Anarchist Estimates Size Global Movement and Local Notes
The article cites Mozorof estimating anarchists worldwide at 85 000 in Europe and 9 110 in America with Chicago at 6 000. It notes Miss Many McPherson funding a Burns monument in Albany North Carolina. It also reports Dr Dio Lewis death from a fall and a South Africa suicide via dynamite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troene
Europe
America
Mozorof
Chicago
Miss Many McPherson
Burns
Albany
N. C
Poet
Evolution and religious thought amid social change
The excerpt discusses optimistic versus pessimistic views on religion and society, cites Mrs. Carny B. Kitchen becoming the first female lawyer admitted to Pennsylvania Supreme Court practice, notes harsh penalties in Russia for scientific writings, and reports on liquor licensing in Missouri and Illinois, European tourism trends, strike losses, Belgian coal mining conditions, and poverty in bread dependence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carny B. Kitcure
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Commonwealth
Sunday School Meeting Inspires County Union Work
A large gathering at the Presbyterian church heard Rev A C Price and Thomas Orton outline insights from the 8th convention. They urged teachers’ training, normal work, and yearly school reorganization to reach the county’s neglected districts and spur missionary efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AS. S
Presbyterian Church
A C Price
Thomas Orton Esq
Honry Jones
Mr Black
Mr Taylor
Mr Price
Tate
Bloomington
C C Morton
Wm Reynolds
F Jacobs
J. Thompson
Lacon
Henry
Orton
Marshall County
Price
S H Spencer
Governor Oglesby Visits Canal Lock Arrives by Frolic
Gov Oglesby and party travel the canal by the Frolic of Lockport arriving at 2 30 p m to a crowd of about 150 citizens. The Coronet band provided music as introductions were held with no public speech. After a brief stop the party proceeded downriver to Peoria and Copperas Creek with favorable weather and a pleasant trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Oglesby
Board of Canal Commissioners
Corpet
Lockport
Norton Master
Wm Milne, Esq
Gov Oglesby
Springfield
McClaughry
Joliet
Lieberknecht
Geneseo
Isaac Taylor
Peoria
Geo. F. Brown
Morris
J. M. Leighton
Canal
Marcia Eddy
Mary McGinnis
W.S. Barnard
Ottawa
Rauch
State Board of Health
Will Norton
Lou Norton
Kelly
Taylor
Richards
Copperas Creek
Gibson widow sues Saratoga highway board over bridge death
Daniel Hickey sues the Saratoga township commissioners for the death of his wife alleged to have been caused by neglected bridge repair. Damages sought amount to 5000 dollars. George O Barnes Esq is counsel. Case set for the June term of our circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Hickey
Commissioners of Highways
Saratoga Township
George O. Barnes
Local notes from Lacon and Vicinity
Circuit court opened on Monday. Chapman moved dry goods to a new building beside J M Fisher’s grocery, creating a large store room for rent. Ruth the German jeweler works on a berenency and magazine holder and seeks a patent. The strawberry trade remains eight cents a quart amid dry spell. Social events abound at Union church Temperance Hall and the Women’s Relief Corps pen hall. The Epple case over Sunday liquor selling failed for technical reasons. Cigar factory owner Reiter plans to hire more help as business grows. Five year old Juddie Onu shines in QOog’s Military Band as a triangle player. The Deseret News editor’s imprisonment referenced in a Utah publication is noted. Ida Clark Concert Company wowed Lacon with Ida Clark at 13, a prodigy on cornet and bells. Decoration Day observed with speeches, graves, and music by Ong’s Band and Stire’s Glee Club. Company G veterans and Women’s Relief Corps participated. ceremonies proceeded as planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mondalas
Chapman
J. M Fisher
George Ruth
Union Church
Thos. Orton
Women's Relief Corps
Gapen
Temperance Hall
John Epple
Lacon Brewery
Reiter
Bnt
Qoog
Juddie Onu
Deseret News
Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ida Clark
Lacon
Robert Edwards
Stire
Glee Club
Ong
Company G
Veterans and Womens Relief Corps
Whitefield News Notes From Local Events And Losses
Whitefield residents report attendance at the Total Abstinence Colon convention in Clear Creek plus a large gathering in honor of Uncle Solomon Nightwonger who lived in Whitefield for years. The ME Center graveyard was cleaned up under Thomas Aukland with flags on soldier graves. A fire near York, Nebraska damaged the Diehl farm, drawing community sympathy. Decoration Day services at ME Center featured poems, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, and a veterans procession. Additional local items include courtship rumors, church notices, and farming mishaps with clod and wagon incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DM Dunlap
Clear Creek
Dunlap
RRC
Whitefield
John Rowe
Wilson County
Kan
Solomon Nightwonger
ME Center
Thomas Aukland
A ? Diehl
Republican
Diehl
York
Neb
Deihl
JO Hill
Carrie Blackburn
Harry Blackburn
J Stringer
J A Coulter
Gettysburg
S. Brown
Julia Coleman
Indian Territory
Adam Amop
Kansna
Jeno
Lockett of
Lacon
Coleman
Wesley Doyle
Henry
Homer
Tab
Weck
Tim
Frederick Reinbeck
Whitefield Gossip and Sardonic Local Tales
Citizens report on visitors and neighbors in Whitefield including a joke about a Saratoga couple, a farmer’s humorous cow tale told to a preacher, and a misadventure with milking mishap. Mr and Mrs Dunlap traveled to Mt Palatine and returned Saturday. Jeno seen smiling with a letter believed from his sweetheart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Whitefield
Saratoga
Boss
Simon
D M Dunlap
Mt Palatine
Jeno
Hubbard
Litigants Set for Trial and Local Crop Woes
Satalogy notes inequality in crops as plowing maize progresses while some plant. A lawsuit before Squire Huffman pits McCurdy against ex-employee Imes over vacating premises. Potter and Perley are attorneys. A colt was badly lacerated on a fence. Ed Timmons and wife visited from Lawn Ridge. Charles Holmes reports two runaways this month. Newt Ray roofs his dwelling. Mrs Van Ostrand visits daughter at Pontiac. Anna Monier’s eyesight worsens with feared total loss, hoped not to be true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Huffman
McCurdy
Imes
Messrs Potter and
Perley
Attor
T B Holmes
Ed Timmons
Lawn Ridge
Charles Holmes
Newt Ray
van Ostrand
Bennett
Pontiac
Anna Monier
Bridge Work Near Hawkins Howe Brings Close Call for Horses
Henry Pierson nearly bogged his horses while working at the bridge near Mr Hawkins's. Samuel Malone met misfortune on Sabbath as a buggy upset near Heacock's en route to Varna, with Sam and wife bruised but helped to Putnam by Mr Heacock. Pupils from School Dist No 8 honor roll list attendance. A free concert last Monday drew support and criticism as locals warned of a scourge while awaiting a rector’s guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Pierson
Sam
Varna
Heacock
Putnam
Cammel
Roll of Honor School Dist
Senachwine Township
Lizzie Kistler
Minnie Taylor
Nina Dally
Willie Taylor
Mortie Kistler
Freddy Taylor
Mattie Evans
Hennepin High School Commencement May 15
The Hennepin high school commencement was held at the ME church on May 15. Nine graduates presented essays including The Pathway of Life by Nellie M Simpson and Look Forward by Pearl I Mead, all delivered in clear, pleasant style. The sole male graduate was Michael Dore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennepin High School
Michael Dore
Nellie M Simpson
Mary B Smith
Julia E Fitzpatrick
Ada B Eckard
Alice A Seaton
Humorous Local Notes on Courtship and Residents
A satirical column references Wesley Dosyte building a new house, M Endsley summoned to aid his aging father in Somerfield, and Will Cain Jr praised for bachelor charm. It playfully comments on love, family ties, and social quirks with light humor and regional color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Dosyte
M Endsley
Peter
Cape
Whitefield
Will Cain
Jr Will
Will
Billy
Putnam Singing School Nears Failure From Low Attendance
The singing school at the MEB church on Tutreddy night last week nearly failed due to poor turnout. Mrs Kelso is a capable singer and offers help to participants. Oscar Bear of Town, nephew of John Anderson, visits local friends and notes Hawkeye farmers in Iowa ahead of Illinois crops. D A Foster of Sparta attended ME church services last Sabbath. Hiram Dunell, returning from work near Sparland, jokes about swearing and changes boarding places. he now works for J H Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MEB
Tutreddy
Kelso
Oscar Bear
John Anderson
Hawkeye
Ilinois
D. A. Foster
Sparta
Hiram Dunell
Sparland
Putnam
J H Wilams
Local notices highlight school staff and social visits
The article lists new teachers for the upcoming year led by Jef W Morgan as principal and Jennie Smith as assistant, with Rosa Fitzpatrick and Nira Isurnham in key posts. It notes residents visiting relatives in Hennepin, Farmington, and Chicago, plus several local events and associations, including a Congregational Association gathering in Moline and Decoration Day activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Dore
Margaret L Casson
T M Thompson
Edmunds
Gardner
Miss Fowler
Jef W Morgan
Magnolia
Jennie Smith
Knox College
Rosa Fitzpatrick
Nira Isurnham
Lesh
Miss Vail
Buda
Sun
Hennepin
Barret
Mable
Farmington
Casson
Mra Lombard
Iowa
Mra T M Thompson
Stella Motter
Mra D W Danley
June Floral Festival and Strawberry Supper at Grange Hall
Clear Creek hosts its annual June floral entertainment and strawberry festival at Grange Hall on June 12. Flora will preside over the Floral Exhibition on her Throne of Flowers. The event features essays recitations tableaux and music with the exhibition starting at 8 o clock and supper serving strawberries for 25 cents from 5 to 10 p.m. Admission to the exhibition is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange Hall
Flora
Resolutions of the Total Abstinence Union Convention
A May 27 28 1886 meeting in Clear Creek Putnam County adopted resolutions opposing liquor licenses and urging total prohibition. They urged clergy support for reform women’s suffrage, condemned John Logan’s profits for education, and planned publication dissemination. The report also notes a large convention with 19 organizations and local civic notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Total Abstinence Union
la Salle
Putnam
Marshall
Grundy
Kendall
Clear Creek
Putnam County
Logan
Education
Lever and Union Signal
J Srracn
Gro
Buaxdarp
L Bassert
Remedy for cattle disease fat on the stomach offered
M M Bosley of Magnolia, a cattle raiser, advertises a remedy for the fatal cattle disease known as fat on the stomach caused by clover. One dose of ard and half pogr mk boiled and given hot will cure before inflammation. Also notes a 14 year courtship leading to the wedding of WintsS Faris and June Hudson with well wishes for a long, happy life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M M Bosley
Magnolia
Wintss Faris
Ellaworth
Head and Heart
June Hudson
Brant
Faris
Bucklen Arnica Salve Ad Promises Cure All Skin Ailments
An old advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands corns and other skin eruptions. It also claims to cure piles with a money back guarantee and sells for 25 cents per box at Dr Powell's drug store.
Valve Failure Leaks Water From Tank At Depot
A valve in the outlet pipe connected to the R. R. tank at the depot released water into a tree on Monday morning. Crews repaired the valve and refilled the tank with water the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R
Reliable Medicine Benefits Highlighted This Season
A note emphasizes the advantages of a dependable medicine during the current season. Readers are urged to consider Sar saparilla as a potential remedy, reflecting period health practices.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Republican
Dio Lewis
South Africa
New York State
Carr
Washington
Frank George Carpenter
Ohio
George Autrep Townsend
Gath
Oernurs
Edsward von Hartmann
Tryporila
China
Missouri
Bradstreet
St. Louis
Queensware
Boston
Joseph Schick
Ella Bowman
John Swaney
Willie Nash
D J Leech
Shepherd
Ada Wilson
Annie Speer
Congregational Association
Moline
Arsenal
Rocksland
Davenport
Murdock, Esq
Streator
Ladies Aid Society
Congregational Church
Geo Burt
Set
Ouner Wilson
Jaok Creech & Co
Cisco Texas
Bickermans Opera Hall
Miss Clark
Misses van Daim
Chas. Shaw
Bucklen
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