Varna Community Notes and Local Visits 1916
Mrs. Barney Kelly learns of Patrick O Connor s death in Cincinnati and many local residents attend county events, shop visits, church services, and social gatherings across Varna and Washburn with numerous mentions of relatives and nearby towns. A county meet at Varna draws attendance as communities share callers, travel, and daily routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varna
Barney Kelly
Patrick O'Connor
Cincinnati
Varnes
Mesdames Wright
Broaddus
Washburn
Ed Higgins
Evane
Wm Koch
Conrad Koch
Chicago
Apperson
Frank McCuskey
Glenn Broaddus
Lee Broaddus
Peoria
Maud Bell
Arthur Skinner
J W. Skinner
Lucille King
Tonics
Louise Merritt
Frank Stoner
W R_ Broaddus
Eureka
Alice Krenz
Venona
Winifred McCuskey
California
George Palm
Pontiac
Charles McCoy
Ida McCoy
George Norton
Burt Frome
Ervine Schumacher
A R. Wright
Weshburn
Agnes Newbold
Myrtle Douglas
O M Surl
Marshallounty
Una Haws
Henry
Verna Louise Haws
Galesburg
Hildred Allen
Chillicothe
Roth
Ozell Stateler
Frank Ramsey
WLC
Irma Saltzmann
Morris Lloyd
Wichita
Kas
Local Decor Action and School Plans Highlight Rural Life
Whit efield district reports Decoration services at Henry and the Grove and notes on cemetery drones. Residents discuss rural schools, consolidation, and a needed high school local to the township. Events include field day in Pekin, family visits, births, and community efforts to improve church facilities and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Ida Davis
Henry
J. Wherry
Whitefield
Fred Kildow
Sheffield
A . Kildow
Charl Kildow
Jamies
Christian Church
Washington, Ill
Fred Harney
Harry Mattison
C. R
Sparlingeseties
Watseka
Murphy
Lis
George zWas
Whiteefield
Corners
Grove
Merton Swift
Newton Williams
Granville
Miriam Herr
Lola Young
Mr Hunt
Township High Schools
Township High
Albert Longman
South Dakota
Susan True
Robert Grarnols
Dakota
George Barkers
Lucian Fosdicks
Harry Monroes
Mary Fula
C Fosdick
Opera House
Rev Martin
Ida Grady
Elsie Harrison
House of God
Sugar Grove
Macon
Charlies
Earl Wherry
J . Wherry S
John Morse
S. C Brown
Mound Cemetery
Chicago
Bradford
Paul Hughes
J L Barrett
Wilbur Doyle
McAllister
Marguerite Herr
Loewenstein
Pekin
Mervin Harrison
WW‘s_ society
Wm Yarger
Sugar Grove Country Club
George W. Hunt
W. E. Hawthorne
Public Letter Praises Chamberlain's Tablets for Indigestion
Mrs. C E Riley of Ylion New York reports six months of relief from indigestion using Chamberlain's Tablets. The advertisement notes the remedy is available everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Miscel laneous shower honors Miss Beda Hult at Mathis home
About 30 ladies gathered at Mrs. E A Mathis house for a miscel laneous shower in honor of Miss Beda Hult. Guests enjoyed a social hour and admired a table of gifts. The note ends with a reflection on presidents Lincoln and McKinley who were elected twice but did not complete their second terms due to assassination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
E. A. Mathis
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Ilinois
William McKinley
Ohio
Thomas‘a' Baldwin
Brownwood
Wesley Anderson
Tiskilwa
Carrie Mae Anderson
Frank Anderson
Putnam
Ellsworth Wright
Emma Clements
Camp Grove Dramatic club postpones play A Poor Married Man
The Camp Grove Dramatic Club postponed the play A Poor Married Man due to two members attending a relative’s funeral. It will now be performed Thursday at Phillips Hall in Speer with the Speer band providing music for a dance afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Grove
Lawn Ridge
Tugsy
Presbyterian Church
John Muller
James Hickey
Peoria
C. J. O’brien
Emmett Hickey
Bradford
Herberger
Wm. Lagtert
John McKeegan
Robert McNulty
Frank J. Wilkins
Pekin
D. Lackman
H.W Lackman
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Waa
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Wart Schaffner & M
FLORD
LaRena Peterson
Nellie Hoffman
Spring Valley Hospital
Alma
John Peterson
Will Rudy
Mamie Glatz
Son
Ladd
John Henning
Willis Deininger
H S. Allen
Gladys
Joseph Edwards
Isaac Reichwine
Gotcher
Otto Hansen
Lavonne Clemens
Nellie Marie Ziegler
John Burton
J M Kane
A. L. Kildon
Ladies’ Aid
Olver Stowe
School
John Wright
Mary Watts
J. W. Anderson
Orren
Francis Murphy
Lindsey Anerson
Streator
Simmons
T. S. Baldwin
Quincy
United Steam Wee
George Ashington
Viralginia
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
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