock Island Stuttgart Southern Railway through Prairie and Arkansas counties to Stuttgart Arkansas.
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Bradford
Whitefield
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island' & Pacific Railway Company
Illinois
Rock Island, Stuttgart & Southern Railway Company
Mesa
Prairie County
Arkansas
Prairie
Stuttgart
Arkansas County
Said -Legne
Crosby
Public Sale At Aukland Homestead Near Whitefield Center
Public auction set for Wednesday January 28 1944 at 11 a m at the Aukland homestead west of Henry Ill and south of Whitefield Corners. Horses cattle Poland China hogs seed corn farming tools and household goods offered with cash or credit terms and immediate possession after sale. Ass egers R K McColl Lisle Smith J O Bill. Lunch served by local workers.
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Onio
Aukland
Henry
Ill
Whitefield Corners
Inear
Whitefield’ Center Church
Poland
Ottawa
Avery
Eash
R. K. McColl
Lisle Smith
J. O. Bill
Whiteréin Corners
Also Mentioned on This Page
Camyp House
DR. Fruth
Bright
South Side State Bank of Chicago
Fruth
Michigan Avenue
Evan ‘Electric
Northern
Marseilles
Roy. Nance
Petersburg
Harriet Coykendall ‘Green
the Circuit Court
Ine
Sap Eye Mets
Wittonwaa
Streator
Tf. F. Kennedy
Rock Island
Henry Madpdison
R. K. McCaul
J. C. Hill
Ald
Por
Price
Tering
Inauire
Ott
Gregori
Wows
Wes
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