Sparland News Highlights Local Visits and Accidents
Mrs. Frank Cunoning suffers tonsillitis while Mrs. Anna Crowl visits in Lacon. Local threshing near Chillicothe and a bakery sale at Gehr hardware raised about $4.50 for the league. Multiple regional visits and family gatherings are noted, including trips to Peoria and Cambridge. Wm. Wallace Jr. injures his arm in an accident near Sparland. Dr. Royes doctors and hospital care follow. A testimonial for Chamberlains Tablets appears at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Cunoning
N. Jarman
Henry
Anna Crowl
Lacon
Freitia Marshall
Co. G. McLaughlin
Caillicothe
Sa'e
Gehr Hardware Store
Grace Hill Gumerine
Oscar Hill
M. C. Marshall
Mabelle
Milford
Tolsco
Margaret Campbell
Lenora Walker
San Jose
Arleene Wilde
Little
Dorothy
Marian van Antwerp
Peoria
Samuel King
May Riddell
Reida Marshall
Charlotte Duncan
N. W. McCartney
Robert Riddell
Guy Adkinson
Springfield
Elsie Ge
Orrin Frisbey
Deacon Dunlap
Wm. O'Leary
Marie
Charles Gallup
Thomas Jenkins
Joseph Virtue
O. J. Edwards
Chicago
George Waughop
Edwards
Tribune
Virtue
Union Stock Yards
Chicago Packing Company
Wm. Wallace, Jr
Morgan Park
Elizabeth
John Riddell
Wm. Riddell
Royce
Henry Hospital
Sparland
Mary Osborne
Miss Osborne
Wallace
Morgan Park School
Township Treasurer's Annual Report 1916 for Marshall County
Township 12 range 9 east Marshall County Hitness presents annual financial statement for year ending June 30 1916. Balance June 30 1916 339199 from district tax from transfers tuition fees and other treasurers 51600 31 1640 65 expenditures include school board teachers janitors fuel libraries and bonds interest and maintenance. Balance June 30 1916 75 06 total expenditures 52807 balance 2624 17. Certified by L N Osborne treasurer sworn July 18 1916 notary H E Westcott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Range
Marshall County
Hitness
School Board and Business Oulicas
Lem Clare
Piusdals
Carters
Ital
Pal Deleieve
L. N. Osborne
H. E. Wescott
Tell Us the News Prompt for Readers
A call for readers to report personal events and changes such as visits illness births engagements weddings and deaths, plus moves to town and travel news. It invites readers to phone the listed number to share items for publication.
South Milo Community Notes and Local Visits
Mrs Reid had a new barn painted by Mr Winter and Smith of Tiskilwa. Glenn Stone, bedridden for weeks, hopes a card mail campaign before Saturday, July 22 to lift spirits. Mrs Henry Windhorst left for Greenfield Indiana after visiting since her sister’s death. Grandma Cavenaugh stays with Bertha Cohrs. Several residents visited Clarence McClane and George Barker, and cattle were shipped by Charlie Reid. The Ladies Aid held a market day in Bradford. Bert Norris and Wilton of Tiskilwa visited Oliver Wright in a new Ford car. Twenty Klub girls surprised Miss Nellie Lambert at Mrs William Smith’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Milo
Reid
Mr. Winter
Smith
Tiskilwa
Glenn Stone
Henry Windhorst
Swineman
Greenfield
Ind
Grandma Cavenaugh
Bertha Cohrs
Glenn Swearingen
Dan Swearingen
Clarence McClane
Look Good Feel Good Dr King’s Life Pills Ad
An antique ad promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills to cure constipation and restore energy. It urges buying a box for 25 cents at a druggist and taking one or two pills tonight to feel better by morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Knocker creed quoted from St Louis columns
A St Louis paper reproduces the Knocker creed denouncing growth and public works. It criticizes newspapers teachers and the people, claiming the town is wrong and declines to support improvements or public pleasure. The quote ends with James A Garfield on earning spurs through personal effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Weetad
South Whitefield Notes Busy Week of Visits and Illnesses
Mrs Lucy Stout was ill most of last week. Mrs George Holler hosted her sister Miss Klein. Decorators Kline and Tanner finished Mr Hayline's painting. Benny Hunt’s family welcomed a baby boy born Thursday the 13th. Uncle Timothy Van Antwerp visited from Sparland. Visitors from Humphrey and Henry areas called. A ball game at Henry drew many locals. Grandpa T S Hunt grew seriously ill Tuesday morning. an operation may be needed. Lloyd Everman of Newton Indiana demonstrated Chicago Portrait Co works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Whiteffield
Lucy Stout
George Holler
Miss Klein
Kline and Tanner
Sparland
Hayline
Benny Hunt
Cromwell
Jarman
Lloyd E. Everman
Newton
Chicago Portrait Co
Everman
Endured Summer Colds Ad By Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey
An advertisement promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a remedy for stuffed heads runny noses and coughing. It claims balsams clear air passages and provide relief quickly, stopping a runny nose and reducing coughing as it starts recovery. The ad urges buying a bottle and using as directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bell
Debts and Publicity as a Debt-Collector Tool
A New Jersey coal and lumber dealer used bold newspaper notices to disclose his indebtedness hoping to spur payment and curb leniency. The Metuchen experiment suggests press mediation can compel debt repayment and reshape community ethics while highlighting cash-based rural commerce contrasts with city practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
New Jersey
Britons Order Record Beef Stew Supply for Army
The British government has placed a massive order for 600 million one pound cans of beef stew, divided among multiple U S and Canadian suppliers. Deliveries will total about 10 million cans weekly, with a contract exceeding 60 million dollars, likely the largest globed canned goods order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Probate Court News From Marshall County Estates
Probate court actions cover the estates of Winkel de ceased Hensley Burnett Seward Davis Ryan Mary McGrath Ellen Auster and Joseph S Hensley with final reports proofs of heirship and letters issued along with private sales of personal property and multiple real estate transfers among Cieszki Forbes Wightman Cowan Calvetti and others. notices for September claims and bond requirements are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Hensley
William P. Burnett
Mary Seward
George Davis
Gertrude Davis
Joseph S. Hensley
de Bonis
Harry E. Wescott
Mary McGrath
John McGrath
Bessie May Davis
Ward
Baby Fold
Normal
Anna Elizabeth Davis
Josephine Ryan
Mary Ryan
Charles Dille
J. M. Arnold
George Daniels
Ellen Auster
Jennie Langdon
E.S. Gillespie
M. D
Homer L. Lubold
Anna Cieszki
Adolph Luffenberger
Fowler
Wenona
Marshall H. Broaddus
Tt. C. Forbes
Davis
Henry
Christina G. Wightman
George W. Cowan
Lacon
Maggie Hakes
Frank
Peter
August
Louis
Angelo
Antone Calvetti
Calvettie Bros
Bennington
Woodford County
Marshall County
T. C. Slattery
Santa Fe
Toluca
Andrew E. Tracey
Tolutea
Community Socials and Visits at Local Homes
Cottage residents report an ice cream social planned at Wm Piper's home Friday. Local families and guests visited Frank Doty's, John Doty's, and Wm Chesney's residences over the weekend, with several couples and individuals from Amos, Kelm, Kevanes, and nearby towns in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Chesney
Frank Doty
Ira Milner
Wm. Piper
Gene Peck
Kevanes
Callie Shearer
John Doty
Mesdames Wright and Watson
Frank Lidgard
Triple P Trail Proposed From Peru to Peoria
A planned Triple P Trail would run from Peru through Seatonville Princeton Tiskilwa Whitefield to Chillicothe with miles of state and concrete road. It arises amid debate over the Ivy Trail favored for river route scenic forest and hill country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Princeton
Peoria
Seatonville
Tiskilwa
Whitefield
Chillicothe
Deane
Spring Valey
Buren
Burean Cotunty
Arrival of the Deutschland Opens Global Trade Speculation
The Deutschland submarine arrives in American ports with a 1000 ton dye goods cargo, eluding British and French warships. Articles argue it proves U boats can challenge Britannia, foreseeing Zeppelins and new trade routes, and question Allied starvation policy and wartime aims. The piece asks what Germans offer for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Brittania
United States
Demoney
Illinois board plans leper colony near Watertown asylum
The Illinois state board of administration aims to establish a leper colony adjacent to the Watertown asylum. Two victims, a Mexican and his wife, are in custody. Authorities estimate at least 150 lepers exist in the state, with most concealing their condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
July Days of May and June Dream Poem
A poetic piece extols July's beauty and summer scenes with hazy skies bees blossoms breeze and sunlit fields. It evokes nature imagery including reapers cows doves and calm meadows while a narrator reflects on July's charm authored by FE. W. P.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. W. P
Crossing the Bar remarks by Lyman Abbott at 80
Lyman Abbott, age 80, completes a biography and reflects on life and death. He quotes rising toward the final voyage with awe and hopeful anticipation, enjoying work, home, friends, and life while awaiting the unknown voyage beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Abbott
Revered Methodist Leader Preston Wood Dies in Springfield
The Springfield district superintendent of the Methodist church Rev. Preston Wood died at St. John’s hospital following an appendicitis operation. He was among the best known Methodists in the state. his father, also Rev. Preston Wood, previously held the same post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Wood
Springfield
The
Methodist Church
St. John's Hospital
Mlenois
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