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Local notes mix of births, deaths, and town updates
The column surveys community items from Sparland to Macomb and beyond, noting lodge initiations, vaccination mandates, school changes, public works plans, local commerce, notable deaths, and quirky events. It highlights civic actions, such as water works in Astoria and town claims, plus various social and legal notices across Illinois towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star Lodge
Sparland
Wenons
Lacon
Macomb
John Carroll Power
Lincoln Monument
Springfield
Toluca
Rockford
Illinois G. A. R
State Board of Health
Astoria
Santa Fe
Princeton
Red Baker
College
Eureka
Ilnois Central Railroad
Lacon Water Works
Col. Judy
State Board of Agriculture
Jacksonville
Tim
M. A. Burke
Albany
N. Y
Thompson
Lake DePue
Henry Bauman
Yombard University
Galesburg
H. N. Higinbotham
Chicago
Higinbotham
Lombard
M. B. Church
Magnolia