Magnolia and area church services and memorial events
Community notices recount Decoration services at the M B church led by Rev Jones and the M W A Memorial Day observance with Rev Jones as orator. Will Hannum of Henry delivered a piano to John Jones near Magnolia. Rev Snedaker’s absence prompts Prof O D Rider to fill the Varna and Magnolia M E pulpit. Magnolia band honors deceased members with fern initials at the cemetery. Services and sermons slated for Strawn M E and Granville openings with travel plans for Rev Snedaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Rolley
Henry
Lestant
M. E
Varna
Magnolia
G. P. Snedaker
Denver
Salt Lake
Portland
Seattle
Spokane
Strawn
Granville
Jones of
Strawn M. E
Snedaker
Magnolia Band
M. B
Will L. Mathis
Will M. Potter
Rev. Jones
Man
God
Magnolia Baccalaureate and Community Notes
The Baccalaureate sermon was preached in the Methodist church by Prof. T B Scott of Illinois Wesleyan. Magnolia high school plans commencement Saturday June 11 at 8 pm with four graduates. John D Shoop will deliver the address. The piece also records a humorous Brother Grouch line up club debate about a comet with exaggerated numbers and satirical dialogue about its head neck and tail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
T. B. Scott
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington
Scott
Magnolia
Magnolia High School
John D. Shoop
City School of
Chicago
Mr. Shoop
Helen Lorane Funk
Marcella Dunne
Ae Ralph Hecht
Elias W. Roley
Brother Grouch
Brother Hen Kidd
Hold Buck Linville
Ihev
Hev
Hades
Hecht
St. Peter and
Thare
Dean's Kidney Pills Help Workers in Henry County
An advertisement extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney strain from heavy labor and awkward postures. It cites A. R. Strumpper of Lacon Illinois reporting relief after using the product and notes widespread use with positive results. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Henry
A. R. Strumpper
Lacon
Ill
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Doan
Comet Talk and Civic Gossip From the Henry Times Club
In a humorous, rambling session the Henry Times club discusses the Comet and its imagined dangers, with Brother Grouch answering questions about holes in the comet and living expenses on the celestial body. The meeting ends with a song by George Borgstede and Ira Coe, and a jab at a local Democrat editor. Also, a health scare note praises Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifty
Magnolia
Ford
Henry
Ma Grouch
Fred Smalls
Grouch
Ben Walker
Brother Grouch
Brother Hen Kidd
Mr. Grouch
Brother Kid
George Borgstede
Ira Coe
Bill Long
Toluca Star Highlights Crimes, Suits, and Local Rail News
A Cotton & Block general store entry on May 28 saw $35 and goods stolen with no clues. Foster & Cassell won $700 against Santa Fe railroad in a wreck damage suit likely to be appealed. John Garrell’s suit against the railroad moved to federal court for $5,000 over a December assault claim. Celia McCauley won a divorce from Joseph McCauley in circuit court. Alton timetable changes disrupt T M N connections westward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toluca Star
Cotton & Block
Foster & Cassell
Santa Fe Railroad
Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Co
Joseph McCauley
Points on school law for Boards of Education
Summarizes powers and duties of boards of education including voting rules, tenure, reporting, and real estate conveyance. States president votes only on ties, and a presiding tempore has a tie vote. Requires annual publication of attendance studies and finances. Also notes Foley Kidney Pills advertisement by A. J. Ironmonger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards of Education
Board of Education
Trustees of Schools
Lostant News and Community Notices
Local items from Lostant include births, visits from Chicago residents, alumni events, and August Decoration Day references. Notable mentions include Delmar Myers born May 21 in Bloomington, Dr. W. A. Manley’s paper on Diabetes Mellitus, and the Lostant Masons’ large Memorial Day gathering with over 160 attendees and a community dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Brock
Little Delmar Myers
Bloomington
Myrtle
Lillie Williamson
Pontiac
T. Williamson
John Groh
Leon
Henry Naumann
Chicago
Clarence Johnson
Frank Morris
Ethel Burgess
Eva Burgess
Cook County Training School
A. O. Jones
Sheldon
Frank Patterson
Blackwell
Okla
James Patterson
Oklahoma
Wenona
W. A. Manley
Franklin
Lostant
State Eclectic Medical Society
Lostant Public School
Marjorie Bangs
Lucile Schoenneshoefer
J. W. Clark
Lostant Lodge
A. F
A. M
Lestant
la Salle County
M. W
Albert B. Ashley
Lestant Lodge
D. D. Darrah
Merritt & Bangs’ Hall
Schoenneshoefer
J. M. Hannum
Fr. Roach
Camp ,Grove
M. EB
C. A. Whitney
Italy
France
America
Roach
Roosevelt
Christ
Pearls worth fortunes tied to Meredosia finds
A boy named Lyman Lowe sold a pearl for 1000 dollars, Arthur Rutledge also obtained 1000 dollars for a pearl, and Charles Howard sold a pearl for 1110 dollars near Meredosia last week. Granville will host the Fourth of July with David Ross as orator on Industrial Ideals of the 20th Century. Minnie Ahlers, 20, a Princeville schoolteacher, was found dead in a Peoria hotel with three bullet wounds. coroner’s jury suggests death by own action. Samuel Easterly, her paramour, faces fornication charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredosia
Lyman Lowe
Arthur Rutledge
Charles Howard
David Ross
Commisioners of Labor For
Illinois
Springfield
Granville
Ross
Minnie Ahlers
Princeville
Peoria
Samuel Easterly
Easterly
Building contracts and local notices in Granville and Putnam county
Granville Echo Yerly holds the contract for the Congregational church addition and Joe Yerly for the Mark schoolhouse addition due by August 15. Hennepin post G A R members attended Memorial services in Granville. A kerosene explosion badly burned Mrs. William Taylor. she died a few hours later. W L Child bought 63 pigs weighing 16,440 pounds at $9.10 each totaling 1496.04. Attorney Batrum's father Jacob Batrum died at Chenoa, aged 72. Putnam county teachers exam set for June 17-18 at the courthouse. Senachwine township consolidates schools by petition and county superintendent order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville
Yerly
Joe Yerly
Mark
Hennepin Post
Putnam County
J. B. Albert
J. B. Bush
W. M. Laughlin
George Cunningham
John Forcst
Robert Glass
A. T. Barnes
J. H. Dunmore
O. A. Averill
John White
E. Walborn
Herman Leimbach
L. H. Durley
P. Hopkins
Tennessee
Mons Olson
W. H. Lucas
Robert Hand
Harve Shafer
William Taylor
Joynson
Dr. Taylor
Batrum
Jacob Batrum
Chenoa
Hennepin
Senachwine Township
Hunt
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets Promote Vitality
Patent medicine notice states Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets brace nerves banish sick headache prevent despondency and invigorate the system. Sold by A. J. Ironmonger, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
A. J. Ironmonger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Standard Oil Company
Trenorat
THE
Magnolia Bank
Northern Illinois Co-Operative
Allen B. Smith
G. W. Keller
Henry, Ill
Magnolia, Ill
EACO
Potter & Potter
A. Simmons
Centenary Hospital
Olive Street Bank
Barnes’ University
Medico, Chirurigcal Society
St. Louis
Ina Bank
Ina
E. F. Mongeau
W. H. Weathers
Chicago Veterinary College
Ponsa Mseve and
McNabb Cenrale
Robert G. Dakin, M. D
Magnolia Department
B. F. Kelley
Springfield, Iv
Foley
Bradley & Vroom
Yours Truly
Magnolia Merc. Co
Black Jack
Benjamin Ransom
Jack
Joe Maubach
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