Local Social Roundup of Visits and Illness
Mr and Mrs Wm Riddell visit West Baden and Chillicothe. Mrs Joseph Hensley entertains aunt Mrs Rice of Farmington. Mr and Mrs Guy Moore of Henry host Milby Marshall. Mrs Harry Frisbey suffers inflammatory rheumatism. Mrs Lillia Oldman visits parents the Bolenders. Mr and Mrs Frank Hill of Moline visit Wm and Mrs Hill. Wm Riddell of Chillicothe attends M E church. Milby Marshall and Rob ert Rickey visit Chillicothe. Mr and Mrs Wm Bennett visit with Luther Ray. Miss Bessie Hill stays with Mrs Guy Moore in Henry. Glen Wagner returns from La Porte with brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Riddell
West Baden
Joseph Hensley
Mrs. Rice of
Farmington
Guy Moore
Henry
Milby Marshall’s
Harry Frisbey
Lillia Oldman
Bolender
Frank Hill
Moline
Wm. Hill
Chillicothe
M.E
Milby Marshall
Robert Rickey
Wm. Bennett
Bennett
Luther Ray
Bessie Hill
Glen Wagner
la Porte
Ind
Pretty Stork Card Announces Baby at Dewey Home Camp Grove
Mrs Sparr notes birth at Mr and Mrs Harry Dewey home in Camp Grove. Local social items include Abingdon visits by Mrs Al Watkins and Ynnetta Sparr, Anna McFarland joining Clarke Co Peoria store, and church events in Sparland and Steuben Baptist church with a St Patrick program and a two act play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparr
Harry Dewey
Camp Grove
al Watkins
Ynnetta Sparr
Abingdon
Peoria
the Majestic
Ernest Kline
Fred Gehr
Mabel Gehr
Vivian Evans
John van Antwerp
Clyde McLaughlin
Wm. Aitchison
Jesse Duncan
Anna McFarland
Sparland
St. Patrick’s
Miss Gehr
Everett Simpson
Mr. Billiott
Miss Nightwanger
Lewis Webster
Alfreta Bedford
Roland O'Leary
Oscar McLaughlin
Albert Delvalley
Bridget
Beulah Kear
Mike
Harry Seibold
The
Baptist Church
St. Patrick
La Prairie social notes and theater at Speer
Miss Clark of Peoria visits Mrs. Lulu Collins in La Prairie as social notes include guests Una Watt Dorothy Scott and Charles Goodrich at Lawn Ridge. The Colonel's Maid staged at town hall with Miss Blanche Davidson and Mildred Greene Wilmot among cast. next stop Sparland March 24. Also reports illness of Mrs. James Burnett and a Chicago wedding of John Hastings and Ollie Artman. Death of Mrs. Riddell noted with funeral in La Prairie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Bradford
Florence Aitchison
Archie
la Prairie
Myrtle Wilmot
Virginia
Speer
H. N. Wilmot
Bradford
Lacon
Blanche Davidson
Mildred Greene Wilmot
Onarga
Comnock School of Oratory
Evanston
Carlton College
Farmington
Town Hall
Sparland
James Burnett
Henry King
Wentworth
S. D
Herbert Wilson
John Hastings
Ollie Artman
Chicago
Riddell
Henry
U. P
J. P. Nesbit
College Springs
Colds warning urges Cham berlain's Cough Remedy sale
A newspaper note warns that colds can lead to serious germ diseases such as pneumonia and constipation. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a cure and lists A J Ironmonger and A J Segraves as druggists selling it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Ironmonger
A. J. Segraves
South Whitefield notes and funeral for Buckley
Weather remains mild and roads good in March. Local farmers have wood milled while families move houses and relocate near Sparland and Shil licothe. The Buckley funeral at Sparland Baptist drew a large crowd, with floral displays and widespread affection. Card messages report good health and travel plans for Mrs Barr and Mr Barr as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
Bonham School
Fred Ely
Lyman Vincent
Shillicothe
Dwyer
Dorff
Johnston
Thomas Dwyer
Vincent
Rosie Baugh
Henry
Mr. Buckley
Mr. Barr
Wilder Brown
Dallas Brown
John DeWalt
Republican Front Page Briefs Headlines Fresh News
The Republican reports on early results and developing stories as they unfold. Readers are urged to follow ongoing coverage for updated scores, statements, and official confirmations from city and state authorities.
D. D. D. Prescription Claims Fast Skin Relief
An advertisement touts a topical mix of Oil of Wintergreen and Thymos claiming instant relief from burning itching and pimples. It promises soothing cleansing effects and overnight healing, with endorsement from local druggist T. J. Segraves and the D. D. D. brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Segraves
Measles circulate in families amid local social notes
Byron Allen, Walter Schantz, and Leonard Hunter's children are sick with measles. In Mason school district families of James Hannon Clarence Hay Ernest Dee and Charles Swanson report measles. Frances and Edgar Draper sick in Missouri new home. Mrs Draper developing symptoms. Numerous visits and Social notes detail residents visiting, hosting, and small local events. A birth is reported: a 10-pound boy born to Mr and Mrs John O Neall on March 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Allen
Walter Schantz
Leonard Hunter
Mason
James Hannon
Clarence Hay
Ernest Dee
Charles Swanson
Ward
Frances
Edgar Draper
Missouri
Rudolph Miller and Son
Joe Cook
Donovan
Barry
Peter Reynolds
Wm. Chesney
Daniel Donovan
Sheffield
Mary Miller
Lloyd
Swanson
Wm. Harris
Dover
Harry Halladay
Wm. Piper
Halladay
Lee Brokaw
John King Will Distributes 1909 Estate in La Prairie
The will of John King who died March 4 at his son Hugh H King’s home in La Prairie leaves a 29000 dollar estate with 13000 in real estate including an 80 acre Saratoga township tract and 16000 in personal property. He loans 1000 to four children and directs 1000 to five others, with the Saratoga land to be sold and proceeds and remaining money split among eight children and a grandson. Guardians are named for the grandson, and executors Hugh H King and William S King receive 200 dollars each. The document is dated March 4 1909 and witnessed by E D Richmond William Riddell and W H Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John King
Hugh H. King
la Prairie
Saratoga Township
Hugh H
William S
Elizabeth King
Margaret King Burnett
Jane King Coulter
Henry King
Robert King
John Phillips
James Burnett
William S. King
E. D. Richmond
Wm. Riddell
W. H. Ford
Wenona Index Fire Protections Widely Adopted By Mines
J H Mountjoy reports Wenona Toluca Sparland coal mines have installed full fire protection systems including telephones and miner warning gangs. Burglars robbed Charles Kuhl’s home last Thursday night, taking Ed Kuhl’s money from a trunk and a leather belt with 125 dollars in gold. Anna Whitaker a former Wenona resident died March 11 in Chicago after months of illness born Hannah Worley in 1831 in Ohio. she married Isaac Whitaker in 1861 and came to Venona. interment at Lacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenona
J. H
Mountjoy
Toluca
Sparland
Charles Kuhl
Anna Whitaker
Samuel Fulks
Chicago
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Medicine Ad
A Cold La Grippe Then Pneumonia. Foley's Honey and Tar expels the cold checks the la grippe and prevents pneumonia. It is a prompt reliable cough medicine containing no narcotics. Safe for children and adults. A. J. Ironmonger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
A. J. Ironmonger
J. W. Kuhn
Princeton
Ned
A. J
Ronmoneyer
Eggs for Hatching Offer from Sparland Mrs Betts
Single Comb Rhode Island Red eggs from a good laying strain offered for 0 cents per setting of 15 eggs or 3.50 dollars per hundred. Contact Mrs. A. W. Betts, Sparland Illinois Route 2. 3 16 61. Subscribe for The Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
A. W. Betts
Sparland
Local Social Roundup in Lawn Ridge and Vicinity
Residents of Lawn Ridge and nearby towns share visits, transfers, and gatherings. James Rayfield and friends from Trivoli, Peoria visitors, and local hosts mark a week of arrivals and departures. Raymond Miller secures a U S mail clerk post on the Santa Fe road. Mrs Swann hosts multiple dinners while Mrs Goodrich visits an aunt in East La Prairie. A road openness meeting furthers plans to link bluff pasture to Forrest Grove road with bridges. Mrs Lukehart moves to Forest Grove. Chris Rapp relocates near Castleton. Mrs Wilcox battles appendicitis with improving mobility after a recent setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
F. D. Nurss
Peoria
A. B. Curtis
Charles Goodrich
East la Prairie
James Scoon
California
Manock
Foley
Illinois
Big Hollow
Henry Owen
Forrest Grove
Lukehart
Forest Grove
Chris Rapp
Castleton
Bert Wilcox
Swann
Charles Perkins
L. A. Chapin
Sumner Perkins
West Hallock
Rose Palmberg
China
Roy Hodges
Edelstein
Local Social Notes From South Milo
Mrs Elizabeth Fountain and Williard Proctor visited Mr and Mrs Roy Stone and Mr and Mrs Lewis Odell of Sparland spent Tuesday with sister Mrs George Barker and family. The Ladies Aid chicken pie social Thursday evening drew few attendees and proceeds unknown. Amree Longman and Ethel Reid visited Frank Bell home while Roy Hogate family moved into Tom Harriss tenant house. Lela Montgomery started school Monday and George Barker on rheumatism list improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Milo
Elizabeth Fountain
Williard Proctor
Roy Stone
Lewis Odell
Sparland
George Barker
Ladies’ Aid
Amree Longman
Ethel Reid
Frank Bell
Roy Hogate
Tom Harris
Lela Montgomery
Probate Court conducts wills and real estate transfers
Probate proceedings fix April 10 hearings on wills for Christopher Christ Elizabeth Monahan John King and Andrew Engstrand bodies. Estate actions include appraisals tax reports final settlements and notices. Real estate transfers record warranty quit claim and bills of sale for multiple properties and a church lot conveyance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Christ
Elizabeth C. Monahan
John King
William C. White
George K. Brayman
Andrew P. Engstrand
W. C. White
Joe Thierry
George Young
Alva Dickey
Eleanor Gregory
Patrick Cartney
Charles H. Saxby
Andrew J. McCartney
Charles D. Kimble
Nver
la Prairie
Ervin Baldwin
Cyrus Allen
Fleming
Lacon
Jos
Neuhalsen
Henry
John Downey
Peter Zimmerman
Evans
Jacob C. Stoner
May Bergantz
Hopewell
James N. Owen
Benjamin L. Owen
See
Richland
Antioch Christian Church
Wm. Shreves
East
Antioch Cemetery
Celectino Capranieck
Toluca Livery Closure Sparks Local ventures and clubs
Toluca’s J O Taylor closes his livery as he moves to Chillicothe to run a purchased hotel. Toluca youths form a public school athletic association with Bob Garrolls as captain and manager and Barney Ghiglieri as assistant. A Toluca high school girls literary and athletic booster club grows to about 50 members. Members plan to attend the Marshall county field days in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toluca
J. O. Taylor
Chillicothe
Public School Athletic Association
Bob Garrells
Barney Ghiglieri
Marshall County
Mildred Ruble
Marie Fecht
Pearl Davis
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Richmond
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Jonesboro
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J. I. Case
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International Dairy Cream
M. McLaughlin
Sparland, Ill
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Sparland Personals
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