Fire and Weather Notes From Lacon Local Record
Rainy weather dominates Lacon news with a house fire on A Pichereau farm doused with half the kitchen roof damaged. Feazer barn struck by lightning burning down and a horse killed. A west river woman reports her husband insane but the jury finds not insane. A July 25 foot race between Gwinn and Bane drew betting but Gwinn won. Potter visits to check delinquents and Judge Burns returns home.
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Chancery
Win
Gwinn
Charley Bane
Potter
Lacon
Judge Burns
Peter
Sparland Teach ers Institute Planned by County Sup t October
County superintendent S Edwards announces Sparland teachers’ institute from August 2 to 18 with $2.50 tuition and $3.50 weekly board, exam for certificates, local locals note storm damage, fires, and social visits, plus ongoing town news and remarks from church meeting.
Magnol ia News Briefs and Local Notes
Magnol ia reports mixed crop prospects with wheat moderate and corn promising better than average. Local cheerfulness persists without a board of trade while townsfolk note visitors, sales offers, and storm lightning injuries. several residents relocate or travel, and a boy and his dog endure narrow escapes.
Local notices and ads mix with community updates at Snachwine
Fragments describe a dog with hydrophobia, an entertainment cancellation due to rain, property sales and moves, a lost reaping machine, and a granary of local business notices. Community events include a Friends meeting house nearing completion, farm improvements, and a growing lake resort scene at Snachwine.
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Burt
David Bweney
Magnulla
Old
Hartford
A. BK. Gurney
A.B. G
Hennepin Notes and Local Updates
Died infant son of John Baugh July 25 and George Monsor of Florid buried his eldest child. Mrs. L Leech visits Ohio. Miss Griver and Miss Patton visiting Mrs Winsor of Galesburg. Congregational sociable at P B Curley’s residence. Church near completion. Camp meeting at Clear Creek discussed. Miss Alice Neal married Owen Ramsey. Prof Boltwood to address teachers institute August 8 on Elements of success in teaching. Putnam county board of supervisors met July 12 and 13 at Hennepin. J Nicholls named county surveyor. Dr W S Hoyt bill rejected. Rail bonds funds released and placed in county treasury. Equalization board: Magnolia, Snachwine, Granville assessed changes.
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Sparland
Co. S. Edwards
Edwards
Charles Saville
George John
Ireland
C. C Wescott
Het Lin
Indianapollis
Woellard
Board of Trustees
Street Commission
E.der Springer
Callen
Kavanaugh
Han
Tawa
Athayon
Mollie Blackman
Hans
David Timmons
Frankie Anderson
Wiliam Stephenson
James Smith
LaPrazzie
L. P
Hennepin
John Baugh
George Monsor
Florid
L. Leech
Ohio
Anna Griver
Huattie Patton
Winsor
Galesburg
P B Curley
Clear Ereek
Alice Neal
Owen Ramsey
Prof
Boltwood
Princeton
Teachers Institute
Board of Supervisors
Putnam County
EV. Raley
D. McNabb
Enry Hunter
J. Nicholls
James T. Blake
W. S. Hoyt
T Parker
Railrouad
J. L. Mills
E. V. Raley
Williamson Durley
Robert Leech
A. B. Henkin
Magnolia
Snachwine
Granville
Wheatland Notes on Local Events and Weather
R B Vail and son returned from the east while farmers lament flat grain. Andrew Anderson Edward Murphy and Hugh Ryne plan to build large houses as rewards for labor. School closed with 85 pupils, average 27, listing several students. July 27 brought a heavy rainstorm washing bridges and fences and damaging oats in the fields.
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R. B. Vail
Andrew Anderson
Edward Murphy
Hugh Ryne
Laura Wright
Phebe All
Irene Ammons
Charlie Vail
Willie Wright
Wiin
Nature
Mother Earth
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Deb
Wes
Neighborhood News
Board of Trade
Wenona
Joe McCabe
McCoy
Varna
Beem
Fisk & Beem
Ottawa
Stamates
E. Swindler
Thnt
Aleo& Young Gir
Charles H. Burt
Sarah Prigo
William BM. Price
Price
Adams County
Friends Cemetery
H.K. Smith
Quaker Lane
Frank Griffin
John McNabb
Daniel
Magnolia Township
Rat Buey
Otto Halliby
Halbibs
Snachwine Nain
W. B. Berry
Christachurch
Snachwine Lake
Tahoe
Monarch
Henry
Springer
Barnum
Ster
Amelia
P. Z. Barnun’s
Fiji Island
America
P. T. Barnums
Circus
Trious
Benry
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