Sparland Happenings include births and visits in 1918
The Sparland column lists social visits and errands from June in 1918. Mrs. Nettie Jarman is nurse at Leslie Watkins home. Neighbors and relatives from Peoria Lacon and Henry attend gatherings. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. George Driver of Buffalo, NY dies shortly after birth. The Sparland chautauqua runs June 29 to July 4. Rev A M Bowlin marries Walter Lundholm and Ellen Johnson at the M E parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Jarman
Leslie Watkins
Blaine Blough
Peoria
Halsey Monier
B. McCann
May Gillett
Clara
Josephine Ely
Lida Rock
Mabelle Marshall
Walter Burnett
Will Madison
A. L. McLaughlin
Edna
Nellie Thomas
A. M. Bowlin
Eftie Broburg
Mother
Orville Martin
Fred Hill
Peru
Mr. Hill
F. H. Gehr
Anna Evans
Bow- Jin
C. D. Marshall
Ed Damm
Adolph Quiram
A. W. Betts
John Riddell
Fred Bliss
Dean Aitchison
Miss Grace
Helen McLeish Dobbins
Metamora
Chicago
Angel Band
M. R. Ross
Flora
Ind
Ross
J. C. Ohlman
Will Ohlman
August Ohlman
Carrie Ohlman
Will
Earl
Ray
Amon
Johnson
Chillicothe
the Baptist Church
Sarah Zimmerman
John van Antwerp
Dorothy
H. Thomas
William Osborne
Charles
Blanche Osborn
Sam King
Mary Whitcomb
L. Shaw Tesmer
Bloomington
M. E
Walter Lundholm
Ellen Johnson
Mr. Lundholm
James Case
Kewanee
Carroll
Ed Quinn
C. E. Burt
James Burt
Audrey Case
Samuel Case
Henry
Rose Stadel
Quinn School
James McAleer
Charles Aukland
Community notes from South Whitefield and nearby areas
Local items report Frank Pearson returning home from Holt Co plant East Peoria to help through the busy season. News covers court jurors from Lacon, family visits, a new Aeolian Vocalion phonograph, eclipse sighting, Red Cross work, and a Christian Mirror piece on student overindulgence amid a cold wave hitting Central Europe and crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pearson
Holt Co
East Peoria
Clifford
Ernie Ely
Bethel Church
George Waughop
Lacon
Sheldon Stout
Marion Hayline
Willard Rickey
Dorothy
South Whitefield
Rickey
G. BH. Fenwick
Henry
Hayline
John Pearson
Stella
Clarence
Frank
Will
Billie
Putnam
Peoria
Harry Walser
Laura
Frances
Europe
Germany
Holland
Scandinavia
Saratoga M. E. Church Notes and Plans
The Saratoga M E Church reports Sunday school attendance of 38 with $1.26 collected, down from 52 and 77 cents the previous year. Rev. Waters delivered a sermon on Giving the Down and Out a Chance to Make Good. Evening meetings were well attended with a discussion on Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us. The Ladies Aid plans new lamps, children rehearse for next Sunday, and the choir organized a devotion cabinet. Monthly officer meetings set timelines and offerings fund the cabinet. socials and devotional work are planned. Services next Sunday include 3 pm Sunday school, 4 pm preaching, and 8:30 pm children’s day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waters
Herbert Doyle
Ladies’ Aid Society
G. F. Hawksworth
Treasury
Social Department
T. W. Asher
Deaconess Baby Fold
Normal
Chiren
Sey Pega
Couple Wed on Farm Near Magnolia After Lacon License
A bride the daughter of Peter Johnson near Putnam married in Sparland after spending part of the day in Peoria. The couple obtained their license in Lacon and plan to live on a farm near Magnolia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
Peter Johnson
Putnam
Peoria
Lacon
Sparland
Whitefield Center War News and Local Tributes
Relatives in Whitefield Center mourn Ivan Stringer listed among casualties in Peoria and Chicago papers. He died May 29 serving under Pershing, news received June 10. Parents Dr and Mrs N I Stringer of Stewartsville, Minn., also face earlier loss of son Clarence from pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Stringer
Peoria
Chicago
Stars and Stripes
Tyan
Pershing
N. I. Stringer
Stewartsville
Minn
Clarence
Delpho Dawson
Dana
Ill
Delpho
Jessie Ramsey Dawson
Whitefield
T. R. Seelye
New York
Conrad
Community notices and patriotism piece from Whitefield
Whitefield corners community column reports visits and events at the Parsonage and local homes. It notes Sunday services, children’s day, family arrivals, illnesses, and social plans including an ice cream event. A DAR patriotism article shows wartime fundraising and support efforts.
Seeds and Dollars Grow Only When Planted and Banked
The saying compares unplanted seeds to unbanked dollars, arguing that neither will yield returns. It stresses that a farmer would not expect crops from seeds kept in a paper bag and hung from the rafters just as money left in a bureau drawer does not earn interest.
Savings Department offers 4 percent interest on deposits
The notice states a 4 percent interest rate for funds placed in the Savings Department or Certificates of Deposit. It frames the offer as a competitive return for depositors seeking secure, insured accounts and outlines available product options.
Local names listed in political filing
T. J. Segraves, E. G. Cromwell, George McGillick, and J. L. Jones appear in the roster of candidates or officials in the public filing. Further context on positions or districts is not provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Jones
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the Republic
Sparland Department
Philip Kapraun
Roland Herr
Joe Cook
William Yarger
G. T. Wilson
Frank Clift
Horatio Hartley
Hennepin
Florence Paxson
Lou Ely
Ivan
East
Elmer Hunt
Mrs
Mattingly
H. J. Blackburn
Ben Mattingly
Duffield
Near Mineral
Ba Pa Mu - Saratoga M. E. Church
Sn Io
Louisiana
State
Senate
House
Whitefield Center
Whitefield Corners
Hoffmier
Henry Aukland
Orrie Debolt
Near Washburn
George Barker
Cusby Watkins
Dr. Christman
Belle Atkins
Grandma Montgomery
Ed Murphy
W. W
Elizabeth Fountain
James Bacon
Ziegler
Floyd Holmes
Thomas Harris
Daughters of American Revolution
Daughters of the American Revolution
Army of the United States
Liberty Loan
Red Cross
Scott
United States
Washington
Rala
Sam
Schmitt & Williams
J. H. Hubert
Charles Dille
B.L. Battin
Curtis Henkins
J. J. Herry
F. Hallfarth
E. C. Stoneberg
Matthew Steele
G. E. Fenwick
Star
Poultry and Egg
The
First National Bank
C. M. Jones
W. 3. Harrison
C. H. Scholes
M. Jone
Harrison
William Duke
T. J. Segraves
Henry Opera House
Priday
Jack Pickford
Paramount
Henry Public Library
METRO
Lusitania
Rita Jolivet
Robert Clark
Market Street
Central Park
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