Sparland Crosses Paths with Chautauqua Guests and Obituary
Sparland residents attend the Chautauqua season with visitors from Henry and Peoria. A Detroit letter recalls a motherly figure who died after illness, leaving two children and sisters. Funeral services were held at the M E church with a large local turnout and floral tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed W. Hazen
Detroit
Mich
Jesus Christ
Della
Delbert
C. J. Callen
Lincoln
Neb
Rebecca Gray
Atlanta
Ohio
M. EB. Church
H. B. Ward
Walls
Mabelle
Elsie Gehr
Bessie Hill
Leila Maxwell
Thomas Hoskins
M. G. Marshall
Allison Garret
Oscar McLaughlin
Oscar Pointner
J. H. Riddell
Sparland
Harry Mattison
Henry
Royal Swift
Graymont
C. G. Tarbill
Rutland
Charles Martin
Charles McGully
la Rose
Wm. Hoskins
Wenona
Della Taylor
Delbert Taylor
Sparland Chautauqua draws large crowds and notes on local figures
Sparland's Chautauqua attracts big daily crowds with lectures by Rufus HE King and Dr Ira Landrith as well as performances by Niles Huzzar band and local talent. Obituary notices for Mrs William Taylor of Sparland and community updates from South Whitefield mention weddings, births, and local happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparland
Bagdell
Rufus HE. King
Ira Landrith
America
Clifford G. Roe
Chicago
Illinois Vigilance Association
Illnois
Tom Corwine
Niles
Huzzar
Chamberlain's Remedy Promoted for Summer Use
An advertisement urges families to keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand during hot weather. It claims high value and indispensability, stating the product has no superior and is widely obtainable.
Ezra Meeker tours Camp Grove in prairie schooner car
Ezra Meeker aged 83, famed Oregon Trail pioneer, travels in a 12 cylinder Pathfinder auto styled as a prairie schooner from Puyallup Washington toward the Atlantic coast. He is author of several pioneer days books and draws townspeople’s attention with his picturesque journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Grove
Ezra Meeker
Puyallup
Washh
Atlantic Coast
Meeker
Thomas Murphy
Frank Bogner
Peoria
Pauline Lombard
Celestine
Calista Hickey
Katie Hickey
Charles Wingate
Velie
Wyoming
Emmitt Hickey
Mary Cluskey
Dorothy Hickey
Bradford
Hickey
Peter Herberger
Thomas Kelley
Thomas Green
Sara Murphy
Kate Corcoran
James Corcoran
Ildon
Harry Wolfe
Eddyville
Elizabeth Malone
Chicago
A. J. Kistler
Viola Lackman
Genevieve
Rosalie McGinn
Adelaide Hickey
Irene Hickey
James West
Broadmoor
Residents visit at G. W. Bean home in Granville
Probate court items cover estate settlements, guardianships, and real estate transfers including William Burnett Martha Morrow estates, Herman Schefelbein guardianship, and various property deeds. Marriage licenses issued for Roland Judd and Marie Fecht, Ira Nichols and Blanche Davidson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Burnett
Martha Ann Morrow
Barton
Harper
City of Venona
Herman Schefelbein
George W. Bethard
Tilla D. Donlin
Jessie B. Heflin
Cora Monser
C. F. Burns
D. H. Bethard
United States
Hezekiah Lyons
Joseph L. Lyons
John H. Harris
Richland
Emma Mai Scholz
Paul H. Robert
Lacon
Silas Cartwright
Clara B. Hoskins
Mike Johannas
Ganko Kutlich
Santa Fe
Toluca
Roland Judd
Sterling
Marie H. Fecht
Bennington
Ira Goodsel Nichols
Mandon
N. D
Blanche Marie Davidson
Urbana
Cottage Visitors Share Local Calls in Byron Allen's Area
Byron Allen's visitors included Mrs. Wm. Piper Mrs. Stella McKee Mrs. Fred Farley Miss Ina Allen and Mrs. Harry Spencer on Tuesday. Ben Mattingly and family called at Fred Farley’s Saturday evening. Selections list several Sunday calls at Chesney Atkins Farley and others with Keewanee trips and a Ladies' Aid meeting. A new Maxwell touring car is noted for Herbert Goodale and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Gehr
Henry
May Gillette
N. Jarman
Phare
Eliza Reynolds
Cora
Peoria
McDevitt
Chicago
H .B. Ward
Harry Berry
Galesburg
Edn Shafer
Riddell
Anna Suft
Helen
H. Suft
Evanston
Elmer Reiter
Jeda Garrett
Frank & Pointner
Mary Osborne
Morgan Park School
Normal
Frances and
Helen Rae
Mamie Campbell
Winnie Macon
Our Chautauqua
D. Blackwell
Edna Hillabrand
Rose Reinbeck
T. 8. Hunt
Wm. Beers
Lincoln Chautauqua Association
Sparland
South Whitefield
Etta Wunder
George Johnson
George Waughop
Lincoln
Dr. Royce
Jarman
Jay Barnas
Jack Reese
Tyro
John Hayline
Wilbur Hastings
George Rickey
Saratoga
Olive Hastings
Miss Opal Sale
Walter Duke
George Wanghop
Bradford
Ed Collins
Lacon
Wishall
Schupp
Fred Ely
George Yoller
Byron Allen
Wm. Piper
Stella McKee
Fred Farley
Ina Allen
Harry Spencer
Ben Mattingly
Harry Halliday
Bert Piper
Milo
Frank Leibeck
Earl McKee
Wm. Chesney
Earl Reynolds
Elmer Merritt
Spurland
F. M. Charles
Rude Miller
Roger Atkins
Edward Jardine
Ernest
Kewanee
John Doty
Ross Jardine
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed Across Neighborhoods
A testimonial heavy notice promotes Doan's Kidney Pills, claiming 40000 people in many towns benefited and 4500 newspapers published the home proof. It cites Henry resident J B Klein of Western Ave Henry describing relief from kidney and bladder symptoms after one box, urging readers to buy the Buffalo produced remedy at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Dean
New York
Chicago
Henry
J. B. Klein
Western Ave
Mr. Klein
Foster-Milburn Co. Props
Buffalo
N. Y
A Sad Story of a County Seat Girl
A county seat girl endures a troubled scene as she confronts her partner. She recalls how wealth and polish drew her in and how social pressure crushed her, declaring the end of the relationship with a final dramatic gesture as she removes her shoe.
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Sparland Department
William Taylor
Susan F. Hoskins
Pickaway County
Ill
Marshall County
Steuben Township
Wm. Taylor
Lola
M. E. Chniren
House of God
Christ's Kingdom
Elizabeth Dexter
Dexter
Switzerland
Christ Fluegel
Walter
Jacob Becker
Pekin
Wisconsin
Lawn Ridge
E. N. Bogner
Mr. Pluegel
Grace Doles
Geo. Lombard
John Sparkel
Alpha
Cloverfield Farm
Wureka
Virginia Worst
Edn Beam
Jake Beam
W. M. Jones
Bureau Junction
Mr. Jones
Harriet Jones
M. W. O’brien
Marie O'Brien
Edelstein
Charles O'Brien
Irvin Coppertune
Charles Moody
Vernon Vandermart
Tampico
Thompson McKean
Elizabeth Graham
Princeville
Otis Hodges
B. P. Stewart
Irvin Copperrune
Jessie Swearengen
Alma
Jessie Hodges
Blanche McKean
Margaret Lynne
Bri. G. Rees
Peter Frye
Elizabeth
Kensett
Gertrude
Florence
Merrill Holmes
Wilson
Im. G .Rees
Olive
Alfred Holmes
A. W. Shriver
Starved Rock
John B. Loomis
Bert McKinney
Lombardville
Ray Cole
Charles Haver
George Haskett
G. W. Bean
D. Maulfair
Granville
Court House News
Fisk
J. BE. Barry & CO
S. Uerrap Roe
WOLF
Wolf Chemical CO
Quincy, Ill
A. J. Lronmonger
Henry, Illinois
T. E.,gapen & CO
Sparland, Illinois
Northern
Illinois
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