Sparland notes and obituaries from March 1919
A rich village page records local doings in Sparland including visits to Peoria and Chillicothe, theater and church events, a St. Francis hospital update, and the death of George W. McCartney of LaPrairie. It notes road grit of rural teachers, a basketball tournament in Lacon, and a grand lodge lecture by A. F. and A. M. in Sparland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Webber
LaPrairie
Peoria
William Frank
Lois McQuilkin
Velma
Elva Campbell
Louise Osborne
Fred Blackwell
Henry
Ed Myers
J, C, Duncan
W. McCartney
Henry McCartney
Willis Rickey
Saratoga
Glasford
L. N. Osborne
Billy
L. E. Dennis
Julia Frances
Thomas Monier
Hot Springs
Ark
Relief McLaughlin
Bert
Arthur Davis
Harry Ingram
Ingram
M. E. Church
Sparland Lodge
Harry L. Kelley
Elmwood
Henry Greys
Comets
Sparland High School
Peoria High
Sparland High
Sparland Boys
George W. McCartney
Indiana County
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Illinois
Saratoga Township
LaPrairie Township
la Prairie
Lake Geneva Sanitarium
U. P. Church
H. H. Houston
William of
York
Neb
Andrew
Warren, Minn
N. B. W. McCartney
Sparland
Andrew J
McCartney
Lake Geneva
J. P. Nesbit
Sparta
U. P. Church of
A. M. Bowlin
Sparland M. EF
Cecil Parsons
Nellie Aitchison
LaPrairie Church
Nesbit
Stella Manock
Vision of community house aids the poor in Pittsburgh
A letter describes a seven story brick community house with recreation facilities and Bible study for all, funded by Miss Arbuckle and intended to be self supporting. It praises Christian service, laments church weakness in some places, and asks friends to pray and support the work in Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hastings
East
Linden Place
N. S
Pittsburgh
First United Presbyterian
North Side
Miss Arbuckle
Arbuckle Coffee Company
Church
Baal
Christ
Attorney Black of
Lacon
Myrle E. Hastings
Ty Ag
Local notes and social updates from South Whitefield area
Earl Wherry and family recover from influenza. Baby ill with lymphatic gland trouble. Mrs. Salisbury visiting son Will in Oskasis Minnesota. Leora Jacobs visited Peoria. Many residents engaged in home remodeling and farming news. Marriages and real estate transfers noted along with Army discharges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Wherry
George Waukhop
M. J. Salisbury
Will
Oskasis
Minn
Leora Jacobs
Bonham School
Peoria
Court House News Circuit Court New Cases Summary
Circuit Court filings list cases including Yanochowski vs Rickey and Rickey for assumpsit, Kamp vs Collins with partners West & Binniman, and Capponi appeal. Estates of Bishop Splain Duller Diverbiss Barnes Schlosser include claims, personal property sales, letters of administration, and hearings. Jury hearings and pleadings scheduled for March 7 10 13 and related motions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
F. A. Yanochowski
Willis B. Rickey
Pearl Rickey
Assumpsit
William C. Kamp
William Edward Collins
William West
William Binniman
Partners As West & Binniman
Angelo Capponi
Andrew Tracey
Eliza J. Bishop
Joseph M. Splain
G. C. Treadway
Central Union Tele Phone Co
Thomas Duller
Riley O. Diverbiss
Crow Creek
Black
Matilda Barnes
John Barnes
Henry J. Schlosser
Not Your Heart It’s Your Kidneys Health Ad
An old advertisement warns that kidney trouble causes fatigue sleeplessness and pain and recommends GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. It promises rapid relief within twenty four hours and urges continued daily use to prevent further attacks. The copy claims the product purifies the blood supports kidneys and offers a money back guarantee conditioned on three elves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Haarlem
Also Mentioned on This Page
I. R. Phillips
Charles Greenlee
J. Watercott F
Y. Yanochowski
Lawrence Peterman
Vv, P. Turner ,B. G. Hoyle
Sparland Department
William Aitchison
Howard Schoafft
M. C. Marshall
Mabelle
Chillicothe
Laura Rickey
Jane Young
South Whitefield
Meister and Blankenship
Mr. Meister
Jack Reese
Bride
Fred Ross
France
Leslie Waughop
Will Gray
Harvey Nighsanger
Mr. Eckhoff
J. W. Waughop
Sheldon Stout
Willard Rickey
Martin Farm
William Sellers
Prather
Broadmoor
John Driscoll
Alice Poff
Buda
Clarence Erven
Milo
Wilbur Drawyer
Gilbert
Bradford
J. W. Erven
Chicago
Durwood
R. W. Shimel
L. E. Clifton
LeRoy
Rock Falls
Laura Brown
John Charlton
Speer
Northwestern Railroad Company
Otis Hodges
Alma Hodges
Forrest Baylor
Castleton
Mlinois Oil Company
William Ryan
Leland
Alfred T. Strawn
Cynthia W. Vernay
Hopewell
David Dwyer
John Dwyer
Steuben
Riddell
Emma L. Russell
Louis A. Smith
John J. Flynn
Nellie M. Cornell
George S. Pines
John G. Duden
Bennington
Wallace H. Dodd
John
Webster Greene
la Prairie Township
United States of America
Samuel ‘I. McKean
Andrew Kelm
Emma
Alyina Kelm
Varna
Peter Harrington
James Russell
Whitefield
Toluca Coal Co
Nellie Swartz
Evans Township
Bridget Goodrich
Adelaide B. Marquis
Elizabeth Morey
James
Anna Fay
Edmund Harney
William Green
John Wilson
Lester H. Reed
Barney Holler
Eva Holler
Selmea Kelly
Benjamin Burt
Bell Plain
Jennie FE. Flynn
Sarah Wilson
Lombard
George W. Cahoon
Charles E. Swartz
Sarah E. Swartz
City of Venona
David B. Huffman
Amree Longman
Elsie Longman
Richard O'Halloran
Rosa Cohen
Santa Fe
Toluca
Ruben Wilson
John Gannon
Ralph Maynard
George
Frances Helmandollar
James F. Hammett
James McDonald
Louise Maxwell
Clyde Eb, Simpson
United States Army
Francis Mile Cavette
Carl A. Lenz
Ralph Jenkins
Clarence R. Vaughn
Michael Judson Durham
Carl J. M. Stromgren
August Nelson
G. E. Fenwick
Court House News
Public Service Co
Northern Illinois
Allen B. Smith
Brown’s
Ill
Tampa
Matthew Steele
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