Our Sister Towns Lagon and Local Happenings
The Peoria races drew many Lacon residents to town. Attorney F. B. Potter of Henry attended to legal business in Lacon. Six Lacon boys camped this week on the Henry Islands. Mrs Mary Weir is remodeling her Broad street house with J E Saggers as contractor. A meeting to plan the Old Settlers picnic will be held at Geo M Bane's office Friday. Miss Bishop of Normal is hired as assistant high school teacher for the coming year. The Democratic county central committee meets in Lacon Friday. full turnout is urged for likely important business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo M. Bane
Bishop
Normal
Board of Education
Democratic County Central Committee
Lacom
Transacon
Samuel Divilbiss
Frederick County
Pennsylvania
Saratoga
Willis
Shoe
Spirit World
West
Magple van Fleet
Whichbar
Chilen
Heaven
Poeta
Woolley
Houry
Keller
Henry
John Thompson
Amos Thomp- 800
Eve Doyle
James Newman
Samuel Clift
I. van Ostrand
James Jones
Tecumseh, Neb
Sanford Shaft
John Harris
George Diverbiss
Keota
Lowa
Dis van Vloet
Local Sparland Notes and Family News
Jeriah Bonham Sparland arrival from Chicago. Carrie V Duncan ill at home. Mrs Siebold and Harry visiting relatives in Peoria. W E Burwick visited Peoria to see the races. Uncle Jim Gallup enjoying life on the east coast. Aunt Besky Haselton recovering enough to go to Chillicothe. Al Watkins welcomed a baby girl. Young folks visited Lake Sinnissippi two weeks ago for a pleasant time. Weather hot with no sunstroke cases. Sparland hotel doing good business and landlady Mrs Barton praised by patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparland
Jeriah Bonham
Chicago
Crissy Bates
Carrie V. Duncan
Siebold
Harry
Peoria
W.E. Burwick
Jim Gallup
Besky” Haselton
Chillico
Varna Town Hall Under Way and Local Visits
Varna is abuzz as the town hall project progresses. Alexander Wright is recovering while Mrs Ellensburg of Chicago visits Mrs John Wright. Gertie Maloham and her grandmother return from Chicago and others including Fred Weather of Holma Montana and Tom O’Brien with his wife from Chenoa visit friends. Ed Norton and wife attend the grand opening in Washinburn. James Wilson Frank Smith Miseos Mitchell and Tomlinson of Magnolia visit the Veen lodge I O G T Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Hall
James Wilson
Frank Smith
Miseos Mitchell and
Tomlinson
Magnolia
Veen Lodge
Sugar Grove News Notes From Town
Tawyer Glawsens visits his parents and his best girl while Suocy Durt plans a trip to Iowa and Nebraska to visit cousins and help with harvest chores. T. I. Wilson reports wheat yields of 18 bushels per acre as Wilt Wallace threshes well. The town hall foundation is being laid by Sagvers with Gotha to follow with framing. John Harney’s condition worsens, suspected bronchitic consumption, with little aid available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Grove
Tawyer
Sagvers
Gotha
John Harney
Whitefield Corners social and community notes
Community items from Whitefield Corners describe social events at Viola Worthingtons party and a Grange net sale. local concerns include Willing Workers sociable, farm labor demand, and a lake fishing outing with Dr Willis and others. The Women's Foreign Missionary Society of Whitegate circuit will meet at the parsonage Thursday afternoon August 4 at 2:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitefield Corners
Harry Spelt
James Swift
Dr Willis
James van Dyke
Clyde
Charles Dille
Viola Worthington
Granger
Mystic Cure Claim for Rheumatism and Neuralgia
An advertisement touts a “Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia promising radical relief in 1 to 8 days. It claims the remedy acts on the system to remove the cause and quickly removes symptoms. Sold by JE & Wells, Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JE & Well, Nee Rs
Henry
Funeral notices and community updates from Saratoga
The town reports illnesses and celebrations including a new baby, a wedding in Sparland, and plans of a family moving west. The obituary for Mrs Samuel Divilbiss notes birth in 1817 and a long life ending July 18 1892 with a large funeral in stormy weather. The piece closes with thanks to neighbors for kindness and flowers.
Dress Goods Sale Offers Big Savings Next Week
Next week on sale a large quantity of Original and Genuine Jamestown Dress Goods. Blankets and Flannels are ready for inspection with discounts of 25 to 40 percent for early buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Hatters, movers, and farms mark North Saratoga notes
Community notices from North Saratoga Chronicle describe J Higgins moving to Henry, Henry Aplin relocating, the Moses Hartley farm sold to Joseph Zeigler, Will Holmes farming the Cart man place next year, J L Reid reporting a sick daughter Hattie, Pace considering westward move for farmland, Edward Snider planning spring departure for New Brass Key, the Barker family welcoming a baby girl, Doran renting his farm to Bradford, Mrs D employing a Missouri helper, John Clark and Dora painting their houses, Joe Kenyon expanding as a dress maker, and local builders Phinx Allpaw and S Pettigrew noted for improvements. a scare with a lost child ends safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
J. Higgins
Eddie Shorts
Henry Aplin
Carse
Moses Hartley
Joseph Zeigler
Will Holmes
Cartman Place
J. L. Reid
Hattie
Pace
Edward Snider
Jesse Barker
Jacob (Green
Baying
Christ
Missouri -Worth County
Fred
John Clark
Dora
Joe Kenyon
Royal Olmsted
S. Pettigrew
Phinx & Allpaw
J. Green
C. Swift
Iva Clark
Notable Cough Remedy Ad Claims Balm for Consumption
An old advertisement urges families to keep Ballard's Horehound Syrup on hand to combat consumption and lung ailments. It touts early cough treatment as preventing serious lung damage and lists throat and chest complaints it supposedly relieves. The ad notes availability from Dr Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
Blake
Powell
Putnam News Highlights Threshing, Church Progress, and Missing Items
The town reports hot weather with threshing and haying in full swing. Mrs Emerick and Miss Bonnie visit John Anderson. The post office becomes a money order office. High Prairie youths entertain at the M E church under John Jacken, with receipts of 317 85 and thanks offered. Items missing include 52 dollars and a Mason coat and vest, suggesting they left town together. New church chairs arrived and the bell gifted by Mrs Henrietta Giltner was hung. dedication planned for the first Sunday in August with Elder McCulloch presiding. A local farmhand drank then rode a horse and cart from the church area. the horse returned and a 25 payment settled the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Richards
Mason
Richards
Henrietta .Giltner
McCulloch
Rank Morgan
Putnam
Frank
St Patrick's Pills Praised By Mayfield Resident
Mr. Reynolds of Mayfield Kentucky declares St Patrick's Pills superior to any he has used. He recommends them for cathartic and liver disorders and notes they are reliable and gentle, leaving the system in splendid condition. For sale by J. W. Niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Reynolds
Mayfield
Patrick's
J. W. Niece
Farmers Tackle Heat as Harvest Nears
CLEAR CREEK reports hot dry weather with farmers planning threshing late next week. Noll and Ransom bought a threshing machine while C Ransom and Detro families visited. Oats and hay are rising, wheat and oats look good, corn appears splendid. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs J B Thorn of Peoria on the 24th. Mrs Thorn is sister to Mrs C H Ranbold. Ed Mathis and wife moved to Henry on Tuesday. We are sad to lose Mr and Mrs Mathis but this is a gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Creek
Jake Noll
Ben Ransom
Mra C. Ransom
Henry Detro
Ben Packingham
Jas Humes
J. B. Thorn
Peoria
Thorn
C. H. Ran
Ed Mathis
Henry
Mr and Mathis
Hennepin Notes On Visits Builds And Excursions
HENNEPIN residents report visits from Olva McCormick and Ella DeVoe of Geneseo while Mrs. Leech, Mrs. Cassor, and Mrs. Markley are noted in town. Carpenters begin work on the creamery, and Henry Trendt builds a new Mulberry street cottage. Local church gets a fresh coat of paint as a Sunday school excursion to Peoria and Muscatine trips bring large crowds and a playful quip about “the boys traded sisters.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennepin
Charles Leech
Henry
W.C. Patterson
Olva McCormick
Spring Valley
W. H. Cassor
Boston
Ella DeVoe
Geneseo
Chas. A. Leech
Davenport
Jennie Markley
Peoria
C. B. Greiner
Prof
Dixon of
Lacon
Jasper Cécil
H. M. Stouffer
George
Princeton
Minnie Taliaferro
Putnam
Edith Smith
Congregational Church
Henry Pierce
Granville
Mary Murdock
Chicago
Matt Durley
Henry Trendt
Mulberry Street
M. BE. Parsonage
Peru
Frank Sunderlin
August Lormis
Maud Russell
John L. Russell
Minnie Lormis
Muscatine
C. R
Willie Reed
Pompeii
Willie
Iee
Magnolia social notes reflect out-of-town visits and local events
Mrs Ellenbough of Chicago visits her niece Mrs Joe Otto in Magnolia. Abe Simonton, long away, visits brother Mrs Laura Curtis in Freeport. Mrs Susie Lundy and daughter Ina visit relatives in Streator and Bloomington. Local youths attend lawn tennis at Walter Griffith's. Mrs Dirst, visiting with her daughter Mrs F M Pendleton, returns to Minooka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
Ellenbough
Chicago
Joe Otto
Abe Simonton
Laura Curtis
Freeport
Richard Spencer
Susie Lundy
Ina
Streator
Bloomington
Walter Griffith
Dirst
Weather, travels and local plans in Oxbow notes
Oxbow items report 104 degree heat last Sunday and warm weather continuing. Ed Mathis moves to Henry to enter the restaurant business. Frank Atwood from Lostant visits W J Huber as health improves. Mineral Springs camp meeting set for Aug 6 7 possibly longer. A grocery store lease by P P of Aurora for Sept. Maribile diche’s son Henry remains the target of gossip. Edna Perdew’s 14th birthday party hosted by Mrs M L Perdew. Japan trip curiosities via napkins from Hotel Del Yo a charm local.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OXBOW
W. F Trone
W. W Champ
Calvin
Ed Mathis
Henry
Frank Atwood
Lostant
W J. Huber
Frank
Mineral Springs
Rev Bliss
John
Princeville
Sherman Glenn
Deserving Praise for Popular Medical Remedies
J E A Powell declares longstanding sale of King’s New Discovery for Consumption Bucklen’s Arnica and Electric Bitters with full guarantee to refund purchase price if results fail. He credits merit and public satisfaction for remedies’ popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr King
J.E. A. Powell
Local Notes and Tennis Tournament Opens
In Quaker Lane Edith Mills of Decatur visits her daughter Maude while Lou Smith takes a teaching post for the fall term. Mrs Sabina Dickie of California arrives to see her ill father J. Mills as the Wilson family attends the funeral of a relative in St Louis. The tennis tournament opened with matches including Wilson vs Frog Smith and C. won against Flitchcraft. next week Griffith faces Mills and Mills meets Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Lane
Edith Mills
Decatur
Maude
G. Griffith
Sabina Dickie
California
J. Te Mills
Sy Morris A. Wilson
Stiling
Batt Johns
Greenleaf
Mamie
St Louis
Te Wilson
Wilson
Frog Smith
Flitchcraft
W. G. Griffith
A.T. Mills
C. C. Mi
W. L. Mills
New Heart Cure Promoted by Esteemed Physician
Physicians puzzled by sleeplessness on the left side cite Franklin Miles an India specialist in nervous and heart issues who claims a habit arises from heart disease. His New Heart Cure is sold at Dr Powell's drugstore with thousands testifying to its value for heart diseases. Mrs Chas Benoy of Loveland Colo notes marvelous effects. An elegant book on heart disease is offered as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Pyers
Franklin Miles
India
Chas Benoy
Loveland
Colo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Amo
Hotchtas
Ske Beary Republica
Gxonga
Barr, Epitor Uae
Jacobs
Grandma Clark
John Monier
Will Hannum
Tesmer Campbell
Mamie Ray
Janie Finnegan
Patrick Hennessey
Oxfords
M. L. Perdew
Edna
W. J. Hubar
Japan
Hotel del- Yo A
Rok
Lou Smith
Stats
Cleve
Steve
New York
Obs Reeves
PaRbonin
Lumbel Bay
Cattli
Steorn
Shelly
George Nicholson
DOW
Griswold & Co
Everyboy
Hety, R, C. McWilliams
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