Local social notes and farm updates from Magnolia region
Joe Augstrand of Venona visits town on Monday. Several residents report illness and family visits including Mrs Samuel Smith and Mrs Massie. Births noted for Perry Griffin and Willard Kays families. A cherry crop report highlights excellent fruit quality. Local baseball grounds and a band benefit concert are mentioned along with new barn construction by John Ramage. Residents travel between Toluca Granville McNabb and Clear Creek for visits and events.
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Joe Augstrand
Venona
Samuel Smith
Gracie
Washburn
Massie
F. E. Smith
McNabb
Perry Griffin
Ed Mathis
George
O. F. Taylor
Granville
Carrie
Winnie Eddingfield
Christabal Reese
Clear Creek
Mary Paxson
Elsie Mathis
Newton Mathis
Jennie Johnson
Harvey Morris
Dr. Weathers
Bos
John Ramage
Priscilla
E. R. Spencer
County superintendent warns boards against grocers’ peddlers
George W. Hunt of Putnam County urges school clerks to curb graft by banning purchases from unapproved vendors. He cites $1,200 lost last year to agents and warns that a new $24 bookkeeping system could drain funds. He calls for action by directors at regular or special meetings and for buying only through approved channels. Down with the grafters.
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George W. Hunt
Putnam County
Hunt
Property transfers filed in May 1905 Putnam Granville Senachwine area
Records filed with Putnam County Circuit Clerk list May 1905 transfers. Lilly Shephard to Edward Hanson lot 25 in Granville subdivision. A W Hopkins to Joseph J Yerly parcels in Granville. Eva M Simpson to Thomas G Haws properties in Magnolia. Thomas G Haws to Ella D Judd estate in Magnolia. John Strack to St Paul Coal Co mineral rights in Granville. Townley and Townley related parcels in Senachwine. Granville and Magnolia tracts including blocks and lots. other assorted transfers among residents and businessmen.
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Putnam County
J. Linn Downey
Lilly Shephard
Edward Hanson
Shephard
Granville
A. W. Hopkins
Joseph J. Yerly
Cora M. Hopkins
Peter Bachman
Benjamin Bachman
Bureau County
Mathew H. Fletcher
Andrew Hebel
C. H. Smith
Vincent Ernat
Barney Ernat
Magnolia
Patterson's
Add
Thomas G. Haws
Ella D. Judd
Patterson
Ezra J. Townley
Rachael B. Townley
Senachwine
Charles H. Young
Charles N. Tyler
Young
A. J. Lombard
Anna L. Beers
Henry Opper
Alonzo Lombard
Ottawa Street
South Street
John E. Elliott
Frank Bursee
Mark
Joseph Kurtz
C. H. Young
Fred B. Barnhart
Hattie B. Stipp
Local Social Notes and Visits Around Ottawa and Nearby Towns
Quaker Lane residents A B Wilson and W G Griffith traveled to Ottawa on business. Amanda Mills of Decatur visits relatives Fred Mudge and family in Peru. J N Wilson hosts Sunday visitors. Sue Weirman attends teachers institute in Pontiac this week. Hattie Packard and Eva Gee of Tonica visited Clear Creek last week. O Bumgarner plans a golf club meeting. Frank Price visited relatives and returns to Peoria. Emma Price home after visiting daughter Grace Benjamin near Bloomington.
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Amanda Mills
Decatur
Fred Mudge
Peru
J. N. Wilson's
Sue Weirman
Teachers’ Institute
Pontiac
Hattie Packard
Eva Gee
Tonica
Clear Creek
O. Bumgarner
Emma Price
Grace Benjamin
Bloomington
Eclipse Expedition Heads to Egypt for Solar Eclipse
The Santa Rosa Republican notes Prof. Hussey and Mrs Hussey depart for Egypt to observe the sun eclipse on August 30 near Assuwan on the Nile. Prominent guests include Major and Mrs Fountain, with Oxford’s Prof Turner and Dr Meyer among the party. Lick Observatory funds three expeditions led by Hussey. Upon return they will assume astronomy directorship at Ann Arbor University.
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Santa Rose Republican
Hussey
Egypt
Tssonan
Nile
Major
Genoa
Italy
Assawan
Turner
Oxford University
England
Meyer
Spain
Madrid
Campbell
Lick Observatory
Ann Arbor
Mich
Ann Arbor University
Fountain
Arthur Smith
The Newspaper and Its Moral Mirror in Ottawa
A reflection on the role of the newspaper as a public mirror that records both good and bad in society. It argues truth requires exposing crime and suffering while celebrating honest efforts and love, and notes illumination comes from the pulpit’s guidance.
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Ottawa Free Trader
Ottawa
Stains on the Road: Ghosts Reflect Shared Sins
Three ghosts debate their stains from greed and cruelty on a sunless road. They confess causes from consuming forbidden fruit to breaking a neighbor's hearth. The poem, attributed to Theodore Garrison in Scribner's Magazine, is cited in a Republican advertisement.
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Theodore Garrison
Scribner's Magazine
Graduate of Chicago Veterinary College
A Chicago Veterinary College graduate is listed with the phone number and address for McNabb Central, indicating a professional listing or service contact in the 19th or early 20th century directory. The entry emphasizes individual credential and business contact details.
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Chicago Veterinary College
McNabb Central
First Communion at St Anns Church Toluca Star
A class of 65 children held their first communion at St Anns Catholic church on Sunday June 11 with boys in best dress and white gloves and girls in white dresses with long veils. Rev Father Knapp preached a sermon and a second service followed in the afternoon. The class is to be confirmed by the bishop on June 22.
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St. Anns Catholic Church
Father Knapp
Varna
The Flag's Meaning Grows With Nation’s Expansion
A reflection on the U S flag as the country expands from Atlantic shores to distant islands. It notes 128 years since the flag’s first form, increased stars, and the evolving idea of protection and liberty for more people. The piece links national meaning to growth and opportunity worldwide.
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Atlantic
Halleck
Alaska
Ballard’s Horehound Syrup Promoted for Coughs
An advertisement touts Ballard’s Horehound Syrup as a remedy for coughs colds whooping cough asthma consumption and bronchitis. A Hutchinson Kansas user reports long term satisfaction calling it the most palatable medicine she has used. Promoters list Powells’ City Drug Store in Henry Illinois.
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Joe McGrath
E. 1St Street
Hutchinson
Kas
J. Hb, & FP. A. Powells’ City Drug Store
Henry, Ill
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Magnolia, Illinois
Willam
A. J. Sivell
Magnolia, Ill
THE
Magnolia Bank
Perry Dakin
Special Agent
Illinois
W. J. Thayer
Lostant
Ill
Robert G. Dakin, M. D
F. Taylor, M. D
Kenward
Henry
the Republican
Magnolia Department
R. A. Ward
Henry Republican
Magnolia Personals
E. H. Ward
W. H. Skelton
Charlotte Rowland
And
D. F. Skelton
Toluca
Frank McCormick
Samuel Defenbaugh
Quaker
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W. G. Griffith
Janet
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Morphew Hardware Company
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W. H. Weathers
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