Local social notices from Henry area gatherings
Wm O leary shopped in Henry Monday afternoon. Frank VanAntwerp called in Peoria Thursday. Mr and Mrs D Timmons of Peoria visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Guy Moore of Henry guests of Miss Bessie Hill. Mrs Clara Henshaw of Cappa visiting sister Mrs Joseph Hensley. Mrs Falitot of New York visiting daughter Mrs Lewis Webster. Miss Etta Thompson stayed Saturday to Monday with Mrs Electa Frisbey. Mrs Simpson and daughter Mrs A Franks spent last Thursday in Lacon with relatives. Ice cream social at Baptist church Saturday evening well attended. ladies cleared over 17 dollars. Mr and Mrs Dunlap visited with Mrs Dunlaps sister Mrs Will Riddell of Chillicothe last week. Mrs Maxwell entertained her uncle Robert Stouffer and wife of Chicago early week. Mrs Charity Garrett of Peoria also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. O'Leary
Henry
Frank VanAntwerp
Peoria
D . Timmons
Guy Moore
Bessie Hill
Clara Henshaw
Cappa
Joseph Hensley
Falitot
New York
Lewis Webster
Etta Thompson
Electa Frisbey
Simpson
A. Franks
Lacon
The
Baptist Church
Dunlap
Will Riddell
Chillicothe
Maxwell
Robert Stouffer
Chicago
Charity Garrett
Yalsey Monier
Grace Attchison
Leslie Waugh
Monier
Rev McLeish
Milby Marshall
Shaffer
Hafty Marshall
Marshall
Camp Grove
Ada
Mollie Harty
Mayme McManus
Charley Carey
Jacob Kissel
Andy Maullman
Orren Sharkey
Katie Hickey
Mir
Carter Shearer
Honry
Hazel
Bessie Epley
Nellie Betts
Edelstein
Malone and Son
Wyoming
John Sparkel
Harry Dewey
Mary Turnbull
Ethel Blackwell
Levi South
Kate Ziegler
Charlotte
Irene
Dorothy Scott
L. A Waugh
L. G. Calder
Mary Calder
Ambro Wilmot
Myrtle Wilmot
Virginia
Speer
Henry Hastings
Peoria County
Memorial and social notes from local community
Decoration Day services were held at the cemetery with teachers and scholars aiding in decorating soldiers graves. Community members visited Peoria for gatherings, and a baccalaureate address drew a full house despite rain. A Newark man credits Dr King’s New Discovery with curing a lung condition after eight months of illness.
Camp Grove Society News and Local Notes
Camp Grove residents report visits from Ada and Mollie Harty in Peoria and other relatives and friends from Lacon, Edelstein, Speer, and Wyoming. Local events include school picnics, a May field meet in Bradford, a church Children’s Day practice, Decoration Day plans, and a big dance at the Camp Grove hall. Cham berlain's Liniment advertised for rheumatism.
Hyomei Treatment Promises Quick Relief for Catarrh
Advertises Hyomei a complete $1 outfit with inhaler bottle and antiseptic gauze. Claims instant germ destruction and mucous soothe via inhaled antiseptic air. Money back by T J Segraves or druggists if no cure for catarrh, coughs, colds, croup, sore throat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Segraves
Local Notes From Lacon And Surroundings
Newton Bragg attended the divorce court in Lacon while a circus toured Chillicothe. A baby girl arrived at the Wilcox home last Monday afternoon. Charles Goodrich joined Newton Bragg in Peoria and selected a fine carriage. Bragg reports solid carriage orders this season. Congregational church ladies funded a new carpet for the pulpit and choir. A Friday storm toppled an old apple tree at Jack Donath’s, narrowly averting damage to a wagon and furniture. Sunday school convention attendance fell due to a heavy shower but a substantial program proceeded. Rev Love was absent. Rev E S Carr of Chillicothe delivered the main address to praise. Miss Myrtle Hastings’ paper drew praise. the gathering ended as a success. Miss Ruby Dunn of Speer and Harry Blanchard of Princeville wed in Peoria last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Bragg
Lacon
Robinson's Circus
Chillicothe
Congregational Church
Jack Donath
Love
E S Carr
Myrtle Hastings
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Patient
A testimonial from Mrs. J. P. Endlich of Eric, Pa, credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing five years of female troubles after two bottles and full course of six. The letter touts the remedy as made from native roots and berries, narcotic free, and offers free, helpful advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Erle
Emere
Lydia
Pinkham Laboratory
Lynn
Mass
Notable Travels and Local Social Updates
Wednesday reports show residents traveling to Chicago and Peoria for sightseeing, dental visits, and social visits. Mabel Chapman of Lawn Ridge school earned third prize in a Peoria spelling contest, with a silver medal awarded after a three hour event. Swann attended the State Association meeting in Moline, noting heat as a drawback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Big City
Rose Smith
Peoria
Fannie Wilcox
Harry Brimmer
Chillicothe
Sam Perkins
Joseph Pritchard
Mabel Chapman
Lawn Ridge
Rey
Oey
Mig. Swann
Moline
Foley
Toulon
China
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Endorsed by California Druggist
A Pasadena advertising letter from March 9 1911 praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as an efficient non narcotic expectorant suitable for children. It notes no opiates or narcotics, gentle on digestion, and capable of relieving cold symptoms without nausea. Signed by C H Ward Drug Co and C L Parsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Pasadena
Cal
Foley & Co
Foley
H Ward Drug Co
C L. Parsons
Sec's and
Treas
Foley's
Ironmonger
Visitors and local notices include multiple Bradford Peoria and Nebraska guests
A list of local visits from Bradford to Peoria and surrounding towns features Mrs May Pettigrew of Bradford visiting Mrs L H Eldridge, Blackburn and Eldridge shipping bogs to Peoria, Opal Worley and Loise Prentiss of Buda visiting Bradford, Ralph Fifield and family of Buda visiting Broadmoor, and Henry Mohler and wife with Mrs E Noyes as guests. Also included is a testimonial about Foley Kidney Pills from Mrs Charles Hayes of Peoria praising relief from backache and kidney problems after use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Stang
Peoria
May Pettigrew
Bradford
L. H Eldridge
Frank Fyke
Centralia
Blackburn & Eldridge
Opal Worley
Loise Prentiss
Buda
Foley
Charles Hayes
Glendale Ave
Ill
Death of C E Snell in Kansas City and local obituary notes
The Allen Kans Enterprise reports C E Snell died May 11 1911 in Kansas City after a fall caused brain abscess. He was a Whitefield Corners native, longtime Kansas resident, store owner and farmer near Allen. Survived by wife and children, he was regarded as a faithful Christian and respected citizen. The notice also mentions regional dike improvements and local infrastructure updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Snell
Spainland
C E. Snell
Kansas City
Snell
Kansas
Whitefield Corners
Allen Kas
Enterprise
C E Snell
White City
North Lyon County
Lyon County
Bushong
Allen
Probate Court Estates Notice and Real Estate Transfers
Probate court actions include hearings for Lucy Eckley Nellie Mountjoy and other estates with final reports and notices to heirs. Guardian reports and allowances shown for Henrietta and Henry Louis Rayol minors. Real estate transfers list several warranty and quit claim deeds among properties in Camp Grove Hartleys Toluca Bennington Toluca and related towns. Marriage licenses issued Francis McGinnis and Anna Madden with parental consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy A. Eckley
Nellie Mountjoy
Sarah White
Johnston G. White
George W. Ward
Daniel P. O'Brien
Maria A. Dauber
Robert S. Erwin
Barbara Quinn
Jan
Henrietta
Henry Louis
Rayol
Guardian
Patrick Cartney
Andrew Cain
Sven Rydberg
Katherine Rydberg
W. E. Ebling
Stark-Co- Telephone Co
Camp Grove
John Kraus
Frank Daniels
Hartley
Henry William A Rowe
Edward R
Jabez F Fairbanks
Awar
Steuben
James F. Smith
George W Norton
J. W Whetzel
Varna
Jonas T. Ball
Frank Ehrnthauer
Bennington
Archie S. Gibbs
Cora i Mathis
Toluca
J. Fisher
H. DB
R. Perry
Belle Plain
W. K. Gillett
Joseph McGuire
Santa Fe
Martha J. Thompson
Henry P Thompson
Francis J McGinnis
Campus
Anna S. Madden
Public school entertainment in Jensen theater funds Marshall county meet
Toluca Herald notes a Friday June 2 show in Jensen theater to raise funds for public school contestants at the Marshall county literary and athletic meet on June 9 and 10 in Henry. The paper reports a burglary Friday evening damaging typesetting and headlines but leaving presses and some type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toluca Herald
Jensen Theater
Anual
Marshall County
Henry
Herald
Thia
Lima
Granville
Standard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Straus Brothers Company
Straits
Ohio
Indiana
Minnesota
North Dakota
the Straus Bros. Co
Ligonier, Ind
Ft. Wayne, Ind
G. E. Kimmel
la Salle
Toledo, Ohio
Henry, Il
L. Case
Milwaukee
International
Malaogem
Richard
Main
Edward
Robert ‘Doran
the Republican
Sparland Department
James B. Mershon
Newark
Dr King
T J. Segraves
A J. Tronmonger
LA Prairif
Saratoga
William Salisbury, Jr
Hanes
Epworth League
Milan Holmes
Champerlain
A. J. Stronmonger
Ruby Dunn
Harry Blanchard
Princeville
Broadmook
Ralph Fifield
Broadmoor
Henry Mohler
Nebraska
E . Noyes
Dick Bower
Powers Home
Frank Thirkell
Wm Blackburn
Robert McNulty
C. EK. Snell
Henry Bridge
Court House News
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!