Sparland Community News and Visits Across Town
Sparland residents share visits and greetings among neighbors including Mrs Leslie Watkins Henry shopper Rev Bowlin and many family stops at Ridgeway and nearby towns. Chautauqua sessions ended July 4 with music and lectures enjoyed by locals and visiting Chicago artists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Watkins
Henry
A. M. Bowlin
Will Clifton
Babe
Steward
Louise Osborne
Darlene Smith
Lacon
Leonora Walker
San Jose
Ill
H. Campbell
M. C. Marshall
Mabelle
Charles Swanson
Roland Cumming
Lyle Duncan
Louis Webster
de Pue
D. Bolender
Reni
Sparland
Charlotte Duncan
J. R. Bouton
Jesse
Babbington
Wilbur Bowlin
Bloomington
Mary Riddell
Margery Root
Speer
Wilda Smith
Peoria
Edward Heister
Ed Myers
Georgia Bell
Bushnell
Watkins
Wesley
Jennie
Nettie Baughman
Orpheus Concert Company
Venona
Shoop
Baughman
Viola Caldwell
Ed Swift
Chicago
Morris
Rev
W. B. Shoop
Wenona
Letter from a Soldier in France and Local Notices
A 1918 letter from Robert P. Webber describes long train rides toward France, witnessing planes and balloons, and hope to return to Illinois within a year. The page also lists local births, visits, hospital updates, and numerous estate and court notices, along with a July 4 picnic and community demonstrations. A court house news column details probate, guardianship, and claims for multiple estates, plus real estate transfers and school treasurer bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Webber
Castleton
France
Illinois
Robert P. Webber
Gustave Schwarz
Robert I. Litchfield
Otto Nase
Henry Christ
Mary Jane Thierry
O. B. Yarnell
Cora Dickey
W. C. Thierry
W. J. Black
Ingram G. Smith
Barbara Hopper
Conrad Appel
Patrick Kennedy
Allen B. Smith
Sarah E. Austin
Winifred Rummler
Husband
Delia Sulliman
Henry Cemetery Association
Andrew EH
Davis
Henry Cemetery
Circuit
F. E. Wilson
Lacon
Minnie B. Wright
Roberts
E. H. Zilm
Bell Plain
B. Gaylord Ball
Bennington
Elsie Spangler
Richland
Mitchell Miller
Hopewell
John Mercian
Henry
LeRoy W. Hill
Whitefield
Louis N. Osborne
Steuben
C €. L. Thumma
Saratoga
Ella H. Russell
LaPrairie
Edwin E. van Ness
Evans
Harry Hexter
Lacon Union School District No
Soldier letter from George Harris describes guard duty near Hot Springs
Private George B. Harris writes from Hot Springs North Carolina about arriving safely from Alabama with 150 fellow soldiers to guard 2100 German prisoners. He notes mountain scenery a fine climate better sleeping arrangements, building barbed wire stockade, and plans to transfer prisoners to a Georgia prison. He expects to return to Alabama in about three weeks and describes long guard shifts and camaraderie with Albert Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Harris
Thomas Harris
Hot Springs
N. C
Alabama
Yellow Jackets
Georgia
Albert Ames
George B. Harris
U. S. Inf
Community Notes from Putnam and Surrounding Areas
A roundup of local visits and gatherings across Putnam county includes Fay Sa Putnam, Mrs. George Brown, Mrs. Wheeler, and Mrs. Conkey shopping in Henry. Families from Peoria, Henry, and LaSalle enjoy Fourth of July picnics at Lake Senachwine while others host relatives and guests. John Williams tours on leave from Fort Snelling, and a birth is announced to Mr and Mrs A C Henkins of Henry. Putnam M E Church announces Sabbath school and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McCully
LaRose
Chicago
Baughman’s
A. M. Bowlin
Ed Maguire
Bethany
Harreson
Charles Gapen
Ottawa
Bowlin
Wilbur Bowlin
Bloomington
Hendrickson
Osborne
Charlotte Duncan
Riddell
William Riddell
Louise Osborne
Charles Smith
Wilbur Root
Cyrus Root
Emily
Wilda
Merlin Smith
Tosier
Huntley
Prof
Fox
Monier
Gallups
South Mila
Chillicothe
Kewanee
Starved Rock
Mayme Topkins
Joe Hufnagle
George Shorts
Mildred
Frank Chrisman
Lincoln
Neb
Glenn Swearingen
Tommie Towne
Schueman
Bud Hay
Glenn Swarengen
Harry
Harvey Jones
South Pekin
Bert McKinney
Mary
Maggie Jones
William Henkins
Milo
Clarence Bryen
Gilbert Drawyer
Bradford
Broadmoor
Glenn Manning
Proctor Hospital
Peoria
John and
Grace Newton
Ethel Gross
Rock Falls
LeRoy Clifton
Bruce Stewart
Turner
Irvin Capperune
G. W. Bean
Reichal
James Barry
Anna Barry
John B. Loomis
L. Loomis
Henry
Ray Cole
Rey, Reithal
Emma Johnson
W. Shriver
Far
George Brown
G. E. Wheeler
Conkey
Bert Sparling
Jerry Amon
William Hart
Hennepin
L. H
Pinnell
J. M. Williams
Ethel Kildon
J. E. Wherry
G. M. Cook
Robert Droll
Agnes Longman
Longman
Lake Senachwine
August Lith
Mary Carlson
Spring Valley
Andrew Swaney
Putnam
Robert
Lois Henkins
A. C. Henkins
F. C. Cook
John Williams
Fort Snelly
Minn
Frank Smith
Tiskilwa
Jennett Stevens
LaSalle
Ben
France
Putnam M. E
Glenn B. Tilton
Putnam Social Notes Mixed Visits Across Towns
Local brief lists visits and greetings including Merrells in Henry, Andersons in Streator, Wheeler returning from Elyaston, and letters from Louis in France. Also mentions Walter Reed at Princeton, Ball in Rock Island, and Boy Scouts leaving the Y MCA. April Fool joke ends the item.
War Department notes on casualty list notification and Liberty Loan support
Relatives of soldiers named in casualty lists are notified within 24 hours after lists are received, per War Department. A statistical division maintains the files of names and addresses and issues notifications. The Treasury cites strong rural support for the third Liberty Loan with over 20,000 communities subscribing, many on day one, predominantly from rural areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
War Department
Treasury Department
United States
Wanted to Rent Farm 160 Acres or More
Help wanted notice from Henry Illinois seeking a farm of at least 160 acres for rent at eight dollars per acre or half grain rent. Signed by H. B. Nigh toonger. Published June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. BH
Nightwonger
Henry
Adyt
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. R. Phillipa
Charles Greenlee
Het
J. Watercott F
Yanochowski
Lawrence Peterman
P. Turner
B. G. Hoyle
Sparland Department
Lacon Journal
Bayard Wright
Percy Taylor
Great Lakes
Percy
Bayard
Toluca
Dudley Ball
Marshall County
Geraldine Richmond
Township High
Richmond
Walter Flesburg
Grant
Nichols
Jane Blackburn
Waits
Princeton
Burg
Canton
Harry Seitz
Metamora
William Woolley
Philip Curran
E. D. Richmond
Mary Curran
Andrew Kelley
Laura S. Carver
Chamberlain
G. BE
Fenwick
Fay Sa - Putnam
John K. Ball
Rock Island
Ball
August
H. Soper
A. Whittager
George Hominghouse
Henry Bearward
Milwaukee
Wis
J. Hominghouse
Newton Maple
I. E. Wheeler
A. S. Dawson
East Moline
Ada Darnell
Harold Leffler
Boy Scouts of
Dupont American
Ndustries
Harrisons
Harrison
A. J. Ronmonger
Henry, Illinois
FISK
J. E. Barry & CO
U. S
Barrett