Lacon News Highlights From Henry County Week
Local letters report mix of town events including church work on the Congregational building, temperance meetings by the YWCTU, and a Bell estate sale. Descriptions mention postmaster salary changes, a new Water Lily steamer excursion, and ongoing school alumni activities with a moonlit court house program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allings
Denny Haggerty
Dennis
E. H. Gale
Halsey
Jonnie Hoyt
Evelyn Halsey
Chicago
Marshall County Teachers Association
Jim Haney
Canton
Evanston
McKinney
Bovat
Grover
Lacon
Salis
Gircult
Sol
Y. W.C.T
Tetapeputas Hall
Irving Broaddus
Mark Buckingham
Washburn
Wenona
Towanda
McLean County
Bacon
Missia sIpps
Winslow Evans
Ong
Sifra
Loosa
Fay
Wilsky Street
Ivacan
Monahan
Pay
Local notes and society items from Sparland area
Spurland Onlas Martland and wife travel to New Jersey to visit their son Immodore. Hamilton visits relatives in St Louis and Crystal City Missouri. Hamilton Barr moved into a new home at Walnut and Lee. Ice cream socials planned at Martin's Hall on Saturdays during hot weather. Comrade Alf Dicht from Bloomington plans to form a company at Grand Army Hall Henry next Monday. Prof C Watt returns from Chappease county. Tillie Barton returns from Normal. Mr Gier and wife welcome a baby girl born Sunday June 26. Simon and Ludwig seen in Sparland. Lad busy painting water works house. Mrs Pringle feeble at Robert Waugh's. Three Webb Tanner children ill with ague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onlas Martland
New Jersey
Immodore
Hamilton
St Louis
Crystal City
Hamilton Barr
Watseka
Walnut
Lee Streets
Martin's Hall
Alf Dich
Bloomington
Grand Army Hall
Henry
Grand Army Company
C. Watt
Cheapasey County
Tillie Barton
H. Qeir
Viotr Sherburrof
Sparland
Rain Depletion Hurts Crops and Local Happenings
The report notes drought with drying wells and poor fruit yields across apples cherries blackberries raspberries and few grapes. News items include William O Leary named city marshal of Lacon, church roof repairs, local visits from Frank Duncan and Mrs McCluskey, new phaeton sale by Tesmer, buggy promotions by G W Zimmerman, and community thanks for a serenade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William O’leary
Lacon
M. E
Frank Duncan
Ann Arbor
Mich
Tesmer
Mra
B. McCluskey
Atlantic
Iowa
Mia
Chroniciec
W. Zimmerman
Ken McNeal
Sparland
G. W Zimmerman
Frank O’leary
Siebold
G . Riddaland
Watseka
Chas Fosbenner
Wenous
William Riddal
Jim Keenan
John Rheinbeck
Frank A Barr
CGA
Keithsburg
Amos Barton
la Prairie
Camp Grove
Marshall
Saratoga
Marshall County
Local Notices and Gossip From Whitefield Area
Cyrus Zimmerman of Melcan county visited Whitefield last week with Mra Un derwood who plans to join her husband in Henry by the 7th. Nellie Murdock and Maggie Monahan are guests, Mrs Peters tours Princeton, and Commissioner Klein reports road work on Rowe hill improving conditions. Reports mention a petition to influence the tester road, disputes over road rights, and a returning George Smith from Nebraska. A schoolmaster from Otoga visited Clydesdale and got lost, while farmers prepare to harvest corn and oats earlier than usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Zimmerman
Melcan County
Whitefield
Mra Underwood
Henry
Simon
Sucker
Nellie Murdock
Maggie Monahan
Peters
Princeton
Klein
Rowe Hill
George Smith
Nebraska
Joe
Pike
Goo Haiton
Otoga
Clydesdale
Ganal
Center church festival and odd countryside notes
A Tuesday evening ice cream and ragberry festival at Center church funds the janitor's expenses. A local farmer plans a road grader experiment with a traction engine. Lost a knife found by Pike. Reports of dry weather and a petition to keep stock from running at large. Lank Bell and Will Bell had a horse riding accident. Lank dislocated an elbow and cut his head. A local suitor failed to impress a sister lookalike and left the scene muttering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Church
Pike
James Wilson
Kaptanis
Lank
Peter Bell
Will
Robert Bell
Terra Firma
Earth
Nix
Poorlia
Local notes from Saratoga and area
Mr Darby's house has been reroofed and repaired by Wm Starlipper the carpenter. Mrs Timnerone of Alta visits her daughter Mrs Frank Seelye. Two young men boast of boxing gloves and threaten to fight. A church festival on short notice was successful with receipts of 870. A cake sale and note to a teacher followed a meeting. Children's Day at the M E church featured a concert despite a storm. The collection totaled 750.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darby
Starlipper
Timnerone
Alta
Frank Seelye
M E
Clyde
Senachwine
Humboldt
Jim McCarty
Stcker
Anniversary of Kennesaw Battle Honored at Oxbow
Oxbow Co C of the 8th Tl held an anniversary observance recalling the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain with mention of Fent Sutton. An ice cream social was planned at N J Mathis's next Friday evening to raise funds for church maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennesaw Mountain
Fent Sutton
N J Mathis
Jessie Glenn
Magnolia
Jessie
Joe
Otto
Willie Shields
Golden State
Tme
Walker
Buckingham
Bobbitt
Union
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Het the Eagle
Balle
India
Hutchins & Moodey
Boston Clothing Store
Kest
Hutchins & Lincoln
Henry Republican
Lacon High School
Court House
Gilyen
Julia Davis
Peoria
Eve Child
Temperance Hall
Joe Ong
Lares
Barrett
Lockett
Hennepin
Bro Jockett
Kansas
Spurland
THE
Abbott Buggy CO
Chiago
Abbott
Duke
Holman
United States
Holman Adjustable Carriage Co
Wabash Avenue
Ill
R. C. McWilliams
Thomas “Vwicks
Jacob Koehler
Camp House
Henry, Il
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