Sparland Notes Busy Week and Patriotic Observances
Local items recount visits and travels of residents including Mrs Anna Luft in Peoria and the Nightwongers in Peoria. Chautauqua preparations advance with stage setup and programs at the M E B church. Patriotic Day events at the Baptist church, plus social gatherings, family updates, and reminders of the upcoming Fourth of July celebrations in Sparland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Luft
Peoria
Charles Thomas
Marland
E. J. Aitchison
Will
Wyoming
Toulon
George Simpson
Texas
G. E. Moore
Baby
C. D. Marshall
Henry
Flossie Frisbey
Ed Cumenne
Rutland
M. E
Chas. Sellers
South Whitefield
Wm. Osborne
Margaret Frank
Kate DuVal
Rogers Park
Chicago
Elizabeth Nightwonger
Elmer Mowberry
J. C. Ohlman
Chester
Steuben
E. A. Garret
Edward Lydle
Allison
Garret
Effe Ward
Cisna Park
M. EB
Holmes Tanner
Messrs
Leslie
Cecil Hunt
Campbell
Louise Osborne
Jefferson Hotel
Margaret Blackwell
Gualetta Wiley
Bessie McCartney
Milford Marshall
Arthur Barnes
van Antwerp & Osborne
Williams
Lewiston
Sparland
Orrin Frishey
Riverside
Cal
Denver
Colorado Springs
Royal Gorge
Grand Canon
Arizona
Mrs. Dunlap
Washington
Waugh Brothers
Red Cross Drive and Community Notices From Saratoga M E Church
Attendance at Sunday School was 17 with a $3.43 Red Cross fund collection. The church pledges $10 to the fund and will collect again July 15. Local devotionals featured remarks on America for Christ and Red Cross efforts. A Sparland chautauqua session is announced for next Sunday, with services paused. Various local social and farm notes follow, including sickness, visits, and insurance rate changes tied to wartime peace measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Alfred Holmes
America
Florence and
Merrill
United States
Mabel Graves
Ladies Aid
Vina Burton
Chicago
Patriotic Fund
Armory construction halted by governor as war-time costs debated
Governor Lowden is unlikely to seek appropriations for new armories, delaying 15 proposed stations in Aledo Canton Danville DeKalb Peoria Pontiac Rockford and Sterling. The article notes war needs, suffrage gains, and other national issues shaping state policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowden
Fiftieth General Assembly
Aledo
Canton
Danville
DeKalb
Peoria
Pontiac
Rockford
Sterling
Verdun
Indiana
Congress
North Dakota
Ohio
Arkansas
Rhode Island
Michigan
United States
Probate Court Orders in Minnie Bailey and Other Estates
Probate court grants conservatorship for Minnie H. Bailey to Frances B. Knight with $1200 bond. Letters of administration issued to Bessie B. Fisher with $7000 bond. Appraisal warrants to Powers Reese and Quinn. Heirship orders in Bendlin and Hynes estates. Real estate transfers include Luft to Harrison in Sparland and Polinski to Galbate in Toluca. Helper to Harney in Warren's add.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House News
Gregg
Minnie Bailey
Minnie H. Bailey
Western Hospital For
East Moline
Frances B. Knight
Harry Fisher
Bessie B. Fisher
James Powers
Elmer Reese
Francis Quinn
Herman Scheffelbein
August Bendlin
William Hynes
Anna EH
Luft
Earl Harrison
Cotton
Sparland
Mary Polinski
Josephine Galbate
Santa Fe
Toluca
Eliza L. Helper
Edward Harney
Warren
Henry
War demands boost Illinois Indiana coal output and draft numbers
The coal committee reports Illinois and Indiana must produce 25 million tons more coal in the coming year due to war needs and reduced eastern supply. Nation wide 9,649,938 men aged 21 to 30 enrolled for service, plus 6,001 Indians registered, with road and tax funds and exemptions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Committee
The
Illinoifs Council of Defense
Illinois
Indiana
General Assembly
Interior Department
Illinois Conventions and Chicago Power Debate
The article traces Illinois constitutional changes from 1818 to 1870 and discusses the impact of population growth and Chicago’s push for greater influence over state politics. It notes potential effects on downstate representation and the balance of power, plus mentions a 1900s era paints and oils labeling law and Epworth League officers in Rock Island District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Chicago
Peoria
Rock Island
Epworth League
J. T. Jones
D. D
R. E. Koerber
J. P. Hanna
Geneseo
Susanna Clarke
Odessa Sheets
Galva
Frances Smith
Orion
Wm. Cobb
Keithsburg
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Sparland Department
Chamberlain
John F. Jantzen
Delmeny, Lask
Advt
Charles Thames
Girard
Mary Williams
Navy
Thomas Nightwonger
Joseph Malone
Thomas McLucky
Green Bay
William Osborne
Walter Hollins
Thomas Sargent
Missouri
Anna Margarette
Giovanette
Horatio
Bushnell
Jarelletta
Coal City
Mary Fobshiski
Ben_ Hunts
Mary
M. E. Church
F. S. Hunt
Benny
Frank Cornell
Earl Wherry
Harold Whitmer
Little Sheldon Stout
Leslie Deck
Leslie Waughop
Lizzie Kapraun
Addie Bickerman
Anna Bergantz
Tobias Whitmer
Walter Miles
Wm. Ryan
Hayline
Peter Appel
Llinois Life Insurance
Ratkhep
el Sae
Oton
Augustine
Jefferson Building
Peoria, Ill
C. BE. Dyson
A. T. Peters
Organization of State Affairs
John R. Mott
Russia
Young Men’s Christian Association
T. J. Segraves
Cook County
Wtauuart
Pmsarorr
Springfield
Davison
Sprimerm
the Emerson
Katora
First National Bank
C. M. Jones
W. 8S. Harrison
J. L. Jones
C. H. Scholes
M. Jones
Harrison
William Duke
E. G. Cromwell, George McGillick
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