Local Notes Pulse Through La Con Small Town
Numerous residents and visitors are listed with downtown social updates. Mentions include Mrs Jane Thomas on sick list in La Con, visits by Mrs Hyman Varna and Judge Shaw, Lucny Page Gastsh and Mamie Hooker in Toluca and La Rose, and several trips to Chicago and Bloomington. Also notes about a dozen youths at I O G T social, a wagon accident involving Mr and Mrs Barnes, and civic improvements such as water main work on Prairie Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Thomas
Thomas
Peoria
Hyman
Varna
Bun Smith
E. Edmunson
Sanday
Washburn
Ee Jonas Ball Jr
Rose
Lucy Page Gastsh
Lacon South
Lytlé
Mamie
Staithe Bano
Chicago
Tatt
Toluca
la Rose
Moses Wilkinson
Dwight
Samuel Wilkin- Bon
Dr Dubai
Onene
Mra
Pearl ‘Thomp- Bon
Wash Gapon
Washington, D. C
Lacon
Horton Boal
Wm Cody
Clara “B. Fort
Lowell Strawn
John Strawn
Grandpa Reddan
Mram Wright
Princeville
J.Q. Hall
Los Angeles
Cal
Ncon
Geo Day
Ashland
Koch
Thorace Bu
Boal
Iip
Prairie ‘Ave
Goods Bangs
Courtland A Promising Student Passes After Illness
Courtland, one of our nicest young men, studied medicine and would have graduated last spring if not for his sickness. He contracted grippe in Chicago which led to fatal illness. He was 23 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtland
Grippe
Chicago
Galele conencapHin
Ol Uo A
Local notes from Parland include deaths and events
Fred Seibold and sisters visit Mrs Ida Barton and Rev Shoop. A cousin from Wisconsin visits Mr Cumming. A. J. Parker moves barns south of his residence. Eastern Star anniversary held with joy. Mrs F P Kelly travels to Chicago for the world fair. Mary Seibold and Miss Irving attend Baptist Young People's convention in Indianapolis. Charlie Booth visits en route to La Prairie Centre. A shooting match with 200 live birds and pigeons planned next Friday. Mary Rape of Chillicothe to lecture at Park Place. Oats rust affects harvest, hay crop good but light. Tim’s hay collapses and burns over. Uncle Henry Hoskins dies and is buried. Rev Shoop preaches funeral. large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bparland
Fred Seibold
Shooparé
Ida Barton
Henry
Dr Aversit
Bt Wilson
Bosley
Bis
Allady
Mr Cumming
Wisconsin
A. J. Parker
Order of Eastern Star
F. P. Kelly
Chicago
Denver
Mary Seibold
Irving
Indianapolis
Convention of the Baptist
Charlie Booth
la Prairie Centre
Mary Rape
Chillicothe
Park Place Pavillion
T. van Antwerp
Tim
Henry Hoskins
Rev Shoop
Crow n Greek bridge expected to be completed by Wednesday
A local item notes the Crow n Greek bridge to be finished by Wednesday this week. It mentions social events around town, such as a Saturday night gathering, a barn-raising by William Starlipper and William Jacobs, and a surprise birthday party at William Thompson’s with a large turnout and generous hospitality. The column also records family visits between Des Moines and Terri Haute and a medical testimonial for Chamberlain’s remedy.
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T. van Antwerp
Clara
Orham
Ttle
Monson
Millard
Terri Haute
Ind
Jamily Bonham
Des Moines
Iowa
Allie
Frank Duncan
D. C. Updegraff
Bartlett
Granville
Putnam County
Burt Cassell
Saratoga
Burt
Charlie
Louisa
Hofer
William Starlipper
William Jacobs
Mra
Lizzie
Frank Wunder
John Hofer
Dunlap
Lois
I. W. Waughop
Annie Wunder
Wm Thompson
Henry
Will
Vail
Saratoga Community Notes Amid Health and Travel
Ivan Webber has whooping cough while Cal Starlipper receives a new organ. Grandpa Shearer returns from Toulon and Galva. World’s Fair plans loom as Mr and Mrs Webber consider visiting. 35 acres rented to Mat Geisler for the year. Bertha Klein recovers from a finger injury.binder sounds give way to engine whistles. Peter Lewis rents Charley Smith place in Whitefield. Kellsys return from the fair with Newton Webber’s children Bert and Jessie visiting. Hay has been cut and farmers fear a short corn crop without rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Ivan Webber
Cal Starlipper
Grandpa Shearer
Toulon
Galva
Webber
Fu Vea
Foo—Ginrk
Mat—Geisler
Bertha Klein
Peter Lewis
Charley Smith
Whitefield
Robert Kellsy
Newton Webber
Bert
Jessie
Local Notes From LA PRAIRIE CENTRE and Nearby Areas
Tom B. Scott visits Kewanee while Lillie Scott hosts relatives in the area. Mrs Greenaish of Lawn Ridge dies at her daughter Calv in Stowell’s home. Lillie W. Scott enjoys the fair and a fine visit. Annie Briggs Leigh visits her father with two children. Drummond family returns to Dakota after visiting friends and the fair. Will Evan of Lawn Ridge sells Deer ing binders and mowers successfully. Alexander Calder’s family enjoys a double young ladies visit. E M Briggs adds a new large bed for grandchildren. Douglas Wilmot greets an old friend and notes a birth on July 3 in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom B. Scott
Kewanee
Chicago
Lillie Scott
John Davidson
Greenaish
Lawn Ridge
Calvin Stowell
Lillie W. Scott
Annie Briggs Leigh
M. Briggs
Douglas Wilmot
X. O. Wilmot
Douglas
Daugher
Colorado
Collateral Sale At Peoria Bank Promises Quick Sellout
Diamonds, watches and jewelry collateral offered at Wabb’s Collateral Bank at 100 S Adams St Peoria Illinois. Items described as good as new must be sold to cover loans. Public sale details and terms to be arranged by bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabb
Gollateral Bank
S. Adams St
Peoria
Hopewell News Mixed with Farm Notes and Ailments
Hopewell reports social visits among residents and neighbors including Hartsock and Smith families. Sawmill plans near Clear Creek surface with several locals. Wheat cutting begins amid good rainfall and variable oats. A summer illness is cured by Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy per John Hertzler Bethel Berks County Pa. Bottles offered by S-W. ece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
John Hertzler
Bethel
Berks de Pa
S - W. Ece
World's Fair trip planned for deaf teachers and companions
Mrs William Peters of Corning Town visits relatives and plans to return home by Saturday. J. E. Rogers, E. B. Townes, and J. R. Woodrow visit W. H. Wheeler and will ride bicycles to Chicago to attend the World's Fair, using the Rock Island route to Englewood with baggage check and direct gate access. Ballard's Horehound Syrup advertised as top cough remedy at Dr Powell's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Peters
Corning Town
Martha, Houselton
E. J. Rogers
Yates City
EB. O. Townes
Pekin
J. R. Woodrow
Bloomington
W. H. Wheeler
Rogers
Jacksonville
Chicago
Rock Island
Englewood
Rock Island & Pacific
Joan Sebastian
Ballard
Dr Powell
Putnam Notes and Local Gleanings
Local items report visits by Milo and Chicago residents, a Princeville guest at Mary Anderson, and a grange meeting set for Saturday at 2 p m. Readers note oats rust damage and an upcoming sermon by Elder Shaw with topics Home and Anarchy. Elmo Simpson and his mother from Chicago visited W H Wheeler. Peoria parties leased the Undercliff Hotel for restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Johnne- Frank Euard
Milo
J.J. Huard
Miss Boyer
Princeville
Mary Anderson
Grange
Squire Condit
Charlie Grubbs
Chicago
Rachel Taliaferro
Dying Out of Negro Songs a Point of Debate
Aged and modern views clash over the decline of authentic negro songs amid shifting attitudes toward the colored race. The piece notes minstrelsy’s fading influence and the superstition that discouraged fiddling, while contrasting urban piano popularity with rural violin taboos and the persistence of folk lore about music and the devil.
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Boston Transcript
Pluto
Satan
Cor
Atrawent
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