Local notices and visits in Magnolia community roundup
R A Ward of Magnolia handles Henry Rehan news and paper business. Rev and Mrs C T O Schacht visit relatives. A Dixon, J G Clemens’ brother in law, is in town. Zilpha Stephenson and son from Chicago visit Rachel Dent. Mrs Julia Ruble and Josie Ramage up raspberries. Josie to stay with Mrs Harvey Ramage. Marion French buys a new car. Hilla brand has a new Rev. Ladies Aid meets with Miss Minnie Mathis. aprons for sale. George Hillabrand returns to Chicago. H K Smith dies. funeral set. Barney Piper hosts Peoria guest. Frank Stinger recovering to lead drag line. Bradley & Vrooman paint popular. demand for J G Clemens reports. Camp meeting July 27–28 at Mineral Springs. bring baskets. Orill Slater fractures thigh. Dakin treats. recovery slow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. O. Schacht
Mr. Dixon
J. G. Clemens
O. EB. S
Zilpha Stephenson
Chicago
Rachel Dent
Schumacher
Julia Ruble
Josie
Harvey Ramage
Marion French
Hillabrand
Ladies’ Aid
Minnie Mathis
George Hillabrand
Bradley & Vrooman
Mineral Springs
Orill
H. A. Slater
Church Services Schedule for Magnolia Caledonia
Magnolia reports Sunday school at 10 a.m. Epworth League at 7 p.m. preaching at 8 p.m. Magnolia and Caledonia host services with Magnolia offering 10 a.m. Sunday school and 8 p.m. services. Caledonia holds Sunday school at 2 p.m. and preaching on the second and fourth Sundays at 3 p.m. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rs Strawn
Caledonia
Magnolia
Epworth League
Paint your house with Bradley Vrooman Paint
An advertisement touts Bradley Vrooman Paint as durable and value-adding for homes. It urges readers to order from J. G. Clemens in Magnolia, emphasizing long lasting finish and increased worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley & Vrooman
J. G. Clemens
Magnolia
Henry Knight Smith A Benevolent Leader of His Community
Henry Knight Smith born March 17 1838 in Washington county Pennsylvania near Centerville East Bethlehem died July 12 1907 at 69 years 3 months and 25 days He moved with the Smith family to Illinois in 1842 and settled near Clear Creek He married Mary Wilson April 22 1866 and they had eight children seven living He was a Quaker known for integrity and service holding trusted positions in the Society of Friends He helped organize Farmers Institutes and was a charter member of Magnolia Grange He believed in cooperation and education for farmers and remained engaged in social and economic issues throughout his life He supported scientific economic and political thought and valued advancement of community improvement
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Knight Smith
Washington County
Pennsylvania
Centerville
East Bethlehem
Brownsville
Jesse Smith
Catherine
Mary
Oliver
Illinois
Smith
Putnam County
Clear Creek
Henry
Henry Smith
Mary Wilson
Society of Friends
Religious Society of Friends
Man‘hood
Farmers’ Institutes
Magnolia, Grange
Remembering a life of public spirit and virtue
A eulogistic tribute extols a long residence near the initial point, detailing the subject’s public spirit, scientific leanings, love of nature and art, and unwavering opposition to intemperance. It honors his steadfast morals, devotion to family, and enduring fortitude during illness, urging communal memory of his well spent life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Mills
Board of Review Meeting Schedule and Filing Deadline
The Board of Review will meet at 9 a.m. and 1 30 p.m. on July 1 2 3 and the first five days of each following week until work is completed All complaints must be filed in writing and signed on or before August 15 By Order of Board of Review Lacon Illinois
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Review
Lacon, Ill
Local notes and social visits reported from Florid
Florida society notes list Mrs Joseph Reichwine and Marguerite visiting in Depue. Dr and Mrs Watson visit Joliet. Mr and Mrs Jacob Bast of Kewanee visit Will Lowen. Yeomen social a success. Harvey Allen entertains Dr Watson and wife for supper. Mrs Herman Meyer and Edith visit Milwaukee and Chicago. Mada Myers returns to Milwaukee. Grace Peterson visits H E Allen. Mark posts office worry as carrier sought. Granville box service used. About forty people poisoned by tainted meat at a Baptist picnic near Buda. Arthur Foster and P W Mason among the ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Reichwine
Little Marguerite
Depue
Watson
Joliet
Jacob Bast
Kewanee
Will Lowens
Bast
Lowen
Harvey Allen
Little Edith
Milwaukee
Chicago
Mada Myers
Grace Peterson
H. E. Allen
Buda
Arthur Foster
P. W. Mason
Plain Dealer
Local Social Notes Highlight Area Visits and Family News
Lodging, travel and family visit updates fill the column. Alice Foley Rostants to Cullom, Joe Becker returns from La Salle, Libbie Wolf visits Wenona relatives, Mrs. Siemers hosts kin from Cushocton, Geneseo relatives entertain Kuhn family, Nora Marley visits Franklin kin, Holsteen and Streator trips noted, Mamie Norris returns from Normal visit, Parretts host in Tonica, Bell welcomed a baby girl on July 10, Robinsons and Mills family visits recorded, Jesse Wood, Dick Boshell, and Reuben Graves family travels noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lostant
Alice Foley
Cullom
Joe Becker
la Salle
Libbie Wolf
Wenona
Jane Thornton
Albert Siemers
Cushocton
O. Julius Kuhn
Geneseo
Nora Marley
Franklin
Emma Avery
Ambrose Hartn
Miss Glara
Holsteen
Neb
Charles Genterb
S. 5
Wichita
Kas
O. Howe
Streator
Harvey Fider
Mamie Norris
Normal
E. K. Parrett
Kenneth
Tonica
TI. P. Wierman
George F. Bell
B. F. Robinson
Dwight
W. H. Robinson
Ben
Jessie
Nora
South Haven
Mich
George Robinson
Raymond Mills
McNabb
H. C. Barton
Jesse Wood
Granville
Richard McShane
Dick Boshell
Amboy
Reuben Graves
Hureka Springs
Long Live the King and New Discovery Endorsements
A buyer’s note touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a universal remedy for coughs and colds. Mrs Julia Ryder Paine of Aurora Massachusetts endorses it as providing immediate relief and cure, with claims of broad popularity and a guaranteed offer at A J Ironmonger's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Dr. King
Julia Ryder Paine
Aurora
Mass
A. J. Ironmonger
Sabatino Di Bartolomeo Battered by Runaway Horseincident
Marshall County news reports Sabatino Di Bartolomeo suffered a broken shoulder blade after his horse ran away during a buggy ride last Saturday morning. He faces several weeks of recovery. The item follows earlier runins with horse mishaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabatino di Bartolomeo
John Brassea
Clara Thomas
Streator
Tony Brassea
Agnes Brassea
Toluca
France
M. Reiferscheid
Orville
Newman
Wright
M. E. Church
Ball Cemetery
Sickness and Death Tales Across Three Counties
The article notes Orville five years old with quinsy and mentions the death of George W. Conrad at 64, with family survivors and a gloomy community mood. It also reports Wenona burn injuries from an exhaust pipe accident, Wenona rail stockyards dispute, Frank Hunt’s tax sale bids, Pattonsburg festival attendance, and Lacon rail service changes hindering travel.
Dudman Resigns from Lacon Schools to Join Fairbury
Virgil Dudman eighth grade teacher resigns from Lacon to accept a similar position in Fairbury. He is described as an excellent teacher and thorough gentleman, and pupils and patrons express regret at his departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Dudman
Lacon
Fairbury
Dudman
A Happy Man Healed by Arnica Salve in Port Byron
Amos F. King of Port Byron New York aged 85 claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured a long standing leg sore. The product is marketed by A J Ironmonger at 25 cents. Three men died at La Salle County Carbon near Spring Valley after a cage chain broke driving them 525 feet into the shaft Hogan Benson Charles Agnew and Frank Bassatt were named with Bassatt impaled by an iron pipe. Foreman William Smart survived by gripping the chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos F. King
Port Byron
N. Y
A. J
la Salle County Carbon Company
Spring Valley
Hogan Benson
Charles Agnew
Frank Bassatt
Wm. Smart
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Kingsford
Oswego
T. Kingsford & Son
National
Starch Company, Successors
Magnolia Department
R. A. Ward
Henry Rehan
Ayer
Mark
Gustaf
Washington
Granville Post Office
Long
the King
Marshall County News
Ariola
Washivgton
Emerson
U. S
EACO
ONGC
J. G Clemens
THE
Magnolia Bank
Magnolia, Ill
Northern Illinois Co-Operative Burial Association
G, W. Keller
Undertaker
George W. Conrad
Birdie Ong
Josephine
Lanella
Morris
George Conrad, Sr
Josephine Twist
Joseph Dunlap
Douglas Conrad
Wm. Monser
Central
Frank Hunt
Venona
Marshall County
Pattonsburg
Eckelbarner
Washburn
Belle Plain
la Rose
Aaron Parks
Arthur Siebens
Ed Underwood
P. M. Bouton
Alton
Varna
Peoria
Povetone
John Heim
Heim
J. M. Downey
R. F. Downey
W. A. Simmons
Centenary Hospital
Live Street Bank
Barnes University
Medico Chirulogical Society
St. Louis
Ina Bank
Ina
Ill
Robert G. Dakin, M. D
J. H. Massi
Fresh Bakery
Griffith’s Laundry
Weathers
M. D.C
A. R. Kregor
Chicago Veterinary College Veterinary Hospital
Magnolia and
McNabt Centrale
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