Sparland Social News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Sparland residents and neighbors shared a weekend of visits and gatherings. Halsey Monier traveled with Monier Bros. cattle to Chicago while John Riddell and family enjoyed Sunday in the country with Osborne. The Royal Neighbors met, an ice cream sociable was planned at the Baptist church, and several locals were mentioned in visits to Peoria and Nebraska. Ella Osbornes and others performed at services, with dinners and travel noted among acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monier Bros
Chicago
Halsey Monier
John Riddell
W .S. Osborne
Elsie Cummings
Peoria
Robert Cumming
Rufus Barton
Peo-r Tia
Henry Olson
Clyde McLaughlin
Arthur Coon
Lacon
Andrew Riddell
Irma
Royal Neighbors of
America
Orrin Frisbey
Verne Ketchum
Nebraska
Baptist Church
Everett Simpson
Orville Durning
Decatur
L. N. Osborne
John Beckenhopp
Sparland Post Office
Henry Republican
C. D. Marshall
Elmer Reiter
Andrew Aitchison
Newell
Holmes Tanner
Margaret
Chicago Heights
Frances Holt
Walter Burnett
Wm. Clifton
Wm. Root
Chillico
la Prairie
Joseph Ohlman
B. A. Kline
Ohlman
Hanford Sparr
Denver
Col
Evelyn
Charles Pierson
Sac City
Children’s Day Program at M. B. Church
The children’s day program of the M. B. church was held in the church on Sunday evening. A large appreciative audience greeted the participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Church
Children’s Day Program Praised for Musical Delight
The program featured solos by Helen Luft Miss Hill Mr Durning and readings by Elizabeth Marland Dollie Compton Arlene Wilde Evelyn Sparr and Bernice Frisbey. Recitations included This Is Children's Day and A Yankee Boy with a strong choir and several class exercises pleasing the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Luft
Miss Hill
Elizabeth Marland
Mr. Durning
Miss Maxwell
Dollie Compton
Arlene Wilde
Evelyn Sparr
Thomas Compton
Mary Babbington
Reading
Rev. McLeish
Frank Anderson
Bernice Frisbey
Mabelle Ridenour
Yada Compton
South Whitefield News Briefs Hint Local Happenings
Carl Sendelbach shelled corn Friday in South Whitefield. Harry Holler visited Peoria. Misses Anna and Jennie Gugerty of Milwaukee visit grandparents Mr and Mrs Wm Baugh. Dela Klein visits with sister Mrs George Holler. Opal Sale at country home. Tom Thumb wedding at Henry M E B church. D D Brown hosts a visitor. Dallas Perry christened at home of Wilder. Maybelle DeWalt recovering from a burn. Rumor cites two young people wedding bound Frances and Will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Holler
Peoria
Anna
Jennie Gugerty
Milwaukee
Wm. Baugh
Dela Klein
George Holler
Opal Sale
M. EB
Henry
D. D. Brown
Wilder
Dallas Perry
Maybelle DeWalt
Frances
Will
Ree Galloway Guest At Miss Estella Kyle Home
Local society notes report Ree Galloway visiting Miss Estella Kyle. Eugene Calvin traveled from Muske gon Michigan to visit relatives before returning to Juneau Alaska. Obituary notes mention Mrs. Vincent of Chillicothe and Morland Smith ill with scarlet fever. Funeral details and church events are listed for La Prairie area activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. P
George Sims
Lims
Root
Mary Hastings
Congregational Church
Lawn Ridge
Alma
Edna Calder
Princeville
Wm. Root
Chillicothe
Argument Over Marriage Sparks Witty Exchange
A witty exchange about marriage features one speaker warning of future sorrow, while the other prefers remaining unmarried to avoid being sorry either way. The dialogue captures social attitudes and humorous contrast on matrimony.
Sparland Visitors And Social at Bethel Church
Mrs Carver visited Timothy Carver and family in Sparland. Mr and Mrs Robert Pringle and Ed Reed visited Hd. Harry Reed of Northampton called. Olive Russell visited sister Mrs Harry Mathias in La Prairie. Henry Sargent visited Jemel Ketchum in Whitefield. Mrs Albert Russell and Lulu Mae visited Mrs Pringle and Olive Hastings. David Blackwell visited daughter Mrs Arthur Kellenbach. Aid society meets at Mrs Albert Russell's home next Thursday. Ella Garrett visited Margaret and Jennie Russell. An ice cream social at Bethel M H church drew a large crowd with a happy crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive aHstings
David Blackwell
Henry
Arthur Kellenbach
Aid Society
Albert Russell
Ella Garrett
Margaret
Jennie Russell
M. H. Church of
Bethel
Broadmoor visitors and local social rounds noted
Broadmoor hosts several visitors including Perkins of Normandy and Clarence Perkins with family. Locals travel to Castleton Camp Grove and Speer Princeville, while Miss Lulu Poff wed Matthew Foley in Peoria and will reside there with Mr Foley employed by the Northwestern railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadmoor
Win, Perkins
Normandy
Charles Winn
Castleton
Leona Bushawn
Camp Leong
Daniel Hemmingway
Elgin
John X. Brown
Alma
Jessie Hodges
Speer
Princeville
Clarence Perkins
Nellie Hickey
Camp Grove
Eva Powers
BE. G. Rees
Wxcelsior Springs
Patrick Powers
Rupert Conner
Bertram Eldridge
Laura Brown
Bigin
Margaret Hemmingway
Lulu Poff
Matthew Foley
Peoria
Foley
Northwestern Railroad Company
Evening Socials and Lost Coat Reported in Tiskilwa Area
Local residents visited relatives and neighbors across Friday to Sunday with gatherings at Claus Swanson's and Daniel Donovan's homes. A black overcoat was found near Grover Paul's. owner may contact Paul at 952 Tiskilwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astrid Larson
Claus Swanson
Theo Borg
Frank Doty
Mendota
Marion Charles
Harry Charles
Bureau
Samuel Chesney
Wim
John O'Neal
Daniel Donovan
Ernest Reynolds
Tiskilwa
Peter Reynolds
Wm. Chesney
Esther
Clara
Charles Hunt
Ben Mattingly
F. M. Charles
Arthur
Local Social News From South Milo and Camp Grove
Mr and Mrs George Barker visited at Mrs Odell near Sparland over the weekend. Alden Bentley stayed with grandparents in Bradford. John Hufnagel Harold Reid Vesta Wright Viva Reed were in Peoria Monday. Clarence Austin called at parents Sunday. Jacob Copple visited Camp Grove Sunday. Mrs Henry Mattison has rheumatism. An ice cream social at William Bentleys Friday under Ladies Aid drew a large crowd and cleared 24 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Milo
George Barker
Odell
Sparland
Alden Bentley
Bradford
John Hufnagel
Harold Reid
Vesta Wright
Viva Reed
Peoria
Clarence Austin
Jacob Copple
Camp Grove
Henry Mattison
William Bentley
Ladies Aid
Morris Perkins aids farm work near Lawn Ridge
Morris Perkins came from Peoria to help on the farm for a few days. Mrs. Jennie Swann traveled to Hamwood and Tripoli for business and pleasure. William Predmore bought a car from Roy Wilcox and drove it home from Peoria. Mrs. Hotaling came from Chillicothe to assist her mother for a few days. Hay harvest is strong. a heavy thunder shower refreshed the land and helped the corn. N. BE. Nurss visited Estherville with Mead Nurss and Mildred, joined by Anna Bell Damon. Kilgore family updates note Charley back in Estherville, Fred expanding hardware and grocery. Lumber, brick, paint and concrete surge in new buildings across towns and farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawn Ridge
Morris Perkins
Peoria
Jennie Swann
Hamwood
Tripoli
William Predmore
Roy Wilcox
Hotaling
Chillicothe
N. BE. Nurss
Mead Nurss
Estherville
Mildred
Anna Bell Damon
Kilgore
Charley
Fred
Hawkeye
Purification of Drinking Water Methods and Benefits
United States Geological Survey publishes a report by George A. Johnson detailing practical methods for purifying drinking water. It covers city water systems, purification stages, slow and rapid sand filtration, sedimentation and coagulation, softening, costs, and health impacts including typhoid reduction and lives saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Geological Survey
George A. Johnson
United States
Johnson
Tempera ture Swap and a Thirsty Patient
Horling-Feyham tale centers on a doctor visit where Feyham swallowed a thermometer. The doctor demands a $100 payment to cover loss or to fund the operation to recover the instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horling
Feyham
Ripraff
Probate court filings and estate actions listed
Oath of executor taken in Mary A Bedford estate and letters issued to N B W McCartney. Notices of August term for claim adjustment. Final settlement notice required for Thomas Reilly estate. Will probate hearing and letters testamentary to Margaret McManus upon oath and bond. Heirship, executrix notice, and August term adjustments in John Corcoran and Feazel estates. Real estate transfers include quit claim to Phoebe E H Willard, and several US patents and lot transfers in Camp Grove Toluca and Santa Felis add areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Bedford
N. B. W. McCartney
Thomas Reilly
John McManus
Margaret McManus
Albert B. Feazel
John Corcoran
Joseph J. Herry
Phoebe E H. Willard
Henry
United States
Timothy Atwood
Steuben
William Atwood
Cyrus H. Foster
Michael Landers
Camp Grove
Lugi Capponi
Mike Johanas
Santa
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Skin Relief
Suffering from ulcers boils eczema or fever sores can find prompt relief with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. Birmingham Alabama resident Mrs Bruce Jones healed an ugly ulcer in two weeks after using the salve. Sold for 26 cents with recommendations from A J Ironmonger and T J Segraves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Bruce Jones
Birmingham
Ala
A. J. Ironmonger
T. J. Segraves
Adv
Memorial Ties Preserve Civil War Soldier Records
Francis G Blair Illinois state superintendent urges schools to record living and dead Civil War soldiers from districts. Students collect names, compile permanent notes, and read brief histories at a Memorial Day tree planting with flowers and roll call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis G. Blair
Illinois
Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
Hovery family urged to keep Chamberlain's Collec remedy at hand for summer illness. The advertisement claims it has no superior for cholera and diarrhoea relief and urges immediate purchase from T. J. Segraves and A. J. Ironmonger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hovery
Chamberlain
T. J. Segraves
A. J. Ironmonger
Adv
Decoration Day launch Heloise returns from St Louis river trip
The $5000 launch Heloise with crew and passengers completed a return trip up the river from St Louis. It had been laid up on Bauter Bros dry dock for a new rudder during the voyage. Crew remarks praise Gene Bauter for skillful handling. The dialogue exchange adds a domestic moment amid the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Bauter Bros
Gene” Bauter
Blessed memory of an old fashioned mother
A nostalgic tribute praising an old fashioned mother whose toil worn hands guided children and soothed them in sickness. The piece contrasts her with modern society, cherishing her gentle voice, silver thread in hair, and enduring loving memory. It ends by urging readers to read The Republican for news.
Illinois Stallion Hill Licensed to Stand for Public Service
Billie Thomas Hill a dark brown stallion tested by Dr Gebhardt as disease free is licensed to stand in Illinois for 1913 with a $12 insurance to insure a living colt. Sire Wm M Hill and Dam Possum Pie with notable progeny include Judge Hurt Lena Hill George Campbell Laura Hill Abbott Hill and Doctor Flower Hill. Location at Whitefield Illinois and contact via GEO VAIL. license expires March 29 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. M. Hill
Possum Pie
Judge Hurt
Lena Hill
George Campbell
Illinois
J. K. Dickinson
Sec
Y Ill
Hhome
Geo. Vail
Whitefield
Ill
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Mr. McLaughlin
Sparland, Ill
Henry, Sil
South Whitefield
Carl Sendelbach
Ae Ironmonger
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Blair
Bain
State of Illinois
Billie Thomas Hill
Thompson
Ino. I. Thompson
Lacoa
Bradford, Ill
D. J. Owens
A. B. Foster
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