Local social notes from Sparland area visits and travels
Sparland residents report numerous visits and travels. Mrs J W Thomas visited La con last Wednesday. Misses Minnie and Ruby Olson toured Henry. Mrs Bolender shopped in Peoria. Mayme Osborne returned from Chicago for vacation. Mr and Mrs Fred Hill hosted friends from Peru. Miss Fay from Denver visited the O Leary home. Veda Thomas returned from Peoria. Elsie and Mabel Gehr visited Henry. Lilly Simpson spent time in Lacon. Mrs R M McLaughlin visiting with her children. Bob Cummings helped haymakers. Velma Campbell visited with Wave and Ray in Lacon. Carver returned from five weeks with relatives. Joseph Ohlman visited parents. Stella O Leary went to Peoria to visit sister Mrs Gibbons. Otis Compton seeking farm help. Lilly Stucker and two Chillicothe children visited Oscar McLaughlin. Myron Lester and two daughters visited with relatives. Mrs Harney of Peoria spent time with sisters. Harry Parsons left for Missouri to visit uncle. Mrs Bedford and Alfreta spent country visit. Wilbur Hastings and family visited. Bolender family short visits in Peoria. Anna McFarland home from Hoopeston. H W Thomas and Wm Osborne to Oregon to visit Dey family. John and Halsey Monier drove cattle herd seen in months. Lillian Van Antwerp returned from Chicago Heights with cousin Lillian Green. ladies work room serving lunch and ice cream.
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J. W. Thomas
Lacon
Minnie
Ruby Olson
Henry
Bolender
Peoria
Mayme Osborne
Chicago
Fred Hill
Peru
Miss Fay
Denver
Col
O'Leary
Veda Thomas
Elsie
Mabel Gehr
Lilly Simpson
R. M. McLaughlin
Bob Cummings
Velma Campbell
Wave
Ray
Carver
Joseph Ohlman
Stella O'Leary
Gibbons
Otis Compton
Lilly Stucker
Chillicothe
Oscar McLaughlin
Myron Lester
Harney
Mrs. Schaaf
Nellie O’leary
Harry Parsons
Missouri
Harry Compton
Bedford
Alfreta
Wilbur Hastings
Fanny
Howard Bolender
Anna McFarland
Hoopeston
H. W. Thomas
Wm. Osborne
Oregon
Samuel Dey
John
Halsey Monier
Lillian van Antwerp
Chicago Heights
Lillian Green
Chautauqua Sessions Open Amid Ice Cream and Lunch
The Chautauqua meetings opened with a large audience and daily meals, as ice cream was served at all times and lunch ran from five to eight. Mrs. Seibolt celebrated her 70th birthday with a postcard shower from many friends and relatives. Jesse Duncan had a buggy accident but escaped serious injury, landing on a cement walk. Local notices mention travels, funerals, harvest hopes, and road etiquette among area residents.
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Baptist Church
Those Pies of Boyhood and Plectric Bitters
An old fashioned ad touts Plectric Bitters as a tonic to restore boyhood digestion. It claims strengthened stomach liver kidneys and bowels, renewed appetite and vigor, and recommends T. J. Segraves and A. J. Tronmonger drug stores for purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tly
T. J. Segraves
A. J. Tronmonger
Weather warms to cool spell in Saratoga notes
Local items report warm weather easing with a cooler day ahead and ongoing social visits. Famili es travel between Henry and Seneca, new baby Edna Catherine to the Bogner family, and neighbors Hennessey Weeks plan moves. The Republican office rents space above the office.
Broadmoor Residents Host Visiting Friends and Local Guests
Broadmoor residents welcomed visitors and relatives from nearby towns and Chicago. The list includes Mrs. Clarence Perkins hosting, Miss Rose Hoffman of Chicago visiting, and Miss Alice Perkins returning from Normandy. Other guests came from Camp Grove, Bradford, Normal, and Milo with local travel notes and railway freight activity noted due to C. and N. W. railroad growth.
Miss Lucille Curtis Returns Home After Health Scare
LAWN RIDGE notes report Miss Lucille Curtis comes home Friday evening while Mrs. Curtis recovers from a recent operation. Mrs. Amelia Grove is ill with bronchial pneumonia and a trained nurse attends her. Clifford and Mildred Nurss visit grandparents in Estherville Iowa as John and Charley Williams stay with Chapin cousins in town. The week brings a reshuffle in hired help and tenant house at Lewis E. Streitmatter’s farm. Mr. and Mrs Curtis’ Michigan trip ends with her steady recovery and thanks from friends.
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Lucille Curtis
Carroll
Clifford
Mildred Nurss
Estherville
Amelia Grove
John
Charley Williams
Rock Island
Chapin Sisters
Anna Trim
Tereberry
Henry
Chicago
Curtis
Morris
Local social notes from Dunlap and nearby towns
SPEER Wm Gray a Dunlap business caller last week. Frank and Fred Hodge purchased a new auto. Mr and Mrs James Speer visited Peoria by auto Tuesday. Mrs EB Hinman and daughter Mrs R E Harrington visited relatives in Chillicothe Monday. Dorothy and Mabel Kuhn of Spring Valley visit grandparents Al Shane. The Misses Ruby and Latha Dunn dined with Everett Jackson for his 21st birthday Sunday. Otto Hurd injured a finger in machinery. The Speer family rejoice that Mrs Curtis is home recovering from a serious operation. Mrs Wm Gruner entertained Mrs Fannie Perkins Anna Trim and Mrs Tereberry at dinner Saturday. Mr and Mrs C B Blood of Florida stay with sisters Mrs Richard Dunn and Mrs E Hinman. Mrs Tom Rogers returned to Chicago. Carrie will stay with brother O W Hurd.
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Wm. Gray
Dunlap
Frank
Fred Hodge
James Speer
Peoria
EB. Hinman
R. E. Harrington
Chillicothe
Dorothy
Mabel Kuhn
Spring Valley
al Shane
Ruby
Latha Dunn
Everett Jackson
Otto Hurd
Speer
Curtis
Wm. Gruner
Fannie Perkins
Anna Trim
Tereberry
C. 8
Blood of Florida
Richard Dunn
E. Hinman
Tom Rogers
Chicago
Carrie
O. W. Hurd
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad
An newspaper advertisement urges readers to support Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble. Mrs Ida Norris of Spring Valley Illinois testifies to relief from backache and loins pain after use. The ad notes price fifty cents and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as US agents.
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Ida Norris
Erie St
Spring Valley
Ill
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Social News From La Prairie and Nearby Towns
La Prairie and Hopewell visitors share weekly rounds as Calders Herridges and Simmon sisters host relatives. Peoria guests visit the Calder home while local families host missionary ladies and plan gatherings at Bennett residence.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Adverts Relief and Cures
An old time drugstore notice touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal healer for injuries burns boils sores eczema chapped skin and sore eyes. It promises quick relief and a supreme pile cure with a 25 cent price at local drugstores T J Segraves and A J Ironmonger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.J. Segraves
A. J. Ironmonger
Ice cream social in South Milo hosts Clarence Hay home
A social event at the Clarence Hay home on Thursday evening drew local residents for an ice cream and candy gathering. A. A. Stimson of Princeton visited area, representing the Bureau County Republican. Carl Barker and wife spent Sunday with his parents as Mabel Carrico visited relatives. Farmers began cutting outs Monday and many locals joined gatherings including Ed Shorts at George Toomey’s and Ira Davis’s Peoria trip. George Hall family and Ed Clark attended the Chautauqua service Sunday.
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South Milo
Clarence Hay
Stimson
Princeton
Bureau County Republican
Carl Barker
Mabel Carrico
Ed Shorts
George. Toomey
Ira Davis
Peoria
George Hall
Ed Clark
Agricultural Commissioner for the Rock Island Lines
The Rock Island lines appoint Prof. H. M. Cottrell as agricultural commissioner to study soil and climate, advise beginners, and aid farmers. He will coordinate with the immigration department, hold meetings, and travel throughout the territory at no cost to farmers seeking guidance on crops and planting times.
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Southwest
Rock Island
H. M. Cottrell
Kansas
Colorado
Rock Island Territory
Rock Island Lines
Cottrell
Immigration Department
School Board Warrants and Wages Policy Summary
The article outlines procedures for school district warrants and orders. It requires stating purpose for each order and limits payments to funds held by the treasurer. Warrants cannot be issued against taxes for building, may be issued up to 75 percent for ordinary expenses, and do not accrue interest unless wages are unpaid, which then draws 5 percent annual interest.
What Becomes Of All Of Our Taxes
A detailed look at how state and county officers are paid from taxes, fees, and salaries. The piece explains which offices rely on state funds, county funds, or office fees, and notes accounting duties, surplus transfers, and court cost implications. It includes opinions on voter diligence and mentions contemporary political figures and editorials.
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Supreme Court
County Board of Supervisors
Probate Court
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C. M. McLaughlin
Sparland, Ill
Columbia Dye Works
Main St
Sparland Department
Sparland Personals
Cornelia Rice
Canton
Wm. Mielkey
Mary Anderson
Lombardville
Richard Hall
Bradford
John Daly
Harry
Wm. Yarger
Wm. Shorts
BE. N. Morten
Clark Righthouse
Edna and Clyde
Joseph Caley
Conover
Center Cemetery
Saratoga
Bessie Holmes
Wesley Doyle
Joseph Clark
Hisie Wier Thompson
York
Neb
Noyes
Ed Bogner
Edna Catherine
Bert Newman
Hennessey
Will Hennessey
Lawshae
Seneca
Anna Bickerman
Hd Bogner
Homer Cox
Charley Salisbury
Tom McAleer
Gus Ganeworth
Alfred Younger
Forest Grove
Riddell Place
Ellsworth Weekley
Younger
Will Henessey
Broadmoor
Clarence Perkins
Philip Cadell
Buda
Rose Hoffman
Iva Myers
Walter
Camp Grove
Otis Hodges
Alice Perkins
Normandy
J. Ed Monier
Hannah Carroll
Rose Barnes
Agnes Hodges
Miss Paisley
J. E. Monier
Lara
Wilbur
Milo
Peorial
Lulu Poff
Providence
Anna Tyne
John Poff
Lawn Ridge
Casey
Bacon
Laura Calder
Rose Herridge
Nina Edminster
Kelley
Forsythe
Townsend
Edminster
Herridge
Ogden
M. S. Edminster
Martin
Robinson
Washburn
Alice Monier
Hillebrand
Miss Lucas
Issenge
la Prairie
Kathryn Hill
Sparland
Lucie Calder
Anna
Agnes Bennett
Thomas
John Monier
France
Marquette
Mar Portland Quett FE
Marquette Cement Mfg. Co
la Salle
Marquette Bldg
Fr. B. Dawson
Sheriff's Office
Kewanee
Tribune
Lorimer
The
Kewanee Star-Courier
Illinois
Grant
Lincoln
Statesman
Pana Palladium
Congress
Roosevelt
Janesville Gazette
Senate
Savannah
Dem
Chamberlain
A. J. Ilronmonger
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