Magnolia Personal Notes Include Births and Local News
Local column records births including a son to Mr and Mrs Perley Hiatt on July 1 and a son to Mr and Mrs Arthur Robinson on June 30. It lists numerous town visitors, reunions, and social calls, plus a July 1 business partner change at Defenbaugh Sivell grocery and car sales. An accident near Lowell injures a mule during log transport, with no injuries to people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perley Hiatt
J. C. Sutherland
Arthur Robinson
J. H. McKirgan
Henry
Emma Price
McNabb
Little Everett Defenbaugh
Roland Travis
Mt. Palatine
J. H. Price
Wenona
Jacksonville
T. F. Lash
Little Floyd Evans
Sandy
Bennie Law’s
A. Phillips
Rutland
Fannie Johnson
Ella Kays
Strawn
Ernest Bliss
Lostant
J. T. Bliss
Charles McAllister
la Fayette
John McKirgan
E. F. Jones
St Louis
Haws
R. B. Roberts
Helen Roberts
Independence
Fred L. Defenbaugh
Joe Sivell
Sivell
Koehler & Kerns
Messrs. Ames and
Mr. Koentgen
Dana
Joel Haws
Varna
Matilda A. Dakin
Dakin Brothers
Henry Dakin
R. G. Dakin
Helen
Dakin
Neva
Thomas Dakin
England
Concord
Massachusetts
Hecht
Organ
Ottawa
Lowell
Keller estate sale announced at Magnolia residence
Household goods of Elizabeth Keller including chairs tables bedsteads lounges to be sold at her late residence in Magnolia NL on Saturday July 8 1905 starting at 1 pm cash terms. G W Keggs executor. Keller notes also for sale. English Spavin Liniment advertised for blemishes from moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Keller
Nagnolia
G. W. Keggs
Exgenter P
Keller
Granville Baseball Quietly Celebrates Fourth and Week in Town
Granville earned wins over Tiskilwa 7 2 and Wenona 7 1 as townsfolk prepared a July 8 rematch against Lostant after an 11 inning tie. Headlines note community events from a Fourth of July picnic in Presbyterian Park to addresses by Rev Bliss and Superintendent Hunt and a planned Bryan speech in August. The Echo editor waxes proud as local families and visitors circulate through Granville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Lorens
Will Morris
Florid
Granville
Tiskilwa
Lostant
Wenona
Wenonaites
the Echo
Arlington
Presbyterian Park
Bliss
Magnolia
Hunt
Peru
W. J. Bryan
J. D. Miller
C. H. Ransom
van Martin
John Halbleib
McNabb
Will Miller
Peoria
Lord Sherman
Hoopeston
Granville Echo
Putnam County
Blouser House
Esterville
Sill
O. F. Taylor
Fred Taylor
C. E. Fay
Chicago
Will Dysart
Myrtle McClary
Rev. Hutchinson
Harold Bissell
Streator
Baltimore
C. E
Hutchinson
Canada
Will Thomasson
Glenwood Springs
Col
William Young’s
Young
Mrs. Thomasson
Devlin Crisis Triggers New Topeka Stock Company
A crisis hits Charles J. Devlin, Topeka millionaire, with heavy debts estimated at four million against seven million in assets. Illness compounds the strain as a stock company forms to manage his business interests including Mount Carmel Coal and Devlin Coal ventures, plus railroads and land holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Devlin
Topeka
Devlin
Mount Carmel Coal Company
Marceline Coal and Mercantile Company
Marceline
Devlin Coal Company
Toluca
Roanoke Coal Company
Roanoke
Marquette Third Vein Company
Marquette
Marquette and Northern Railroad
Benton
Illinois
Peru
St. Patrick’s Old School
Bridge
Union Shaft
Spring Valley National Bank
lLa Salle Post
Going to Church Debate Sparks Public Opinion
A discussion on church attendance and its social value features quotes from Bent Murdock and a reader who defends daily reading, gardening, and practical skills. The letter argues church involvement offers intellectual contact beyond routine labor and questions if absence harms citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s Weekly
Amr
Plain Workingtan
Ordy
Rede Ring
In Illinois Politics and a Rattlesnake Bite Tale
A senator recalls a charity offer for Roosevelt’s inauguration and a humorous church tale about a man who finally donates after a prayer meeting mishap. The piece comments on Cook County dominance in Illinois politics and cites a Freeport Journal note about Pike Shroyer being bitten by a rattler while laying telephone poles near Akron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullom
Roosevelt
Free-will Baptist Church
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Cook County
New York
Kenzie
Joe Daviess County
Freeport Journal
Wray Gazette
Pike’ Shroyer
Akron
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General Merchandise
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R.w.spencer
Magnolia, Illinois
Watram
OtTaWherries
A. J. Smell
Magnolia, Ill
WE Magnogia Bank
Perry Dakin
W. J. Thayer
Lustant
Robert G. Dakin, M. D
O. F. Taylor, M. D
DR. Kenward
Dew
Massie
Henry Ouv'e
the Republican
R. A. Ward
Henry Republican
Magnolia Personals
Chas. J. Devlin
Bent Murdock
Eldorado
Anes
Scribe
How Ware Company
Ln Magnolia, Ill
W. H. Weathers
Raduate of
Chicago Veterinary College
McNabb Central
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