Sparland News Highlights March 7 1918 Local Notes
Sparland community items report visitors from Henry Lacon and Peoria. births and illnesses, church events, Red Cross work and a large Epworth league meeting. a wedding at the Calder home and Sparland school notes include basketball plans and county tourney dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Parsons
Mary Bussell
Winnie Macon
McCartney
Miss Hastings
L. N. Osborne
J. C. Ohlman
Grant Royce
Robert Bussell
Waters
LaPrairie M. E
Bethel
Sparland
Epworth League
Deaconess Hospital
Bowlin
The
Red Cross
Ola Hunt
Wallace J. Black
Lacon
Bor
Black
Schureman
Lacon Home Journal
Mark
Miss Parsons
Visit of Frances Pearson and family plus local notices
Mrs Frances Pearson and her young son visited her relatives in Steuben. Local residents include carpentry at Mrs James Compton’s home and Ila Hodge recovering from measles. News notes mention cattle shipments, a soldier’s illness, a road funding wish, and a community sing at the M E church on March 10 with a detailed program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Chorus
M. E
Red Cross Chapter
Sparland
Marseillaise
Rouget de Lisle
Faust
Merle Gallup
Holy Land
B. S. Foster
Frances Pearson
Putnam
John Parsons
James Compton
Ila Hodge
Ola Hunt
John Cornell
Henry Hospital
Lila Tanner Duncan
Madison
Wis
Webb Tanner
Amine
Gounod Red Cross
Grace Miles
Red Town
Quinsy
Fred Klein
Saratoga
Edna Miles
Sparland High School
Bonham School
Dwyer
Harrington
William Moore
Harold Ball
Pace
C. E. Smith
Whitefield
Mary Clark
Lacon Journal
Lacon Public Schools
Mary Dever
Lacon
W. H. Ford
La‘eon
Allen
Camp Dodge
Town
France
Youngstown
Ohio
Phillip Doane
Maggie Thom
Alton
Streator
Woodford County
Miss Thom
Alfred Thom
Minoak
Richard Maxwell
George Schimp
William VanPatten
Court House News Items Bridge Various Probate and Real Estate Actions
The column lists numerous court actions from Pan Circuit Court including confessions, transcripts, and divorces. It notes estates for Henry Zilm and Henry Lakemper with administration petitions and final settlements. Real estate transfers involve Wenona Toluca and Santa Fe parcels. Marriage licenses issued for Lyman Robinson and Anna Calder. Advertisements discuss Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and an International Harvester almanac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Oberholtzer
Frank Lauf
Edgar J. Brunski
Wenona
Andre
Josephine Randich
E. Gaylord Ball
Santa Fe
Toluca
Harry Bergenz
Dominick Antonacci
Duggan
Louis A. Howard
Frank E. Moffett
Bond
John Extrem
A. E. Tracey
W.d.smith
Susan Clark
Mary A. McMahon
Lacon
Lyman Robinson
Edelstein
Anna May Calder
LaPrairie
Coal and Communion Amid War Fuel Shortages
Churches in Downers Grove and New Hampshire regions unite for worship due to coal scarcity. Denominations join in Sunday services and Wednesday prayers, aiming for lasting fellowship beyond the crisis. A public notice from Marshall County, Illinois sets filing deadlines for county bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downer’s Grove
Chicago
Our Methodist Church
New Hampshire
St. Johnsburg
Baptist
Methodist
Aaron
Hermon
Zion
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry
Sparland Department
John Long
Peoria
Minnie Tanquary
Florence Webber
G. £. Moore
Babes
M. C. Marshall
Mabelle Marshall
Cornell
Wilson Jarman
Jarman
William Kenney
C. D. Marshall
Threshermen’s
Jefferson Hotel
T. Harmeson
Harmeson
Fay Harmeson
Black & Kuhl’s
Margaret Webber
Hester Collins
Nellie Aitchison
LaVeta Root
Harold Root
F. H. Gehr
Della Taylor
Delbert Taylor
Vivian Evans
William Aitchison
Leila Maxwell
Venita Sparr
Bernice Hoskins
Mary Riddell
Monmouth
Frank Marshall
Nellie Tanquary
Fred Blackwell
Mabelle Gehr
Elizabeth Marland
Jane Rae
Ethel Frisbey
Lloyd Hoadley
William Hoadley
Dennis
Lolaca
Chillicothe
Royce
Lloyd
Tenth Regiment of Home Guards
Springfield
Holy City
Rena Tanquary
Oscar Peintner
Tilinois
Ethel Watkins
Marie O'Leary Robinson-Calder
C. M. Calder
Anna Mae
Blue Ridge
Mary Armstrong
Miss Armstrong
Robinson
Anna Bradford
Denver
Colo
Lewis Armstrong
Mabel Webber
Julius Bullock
Princeville
Charles Timmons
Brown
Poe
Nevermore
Ranger
Walter Smith
Milford Marshall
Louise Osborne
Dolly Dimples
Toluca High School
Parsons
Tlinois
Marie O'Leary
South Whitefield
Alex Wunder
Lyle Schupp
George Waughop
Public Service Co
Northern
Illinois
Lowe Bros
High Standard Paints
T. J. Segraves
Henry Opera House
William Duncan
Daniels
Capt
Jink
Court House News
Pan Circuit Court
J. A. Simpson
John and
Mary Retter
Barnes, Magoon & Black
Sieg Iron Company
Francis Ryan
Tracey & Tracey
Kathryn Selters
T. G. Cusac
L. S. Cusac
Henry E. Jacobs
B. D. Richmond
Frank Colligan
F. E. Ryan
Lena Lakemper
Anna L. Conover
Iberlain
J. L. Easley
Macon
Chamberlain
Peg
International Harvester Company
U. S
Mmr
Ill
Board of Supervisors
Marshall County
Court House
Lawrence D. Gregory
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