Our Sister Towns Lacon and Streator Visitors
Mr Ames visited on Sunday with Mrs J C Ames of Streator staying in town. Mrs Minnie Walker of Braidwood returns home to spend weeks with her mother Mrs Gowdy. The Marshall County Teachers Institute began at the high school, expected attendance about 5, with instructors Watt Vandervoort and Ong. Mr Frank Bennett died hours after a fall from a low woodhouse he was building. his death follows that of his brother in Utica New York earlier this month. Bennett was among those who answered the nation’s call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
J. C. Ames
Streator
Minnie Walker
Braidwood
Gowdy
Marshall County
Watt, Vandervoort
Ong. Wideawake
Frank Bennett
Heying
Utics
New York
Bennett
Local notes from Sparianad include visits and harvest activity
Uncle James Doran and Oliver Shamilstom visit Sparianad while farmers harvest oats. Sadie Stouffer and Mrs Maxwell visit relatives. Ed Root family from Bradford also here. Miss Robb visit Mrs Alvin Gallup. John McLaughlin and F P Kelley noted. Mrs Myers of Chicago visits N W Tanner after seven years. I Vanantwerp starts artificial stone factory and fences land east of rail line. Harry Maxwell builds a 14 by 18 tailor shop on Masonic Judge lot. Saggers handles the work. Rebekah Degree lodge hosts a social after welcoming the new PB. W. Brank Odell and wife visit Churdan, Iowa. he runs a hardness store there. Harry Maxwell and wife celebrate china wedding. Ten-year party at Mrs Athay’s with Sunday school class and guests. decorations and refreshments noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Doran
Kansas
Oliver Shamilstom
Chicago
Sadie Stouffer
Hennepin
Maxwell
Ed Root
Bradford
Athay
Iroquois County
Robb
Alvin Gallup
John McLaughlin
Harry Maxwell
Amos Barton
Candales Tepoh
Ottawa
Spfirland
Rebekah Degree Lodge
PB. W
Frank Saa
Churdan
Mra Athay's
Hennepin John Wedéks Business Trip to Peoria
Fragmentary notes mention Hennepin John Wedéks on a business trip to Peoria on a Wednesday in August at 8 o clock. Other readable items reference Mrs Moline, family concerns, and various names such as J H Dun and Veale with scattered references to Mendota and Fairbank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennepin
John Wedéks
Peoria Welnesday
Dor
To and
J. H. Dun- Mavey Tqin
Vane Racet
Mendota Thurs
Vacations and civic notices in Putnam county and nearby townships
Rev H M Burr of the Congregational Church is granted a three week vacation and plans a Toronto trip starting Monday. Democrats appoint delegates Y A Glenn J A Kays and J S Simpson to the Princeton congressional convention on July 24. Fireworks show rescheduled for Saturday August 4 promises an hour of entertainment for town residents. Ladies Aid excursion on the steamer Junipata to Sprin alley Peru and La Salle carried about 100 passengers. Worth Bascom of Cottage Hill visits town Saturday and is briefly jailed after a disturbance. Steamer Junipata trip to La Salle Tuesday ends with an accident as Bert Davis is crushed between a window and a warehouse runway. injuries severe with broken collar bone and bruised shoulder. Doctors McCormick and Ramsey attend him. recovery hoped with patience.
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H M. Burr
Congregational Church
Toronto
Canada
Monay
Democrats
Putnam County
Y. A. Glenn
A. Kays
J. S. Simpson
Rinceton
Ladies Aid Society of the Congregational Church
Sprin Alley
Peru
la Salle
Barnum
Bert Davis
O. B. Davis
H. W. White & Co
Magnolia News Briefs and Obituaries
Mrs G W Ramsey is on the sick list. Camp meeting begins Aug 20 at Mineral Springs grounds with conference church events Aug 1. A social at the G A R hall last Saturday was pleasant. Effie Hillavrand, 15, died after six days illness, daughter of Gilbert and Hattie. Oscar M Baker of Magnolia, died of typhoid fever. funeral with Masonic rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral Springs
G. A. R. Hall
Henry
Effie
Gilbert
Hattie Hillavrand
Venona
Oscar M. Baker
Magnolia
Local Socials and Meetings Report from Quaker Lane
Bertha Mills hosts a Saturday gathering while Tonica teacher Herbert Jennings is hired for Center. Anna Lund marries Andrew Hansen of Denmark at Clear Creek. W H H Bartram to lecture at Friends meeting house. Grange meets led by Anna Wilson. Prohibition debate on tariff and vote rights for women with Mills and Atherton speaking pro and Semas opposing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Mills
Herbert Jennings
Tonica
Thomas
la Salle
A. B. Wilson's
Bess Mills
Decatur
Maud
H. C. Mills
Eva Mills
McLean County
Abel Mills
Bureau County
Monay
Anna Lund
Andrew Hansen
Denmark
Clear Creek
W. H. H. Bartram
New York
Friends Meeting
Anna Wilson
J. L. Mills
W. B. Mills
H. K. Smith
O. Bumgarner
L. E. Wilson
Mary Atherton
O. Semastree
Local notices include deaths and family news from Magnolia area
Dire Clarke, mother of Cary Moore, died at her residence Monday night of consumption. Interment at the Friends burying ground Wednesday. O. M. Baker, formerly resident of Magnolia, died at Venona Saturday night of fog fever, buried in Magnolia cemetery Monday. A wife and three children mourn. one daughter in Iowa. Mrs Hillman and Mrs Shields visit relatives. scattered Farm notes about crops and local people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Dire Clarke
Cary Moore
Friends Burying Ground
O. M. Baker
Magnolia
Venona
Carey
Iowa
Hillman
Losant
Shields
Sabbath Keepers in Oxbow and Local Wonders
Gossip from Oxbow notes James Thornpton's reputation as a sharp, intelligent man and recalls a preacher’s critique of his character. A Sunday grain cutting tale prompts praise for Sabbath observance and a binder break misfortune. W. W. Champ and wife visit Corning, rekindling old ties and memories of Oxbow landmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peing
Oxbow
James Thornpton
W.W. Champ
Corning
Town
Mr Champ
Local Briefs and Health Notes From Putnam County
Wm. Thurstin is on the sick list this week. Grandma Johnson, feeble for months, is able to sit up again. Id Fred Bruce, back from Chicago, has returned to Putnam. Some ball players travel to Bradford next week for a game. Little Curdy Henkins had a bad spasm last Sunday but is now improving. Doctors Watson of Putnam and Jones of Houry attended. the child is again all right. A shoe sale at 8. D. Peterson’s offers pairs for 25c and 50c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bruce
Frank Farland
Chillicothe
Bradford
Grandma Johnson
Fred Bruce
Chicago
Putnam
D. Peterson
Little Curdy Henkins
Watson
Jones
Houry
Harvest Time News From West Oxbow and Nearby
West Oxbow notes harvest nearing completion with oats remaining and grass better than expected. Mrs Zenor and daughters visit Hennepin while Elmer Oliver and family tour Moses L. Perdew's home area. Mrs Ham injured in buggy accident. public nuisance on the road prompts caution. locals chide meddling and graffiti near the spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zenor
Hennepin
Will
Elmer Oliver
Kewanee
Moses L. Perdew
Peoria
Paesburg
Henry
Ham
Pepades
Obituary of Oscar M. Baker at Wenona Illinois
The death of Oscar M. Baker occurred in Wenona Illinois on July 21 at 5 PM after a three week illness from a stomach abscess. Born in Berkshire Vermont in 1820 he moved to Magnolia with his father at age 15 and lived there most of his life. He married Sarah J. Ramage on May 22 1850 and had six children two of whom survive Frank and Lucy Baker. He left a wife and two widows Mrs Dr Rich and Mrs Scott in Wenona. A Mason in Magnolia lodge since 1878 he was buried with Masonic rites at Magnolia cemetery July 23 beside a large gathering of family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munenrouza
Dely
Burt
Oscar M. Baker
K. E.rich
Wenona
Magnolia Cemetery
Magnolia Lodge
A. F
A. M
Berkshire
V.I
Magnolia
Sarah J. Ramage
Frank
Lucy Baker
Rich
Scott
O. M. Baker
C. M. Lumpkin
Allcock’s Porous Plasters Praised For Lumbago Cure
Testimony from W S Phillips of New York dated March 10 1886 lauds Allcock's Porous Plasters for rapid relief from a severe lumbago attack and claims complete recovery with continued use. The note appears in an East River National Bank document in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East River National Bank
New York
Allcock
Phillips
Grand Army Card Sample Book Offered for Cadets
The Republican notes a sample book of Grand Army cards that can be served to the boys in excellent style and finish, highlighting the quality and presentation of the collection for cadets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Republican
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Joly
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Crump
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Shas
Hacenor
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Hennecie
Auditain
Sts V
Vagnolia
G. W. Ramsey
Oliver “Wilson
Quaker Lane
MG. W
Wm. Thurstin
West Oxbow
Woval Baking Owder Co
Wall St
N.Y
Kinneys
Grindle
1Th &T
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PR. Price
Ramsey
Tay Wood
Blake S
Clyburn’s
Payne's
Darnell & CO
ROYAL
Eureka
CUIER
Barnes
Lesemensis
Price
United States
Natiional Board of Wealth
Washington
D. C
Commissionan
Invexur Derarinery
Onawa
G. Paton
Tsaoint Crean
Fomrer
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
DR. Price
Doremus, Witthaus
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California
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Kidseys
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Dru . Wells, Richardson & CO
Prop's
Burlington, VT
Racing Association
Henry Driving Park
Henry, Ill
Champion
J.B. Coan
J. H. Jones & Son's
Micky McCormick
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