Odd Fellows plan new lodge building in Henry
Marshall lodge No 63 of the Odd Fellows votes to buy two vacant Lots on East Park Row for a brick two story lodge hall, with plans by an architect and possible construction this fall. The board of education reinstates Miss Mary L. Boice as superintendent of the lower school building and refits the high school chimney. Steamboat Rescue excursions from Peoria become a popular weekly feature, while the Myers House near the depot is demolished for redevelopment. Neighborhood improvements include colored house renovations and a fire insurance payout to Mr. Sparling, with rebuilding planned. Riverside District Orange holds a session at the G A R post room today. secretary urged to publish attendance.
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Marshall Lodge
O. F
Wels
Third Street
East Park ‘Row
East Park Row
Odd Fellows
Henry
Board of Education
Mary L. Boice
Hartnett
Corcore
Peoria
York
Myers
Balleweg
Mr Myers
Lombard House
Mra Swan
Jacob Balloweg
Adelia Culver
H. W. Ruggles
Re . Wikoff
Ludwig
Moodey
Richard Street
Horralators
Harry Hort
Joseph Roth
Alex. Forbes
Main Street
Marshall Stevens
G.E. Sparling
Sparling
Riverside District
Orange
G. A. Ft
Our Sister Towns in Brief Rural Notices and Local Changes
Sparinm Fred Stebold threshed wheat and reported good yield. Mrs Sparr and daughter visited Mineral on Thursday night. A J Baughman now runs Tarbill’s store alone. Robi Doran of Kaneas visited last week to tend to business. A Henry Republican representative wrote up the village. Dick Brooks, sick with consumption, died Monday evening. M Heneberry of Peoria came to close a mortgage. Col McClanshan quit the coal shaft. Harry Wescott became clerk. W C T U festival raised funds to resurface the church. New switch added on the rail line above the coal shaft improving car capacity. Town trustees plan a north town road survey and layout. A guardrail issue endangers passing along the road. Lewis Shultz suffered a tragic accident cutting oats. his three-year-old son, just buried two weeks prior, died from the injuries after the mother’s burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Stebold
Mra Sparr
A.J. Baughman
M. Heneberry
Peoria
Particuars
Col McClanshan
Harry Wescott
Lewis Shultz
Bultz
Crow Meadow residents greet Knapp's homecoming
Crow Meadow A A Knapp is warmly welcomed back by neighbors. Jessie Woods spent Friday with friends at Putnam. Gortle Mallory works for Mrs John Harllo this summer. Martha Dawson visited Mr Quinn's on Sunday. Inst Btac Myers helped his uncle Eli Pyle with hay. James Quinn farm work last week. Minute Blood of York Neb visited cousin Hattie most of last week. Mrs Helnrich hosts visitors from Chicago and Peoria. Mrs Isenhour and Miss Rena Dunbar of Cottage Hill toured the riverbank Tuesday. Ed Smith bought fine spotted driving ponies. Frank Vail of Council Bluffs visited, then returned home Tuesday. Crow Meadow grange plans an entertainment soon. more details next time. Misses Mollie Susie Agnes McManus attend Lacon institute, driving down and returning in the evening. Mrs Jesse Harrison hosted Mrs W Conover of Virginia. Thunderstorm struck Will Gray's house briefly shocking Mrs Gray and child but caused no damage. Reaper season returns to Crow Meadow as James Harrison, George Moore and Henry Bell bought new machines. Mrs Ollie Woods hosts relatives from Strator for camping and fishing with Jim Powers among the guests.
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A.A. Knapp
Jessie Woods
Putnam
Gortle Mallory
John Harllo
Martha Dawson
Peoria
Isenhour
Misa Rena Dunbar
Cottage Hill
Ed Smith
Frank Vail
Council Bluffs
Ben Vail
Ccatt
Crow Meadow Grange
Mollie
Susie
Agnes McManus
Lacon
Jesse Harrison
W. Conover
Virginia
Cass County
Chicago
Will Gray
Streator
Jim Powers
Mia Woods
Local Notes From Whitefield and Sugar Grove
Samuel Clift buys a binder while Mr Francis Gregory visits Peoria for a couple of weeks. Richard Hunt's baby is sick but improving. Deacon Busta returns home. Jack Green helps Geo Yall with hay as hot dogs Friday tempt him. The Kaptain boys start thrashing next Monday. Sabbath weariness and respect issues noted near town. Henry Clift’s kin Mr Rickey from Poughkeepsie stays briefly. Illinois admiration cited. Geo Vail leads district 2 consolidation and new schoolhouse push.
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Samuel Clift
Francis Gregory
Peoria
Richard Hunt
Sugar Grove
Deacon Busta
Jack Green
Geo Yall
Rickey
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Illinois
Geo Vail
Vail
Whitefield Farm Sold to Martin for Summer 3700
Mrs Mohler sells farm and timber near Whitefield to Coon Martin for the summer of 3700 dollars with possession February first. Neighbors welcome Mr Martin and express hope for prosperity at Sugar Grove. Local notes include a coal bank lease by Jos Moddy and Wm Brown, and anecdotes about courtship, a broken buggy, and community humor.
Suraloga and Madison Visit News Mixes With Farm Notes
Suraloga reports Jas Kerm on house painting while Mra Allen of Madison visits brother M G Cotney. F M Endsley and family of St Paul vacation with E Coulter. Conover Bros buy large Ano yance thresher and Duke Bros outfit for over 2200. Ed Hannum attends Pompeii film. hay losses and harvest timing affect farmers. J and Thompson send a Damascus letter with flowers from graves as keepsakes for Mrs Lombard.
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Jas Kerm
Mra Allen
Madison
Wis
M G Cotney
F. M. Endsley
St Paul
E Coulter
Conover Bros
Duke Bros
Orle
Allie Webber
Owen Doyle
Pompeii
Peoria
Tvo
Hannum
J & Thompson
Damascus
Geo Lombard
Forced to Leave Home for Free Lane's Medicine Trial
Over 60 people were compelled from their homes to seek a free trial package of Lane's Family Medicine. The ad claims cures for bad blood, liver and kidney problems, constipation, headaches, and complexion issues, urging all druggists to offer a free sample of the remedy praised by the Indies. Large size package priced at 50 cents.
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Lane
Indies
Local Gossip and Social Notes From Heary Area
A pastor preached at the M E church while Myrtle Wood visited. Ida Seaton and Andrew Ong of Cardona visit friends in Hennepin. Cumingham and W H Bucas spent Thursday in Ottawa. Mattie Dunbar of Cottage Hill and Miss Riley of Arklegon were in the city Tuesday. Local sportsmen attended races in Peoria on Wednesday and Thursday. Annie Seaton and Lydia Wood plan country visits next week if Price arrives first. M B Sunday School offers a excursion on June 1 by barge to Wood Bros Undercliff for 25c. Johnny Loch’s team chased a runaway hayrack on Recce hill with no damage.
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Rev Baker
Myrtle Wood
Heary
Ida Seaton
Andrew Ong
Cardona
Hennepin
M. Cumningham
W.H Bucas
Ottawa
Mattie Dunbar
Cottage Hill
Miss Riley
Arklegon
Peoria
Annie Seaton
Lydia Wood
M. B
Wood Bros
Undercliff
Johnny Loch
Young Toors
Recce
Local Notices and Social Updates From Quaker Lane
Mrs Etta Conklin visits her father Herman Price with her children while Irvin Mathis of Minoak visits Mag nolia area. Nettie Sparling teaches Clear Creek school, Gertie Wilson returns from Whiteside county. A Gallagher works on voter signatures to become notary public. Seasonal remark on boys and a newborn at Mills household. Missouri cane harvest yields abundant blackberries. A B and O Wilson selling vine crop with nine bushels picked.
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Etta Conklin
Herman Price
Irvin Mathis
Minoak
Magnolia
Nettie Sparling
Senachwine
Clear Creek
Gertie Wilson
Whiteside
A. Gallagher
Oliver and
Edith (Griffith
Missouri
A B
O Wilson
Baby Healer Prophesied By Old Saying At Given Place
A fragment notes a baby boy born to Mr Steven's household at the Given place. The text claims an old saying destiny him as a great healer and heir to a notable succession, with cryptic phrasing and unclear details.
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Steven
Caledonia Patch Notes Local Happenings and Harvest Updates
Oxbow F P Funk is sick with neuralgia. Farmers in the area nearly finished harvest. Mrs Ransom improved after illness. Ella Hillabrand entertaining Mrs Gunn of Chicago, Ella’s cousin. Reverend McNeill missed Sunday service. Mr King has three binders at work Saturday. Son of Mr Maulishr of Cottage Hill injured from a fall, light arm fracture unconfirmed. Rev R N Morse of Wenona to preach at Caledonia M E church next Sabbath July 28. A scythe helper at the M E church thanked by Sunday school. Emory Kay and family visiting Funk. Kay improving after illness. Caledonia Sunday school praised as a grand success with hopeful outlook for lesson Israel asking for a king. Read 1 Samuel VIII 4-20. golden text cited.
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F. P. Funk
Ransom
Ella Hillabrand
Gunn
Chicago
Ella
McNeill
King
Maulishr
Cottage Hill
Gare
R. N. Morse
Wenona
M. E
Caledonia
M. BE
Emory Kay
Kays
J. A. Kays
Israel
Samuel
Mr Pisgah Local Notes From Oxbow and Caledonia
Local tidbits from Oxbow and Caledonia recount Sunday calls by Mr Reamer and family, lake outings, and a mule bray misheard as an angel. Henry Roth whistled Baby Mine while a boy joked about a hoax and lost money. The piece notes reaper music, Sunday school thriving, and Rev Morse to preach next Sabbath.
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Henry
Reamer
Magnolia
Ace
Norris
Carl
Oxbow
Caledonia
Morse
Henry Roth
Putnam Village Notes and Church Announcements
A rural column recounts visitors and residents in Putnam area including Joy Hall of Peoria and J R Taliaferro return from Red Cloud Nebraska. Notices mention a lawn sociable at John Andersons, a song service at the M E church, an upcoming excursion, and Pierre Condit on deck with beef cattle prices. The M E S S lesson discusses Israel asking for a king with a biblical excerpt and commentary on loyalty to God.
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Eby
Peoria
Christiana Church
Jrr
Taliaferro
Red Cloud
Nebraska
Sidney White
William Golden
Montana
Putnam
J. Lisa Downe
Allawan
Lise
John Anderson
Ghaley
Ladies of the Christian Church
Emeline Davis
Keota
Iowa
Caleb Condit
M. E
Pierre Condit
Israel
Samuel
Ssrael
Jehovah
God
Pontius Pilate
No safety but loyalty to God guides paths
The quoted reflection warns that many abandon faith in youth for earthly rulers or pleasures. It asserts there is no true safety except faithful loyalty to God, urging people to acknowledge Him in all ways so He can direct their paths. The passage cites personal histories of believers who falter under temptation.
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God
Prosper Hill News Roundup and Local Ads
Prosper Hill notes report C H Ransom complaints while Fred Perdew remains on the sick list. Misa Riddenbaugh visited with Mine Hass last week. Local social gossip includes Bettie Sewport staying with Jas and Mrs Shields and a farmer selling two fine milk cows. Grandfather Morse preaches at Caledonia church next Sunday if no obstacle, and crop conditions show oats and wheat good despite some blown grain. A late night musical gathering impressed readers with grand sounds, and a playful anecdote recounts a young man’s comic courtship misadventure with bouquet gift left for the intended girl.
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C. H Ransom
Fred Perdew
Misa Riddenbaugh
Bettie Sewport
Jas Shields
C. H. Ransom
J. W. Cook
Ed Phillips
Ed Phillips Monday. Old Grandfather Morse
Caledonia M. E
Earth
Happiness and Health Prop up fruit remedy ad
An early 20th century advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a healthful fruit-based remedy. It urges readers to avoid sickness and misery and notes availability in 60 cent and 1 dollar bottles at Dr Powell's Drug Store.
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California
Long Bequest Documents Widow Ford Will 1887 Lacon
The will of Mrs Emeline Ford of Steuben township dated October 10 1887 bequeaths large sums to relatives including Rodney Gould Harriet D Ingersoll James Ingersoll Propapernott Mary Oldfield and more with residuary estate to Gould McClanahan and Harriet Ingersoll A codicil dated July 2 1888 revokes provisions related to Rodney Gould and makes a 2000 gift to Frances Chapman contingent on debts and survivor conditions, plus specific bequests for monuments and keepsakes.
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Emeline Ford
Emelion Ford
Wom Ford
Lacon
Rodney Gould
Harriet D Ingersoll
Ingersoll
James Ingersoll
Propapernott
Mary Oldfield
John Oldfield
Thomas, Charlen
William Oldfield
Sarah Baker
Catharine Fisher
Wm Fisher
Emma Tuttle
Mary Fairbanks
Catharine Challoner
Nellie Fisher
Henry A
Willis H Ford
Hattie V Coan
William and
Henry Coan Jr
Hattie
John H. Bullock
Lacon Congregational Church
John
Lucinda Gould
Cleveland
Ohio
Congregational Church
Presbyterian Church
Steuben Township
John W. McClanahan
Bogardus
Orr
Harry
Charles
Fred McClanahan
Hattie V. Coan
Hattie Ingersoll
Ida Ingersoll
John W McClanahan
Harriet Dagersell
Egbert Halsey
Harriet A. Burrows
George O Barnes
J. 8. Thompson
Frank H. Stire
Elbridge L. Buchanan II
Frances Chapman
Jason R Chapman
Walter Chapman
Mra Chapman
Hood’s Sarsaparilla Endorsed For Dyspepsia Remedy
Dyspepsia sufferers urged to try Hood’s Sarsaparilla claiming gentle reliable relief. Advertisement touts stomach and organ toning, appetite improvement, headache relief, and mental refreshment. Warns against impostors with fake injured-arm scams.
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Hood
Literary Lights and Notable Figures in World Letters
A sweeping roundup notes Lord Toabyson’s yacht voyage and Hardy in Dorset, Dumas and Bernhardt in drama, O'Reilly’s cottage, Ward’s £8000 offer, Lindau’s Berlin romance, Brice as editor, Parkes’ reminiscences, Tauchnitz plans, and Tolstoi’s price-friendly literature project. It surveys editors, authors, translators, memoirs, and ongoing literary careers across Europe and America.
Hindoo Superstitions Observed in Daily Life
The article describes Hindoo beliefs about morning yawns, gestures, and reactions to events on the road. It notes superstitions tied to foxes, gongs, Brahmans, and omens like crows, kites, old men, the blind, or a cat crossing one’s path, affecting the day ahead.
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Dee
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