Sparland Notes From a Busy Week and Local Fun
Sparland residents report visits from Faye Watson of Lacon and Mrs. Zetta Gehr in Henry, and many attending a tournament in Lacon. The Baptist Helping Hand society hosted a lively Saturday program at the church, with music and speeches, while Marshall of Sparland was elected vice president of the Illinois Brotherhood of Threshermen at Peoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Watson
Lacon
Sparland
F.H. Gehr
Jennie Pringle
Zetta Gehr
Henry
Frank Johnson
McCrystal
Chillicothe
Michael Hayden
Jay Barnes
Whitefield
Sybil Tanner
Rachael Evans
F. H. Gehr
Mabelle Gehr
Peoria
Letha Kimball
John Betts
Betts
A. L. McLaughlin
Rhorer
St.Louis
Delavan
Theo, Kaiser
du Val
Helping Hand Society of the Baptist Church
Royce
Frelda Marshall
Ben Russell
Peoria Star
Marshall
United States
Illinois Brotherhood of Thresher Men
Charles D. Marshall
Illinois Brotherhood of Threshermen
P. J. Patterson
Sullivan
Ill
Isabelle McCartney
Margaret Campbell
Keep
McCluskey
Osborne
Betty Vincent
Samuel Thomas family buys farm north of Sparland
The Samuel Thomas family moves to the William Marland farm north of Sparland after purchasing it. A hail storm hit the area Monday afternoon. Mrs. Frank Taylor is traveling to Frankfort Illinois to seek a house if mining work remains good. The town notes various visits and local happenings including marriages, hospital trip for Otis Compton, and bake sales by the M B E church at John Van Antwerp store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Thomas
William Marland
Sparland
Frank Taylor
Frankfort
Robin
Zetta Gehr
Abijah Hall
Henry
Kate Thomas
Girard
William Williams
Dewey Hodge
Hazel Daniels
Dewey
John van Antwerp
Ray Elkins
John Hayline
Walter Miles
Ella Kiser
Charles Hunt
George Eckhoff
Henry Meister
Ernest Ely
Messrs
C. M. Sellers
I. W. Waughop
McNabb
Charles Hayline
Sam ‘Thomas
Bartolotti
Bake sale at Fred Gehr hardware store draws crowd
A Saturday bake sale hosted by the Ladies Aid society at Fred Gehr hardware store promises a popular selection of treats. The event follows a string of successful sales and aims to match past achievements.
Prairie avenue sale and local notices in Lacon
Holgar Brash sold his Prairie avenue residence to Rats and Son grain firm at Held for 4300 dollars. A list of local moves, accidents, sports, and assorted updates follows including a bank robbery claim, a kitchen fire injury, basketball games, hog shipments, travel between Henry and Lacon, and health notes on several residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holgar Brash
Prairie Avenue
Rats & Son
Held
Chas
Lake
Clyde Fisher
John Wunder
Hopewell
Kerosyne
Wunder
Henry
Lacon
Henry High School
Wm. Blackburn
Richland Township
Peoria
Jud Ong
Juddie Jr
Kansas City
Frank Shafer
John S. Thompson
Merritt Onyan
Fred Miller
Illiopolis
Ill
Merritt Onyun
Rev Calhoun Honored as One Week House Chaplain
Rev J D Calhoun of Washington Illinois is named by legislators Homer Tice and Ben L Smith to serve one week as House chaplain, a new custom requiring a chaplain from each senatorial district for a week. The note also cites issues with the mixed jury system and a humorous aside about jurors and their wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Calhoun
Washington, Il
Homer Tice
Ben L. Smith
Dahlberg
House
Springfield
Washington arrests over past year list broadened
Among those arrested in Washington during the past year were two diplomats, a congressman, eighteen editors, a professor, 243 army officers, forty one ministers and forty eight policemen. The editors fare better than the preachers in this tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Henry Republican Serves Chicago Tribune Herald Examiner
The Henry Republican remains an agent for the Chicago Tribune and the Herald-Examiner as well as the Peoria Daily papers, continuing its role in distributing the major papers to readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Republican
The
Chicago Tribune
Herald-Examiner
Peoria
Rain brings welcome relief to South Whitefield residents
The South Whitefield column notes plentiful rainfall replenishing wells and cisterns while a wave of colds spreads through the area. Local families welcome new neighbors, departures for work, and routine visits as residents adjust to changes in homes and farms.
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Illinois
Sparland Department
Emma Bahls
Evang
Cook
Fred Bliss
Zella Bliss
Walter Pride
M. C Marshall
Mabelle Marshall
Leslie Montonge
Wm. Frank
Babe
Wallace Formalls
Ottawa
H. A. Garret
Edw. Lydle
Allison Garret
Myron Lester
Clarence Marshall
George Frank
M. C. Marshall
Mabelle
Millford
Joe Ferguson
Rose Reichschlager
Henry Hospital
Miss Hdith
F. H., Gehr
Henry Accom
Stanley
Charles Thomas
Thomas
Marland
Clara Osborne
Edna Riddell
L. N. Osborne
Nellie Tanquary
Co. D. Marshall
John Titus
Congregational
Blue Ridge
Titus
Bonham
Whitefield Township
Ladies Aid
J. van Antwerp
Elmer Olson
Grace Aitchison
Grace
Minnie
Washington
Jesus Christ
Bethel
Red Airplane
H. W. Gehr
Mildred Lyons
Laura Pribble
Baby
Enid Carroll Case
Epworth League
Elizabeth Marland
Henry Day
Sparland School Notes
Glee Club
Olive Hastings
Mites Standish
Longfellow
Government
Freshies
Barker
Iowa
Timothy Watkins
Deyo Farm
Bradford
Broadmoor
Durham
Berkshire
Buck
Emmerson Gang
John Deere
Deere
Litchfield
McCormick
Hayes
Reid Bros
W. L. Winslow
Miles Fox
Owen Sharkey
Steuben
Jane Young
Fred Gehr Hardware
Ladies Aid Society
Dell Nighsonger
Charles Kincaid
Carl
Watkins Garage
van Dusen
Mrs. Newell
Fairview
M. E. Church
League Room
Minnie Gehr
Kaiser Bill
Inez van Antwerp
Rev. Calhoun
Boston
South Whitefield
Wm. Moore
Harold Ball
Albert Johnson
J. A. Titus
Bonham School
Harvey Nighsanger
Kilbourne
St. Harvey
Mrs. Nighsonger
Geo. E. Griffith
Accident and Health Insurance
Second
Wirt
Henry, Ill
America
L. F. Klein
Gregory Bros
Will Schmitt
J. M. Arnold WM
True F. E. Murphy
Putnam
Mr. Edison
Edison
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