Sparland Chautauqua Draws Big Local Attendance
Sparland hosts its sixth annual Chautauqua with 250 attendees despite heavy rain. Notable events include Craven family orchestra, Dr J T McCrory lectures on World-Wide Peace and Four Young Fellows, Alpine yodlers and Colonial Concert Co performances, and Miss Maud Willis reading. Attendees from Henry Lacon Chillicothe and beyond praised platform and program, with steady crowd through second day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spainand
Henrietta Strangfeld
Craven Family
J. T. McCrory
Pittsburg
Herr Grobecker
Dad Grobecker
Ruth Marland weds Charles Thomas in quiet July ceremony
On July 7 at Mrs. Wm Marland's home Ruth Marland married Charles Thomas son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Thomas of La Prairie Rev D McLeish conducted the ceremony Attendants were Miss Sadie Marland and Joseph Faul The couple left for Bloomington after a five course dinner and will live with the groom's parents before moving to a nearby home They are praised as fine young people and receive warm wishes for happiness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marland
Ruth
Charles Thomas
Samuel Thomas
la Prairie
Rev. D. McLeish
Sadie Marland
Joseph Faul
Palm Beach
Thomas
Residents and visitors gossip from Peoria and Sparland
LA PRATA, Mr and Mrs John K Burnett and Mr and Mrs Steve Willard were in Peoria Tuesday. Rev Coleman of Wyoming was guest of Rev BE S Busby Friday. Mrs J M DeVault of Lacon and Mrs George Muchmore of Peoria were guests of Mrs Una Burnett Friday. Miss Alma and Edna Calder visit and attend the Chautauqua in Sparland. Mr and Mrs Alonzo Turk shopping in Peoria Monday. Mr and Mrs Otto Richstaedspend weekend with friends in Moline. Miss Lennie Rapp was bridesmaid at the Peoria marriage of Hulda McLaughlin and Adolph Sweeney Monday. A number of young ladies met Miss Mary Rapp Friday and organized a literary club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Burnett
Steve Willard
Peoria
Rev. Coleman
Wyoming
Be, S. Busby
J. M. DeVault
Lacon
George Muchmore
Una Burnett
Alma
Edna Calder
Sparland
Alonzo Turk
Otto Richstaeds
Moline
Lennie Rapp
Hulda McLaughlin
Adolph Sweeney
Mary Rapp
Dolly Compton died after brief illness at Sparland
Dolly Pearl Compton a frail but ambitious girl born March 30 1908 in Sparland died after ten days of sickness in Putnam. She sang I Am Going Home before death and was to join the M E church. She leaves mother one sister and five brothers. Funeral at home conducted by Rev. D McLeish with scripture from Mark and burial in Sparland cemetery beside her father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly Pearl Compton
Dolly Compton
Archie Compton
Sparland
John McCall
Putnam
M. E. Church
Church of the First Born
Heaven
D. McLeish
St. Mark
Mabelle Gehr
Messrs. Aitchison
Gehr
Jesus
Robert Russell
Robert Murdock
Milford Marshall
Harry Anderson
Warm weather brings corn growth and local visits
South Minnesota notes warm weather aiding corn. C Colehower and Mr. and Mrs Charlie Reid visited Bruce Fountain on Sunday. Ladies' Aid met at Mrs Josephine Conover's last Thursday and will meet with Mrs Olive Marker on July 22. Miss Marjorie Smith visited Miss Grace Fete and then Bradford with her parents. Addie Barker returned from Mitchell South Dakota. Cousin Hattie Barker accompanied her to visit relatives. Mrs Cavanaugh spent days with granddaughter Mrs Bertha Cohrs. Alden and Lucille Bentley visited Aunt Alma and Uncle Roy Hill. Reid and Longman shipped two loads of cattle Tuesday. An ice cream social planned on Mary Hanchett's lawn Wednesday evening for the Ladies' Aid. Mr and Mrs William Piper and son visited Everett Moore near Whitefield. John McClane bought G H B Harney's town property at Bradford. Mr and Mrs Harry Fisher spent Sunday with Glenn Seeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Wallace
Morgan Park
Irma Ridder
John Marland
Johnson City
Everett Frisbey
Toronto
S. C
L. A. Packingham
G. W. Snell
Missouri
Guy EB. Moore
Heary
M. C. Marshall
George Mathis
Magnolia
J. C. Ohlman
Chester
Delphie Bolender
Forrest Musselman
Bloomington
Hazel Odell
Speer
M. H. Parsonage
Marjorie Root
Charlotte Duncan
B. E. Royce
Aittle
Joliet
Mary Osborne
Chicago
J. H. Bagnall
Chillicothe
Bedford House
Sparland
Henry
Lacon
Jacob Frank
Delavan
Edn Shafer
Dr. Royce
Frank Johnson
Zetta Gehr
Johnson
Roy Dobbins
Davis
M. E. Parsonage
Starved Rock
Theo Kaiser
Charles
Henry Frank
Otto
Moline
Kate DeVault
California
Freida Frank
Rogers Park
Epworth League
Ruth Marland
Ruth
Herr Grobecker
Herr Frobecker
Godler
Hattie Barker
Cavanaugh
Bertha Cohrs
Alden
Lucille Bentley
Alma
Roy Hill
Reid
Longman
Mary Hanchett
Ladies' Aid
William Piper and Son
Everett Moore
Whitefield
John McClane
G. HB. Harney
Bradford
Harry Fisher
Glenn Seeds
Neponset Weekend Visits and Local Socials
Cottage Lee Brokaw and family were in Neponset Sunday. Mrs. R. Jardine and two sons Harold and William visited Fred Dexter in Providence Friday. Daisy Walthers and Lewis Smith of Tiskilwa stayed with Mary and Helen Hunter this week and toured Lake Senachwine Monday. Ladies Aid met with Mrs. Rude Miller Friday. Next meeting to be with Mrs. George Smith. W. M. Piper and family visited Burt Piper in Whitefield Sunday. Mary Shugart of Princeton visiting Stephen Merritt this week. Clara Chesney visiting her sister Mrs. Charles Hunt of Sparland. Wm. Chesney Sr. called on Wm. Chesney Jr. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Brokaw
Neponset
R. Jardine
Harold
William
Fred Dexter
Mary Shugart
Princeton
Stephen Merritt
Clara Chesney
Charles Hunt
Sparland
Wm. Chesney
Wm. Chesney, Jr
Regular Sunday services and quarterly meeting at Sparland
The M E Church schedules services on Sunday July 18 at Bethel in the morning and Sparland in the evening with Sunday school at usual hours. A quarterly conference will be held at Sparland Monday morning July 26 at 10 30, with a full attendance requested as the closing business meeting of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
Providence
Bethel
Sparland
Grace Coil Family Enjoys Fourth of July in Peoria
LAWN RIDGE notes Grace Coil and son Mvere spent several days in Peoria with Uncle Milt Gaumer and family as part of their Fourth of July celebration. Worries about Mr Curtis’s health linger after a road mishap. Curtis and party visited Princeville, while local families hosted gatherings and celebrated birthdays. Wheat, hay, corn work continue amid frequent rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Coil
Mvere*t
Peoria
Milt Gaumer
F. D. Nurse
Edwin
Emma Stowell
Yolly
Blanche
Smithfield
Princeville
Court House News Probate Court Notes on Estate Adjustments
Probate Court reports hearings on estates Max Ferrari Henry Christ Una June Hall and Lydia Mannock noting notices of adjustment term were posted or published as required. Also cases include claims, final reports, and discharge of conservator Otto Sanwald, plus real estate transfers and upcoming licenses in Steuben Bennington Lacon Sparland and Henry areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Probate Court
Max Ferrari
Henry Christ
Una June Hall
Chamberlain
Ron Speed
Sheldon Riggs
Marion Riggs
Charles H. Smith
Edna June Hill
Otto Sanwald
Spendtarist
Lydia Mannock
Calvin Stowell
Will
A. Garrett
Fred Mawbey
Ball’s
Lacon
Devon & Menthorn’s
Chamberlains Liniment Ad Endorsed by Edward Craft
Benefited by Chamberlains Liniment for rheumatic pains knee stiffness and soreness. Edward Craft of Biba N available everywhere advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Edward Craft
Biba
Advt
Different styles delight listener at piano recital
A girl recalls LT’s disdain for musicless men then recounts playing Home Sweet Home in varied styles from waltz to ragtime for Charley Neverbo at 11 pm. He praised her talent, noting “what a jolly lot of tunes you know.” An ad seeks a melodeon with price and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley
Miss Jones
If We Knew We Could Love Each Other Better
A reflective meditation on judging others. The speaker asks if hidden burdens and efforts were known, would harsh judgments soften and compassion rise. It argues that unseen struggles shape actions and that understanding could reveal good within apparent wrongs.
Administrator's Notice Estate of Mary W Anderson
The administrator A J Stapp notifies all claimants against the Mary W Anderson estate to present claims to Marshall County Illinois Court at Lacon by September first 1915. Debtors are urged to pay promptly. Filed by attorney Fred W Potter. Women cannot go to the war but they can wear battleship hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary W. Anderson
Mary~ Anderson
Noel
Marshall County
Illinois
Lacon
Bing
A. J. Stapp
Fred W. Potter
Grandpa on Modern Methods in Rural Life
A rustic tale shows John and Lizzie adopting new farm tech and schemes to boost milk, honey, and crop yields. They test gas engines in plows, patent devices to separate milk, concrete feed systems, and a motorized auto, while children yell and farm work continues. The couple, dubbed farm engineers, chase richer profits through inventive schemes and persistent tinkering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liz
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Colonial Concert Co
Glenn N. Merry
Iowa
Judas
Merry
Maud Willis
Marland-Thomas
Lawn Ridge
George Perkins
Roy
Mary
Gladys
George Sims
Wilbur Armstrong
LeRoy Gaumer
Court House News
James T. Ash
Sigourney
Alice D. Williams
Lyle Leslie Wilkins
Eva L. Isom
la Rose
George V. Rice
Gladys D. Smiths
Maiter
Charles S. Thorpson
la Preiince
Ruth M. Marland
Thhem
A. J
Woolner Bidg
Peoria, Ill
San Francisco
Ramenger
Grandpa
John
Lizzie Al'ays
Johin
Lizzie
John Farms
Join
T.j.segraves
Henry, Ill
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