Sparland Social Notes Show Local and Visiting Guests
Sparland and nearby towns host visitors from Henry Peoria Lacon and Chillicothe. Residents record Sunday gatherings school absences illness and family arrivals including a new daughter to Mr and Mrs Orville Marons and Epworth League plans at the M E church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BH. A. Kline
H. Bolender
Peoria
Samuel Wilde
Henry
May E. Wilde
Miles McCartney
Effie W. Rowley
Jennie Newell
Jacob Noll
Elsie Cumming
Wm. Kenney
Lockport
W. S. Osborne
Duncan
Guy H. Moore
Messrs
M. C
William
Lacon
Wm. McGee
Sparland
Jane Young
Joe Sheeler
Chillicothe
Baptist Church
Saratoga M
Wm. Smart
Epworth League
Kelley
Holmes
Busby
Adelbert Lewis Newell Dies in Wenona Miners’ Tragedy
Adelbert Lewis Newell 26 died March 16 after being struck by a passing train while crossing tracks near Wenona Illinois. He left a wife Kate Smith and a young son, plus parents and siblings. Funeral held at Sparland with Reverend D McLeish, burial in Lacon beside wife's kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelbert Lewis Newell
Sparland
Ill
Wenona
Leroy Newell
Kate Smith
Lacon
Ianthus
Lester
Orley
Tena Ridenour
Sparland Miners’ Union
Rev
D. McLeish
Mabelle Gehr
Messrs. Aitchison
Gehr
Leta Maxwell
Sparland and
Cleveland Lawyer Recalls Aboard Trip Misunderstanding
A Cleveland attorney described his first trip to the Mediterranean and a customs experience on a New York pier. The officer asked to open trunks and clarify personal property, prompting humorous confusion about what counts as personal goods and real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
The
Plain Dealer
New York
Custom House
Local Notes From La Prairie Community
Mrs. Margaret Scott suffered apoplexy and remains very ill with nursing care from Miss Yardly of Proctor Hospital. Various residents visit homes and businesses during the spring vacation. Monmouth Gospel Team holds services at the N P church. Dorothy Scott hosts a St Patrick luncheon for fourteen. The Woman's Missionary Society of the U P church meets April 1 with Mrs Ruth Turnbull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth Gospel
N. P
Myrtle Hastings
Henry Hastings
Monmouth College
Ed Monier
Milo
Alvin Calder
Reba Longman
Clyde
Otto Hichstaedt
Little J. M. Calder
Rose Herridge Calder
Dorothy Scott
Ollie Scoon
Lacon
Wm. Scoon
Woman's Missionary Society of the U. P. Church
Ruth Turnbull
Which State Is the Most Backward in the Union
The piece argues the question is impertinent and depends on viewpoint. It suggests Delaware as a candidate for being backward, noting the Delaware House of Representatives voted by a large majority to retain the archaic whipping post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
House of Representatives
Local Doings and Tragedy Noted in South Whitefield
Community happenings include carpenters and laborers at various homes, visits by neighbors and relatives, and a wedding at Peoria. The death of Lewis Newell is reported with solemn reflection on family loss and the finality of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Whitefield
Mr. Copeland
Varna
Watkins
Jay Barnes
I. W. Waughop
C. Hunt
George Johnston
Ely
Hunt
Mr. DeWalt
Mr. Johnston
Ford Schupp
Wishall
Nora Wunder
Herman
Val Hofer
Clyde Wood
Hazel
George Waughop
L. Waughop
Eckhoff
Hunt-Hannum
Peoria
Edna Miles
T. Whitmer
Henry
Ed’ Damm
F. Wunder
Lewis Newell
Camp Grove Notes Mixed With Local Developments
Camp Grove reports include Stark County Telephone Co to install Kellogg switchboard next month. Local engine shop changes, road petitions, and livestock shipments cited. Multiple residents travel to Peoria and Wyoming. weather, health updates, and hotel painting noted amid broader village happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Grove
A. B. Hoff
Stark County Telephone Co
John Malone
Oakland
EB. N. Bogner
C. G. Ruiz
France
E. N. Bogner
Wm. Gill
Sara Murphy
Peoria
Wm. King
Thomas Riley
Celestine Ryan
Nellie Hickey
Violjaj Lackman
Wyoming
Co. J. O’brien
Sac City
Webster City
Storm Lake
Louis Koenigsacker
Browns
Flanders
Co. &N. W. Railway Co
Clapp
M. W. O'Brien
Leonard
Thatcher Hotel
Charles Nelson
Canova
S. C
Minnesota
Mrs Cunningham Visits Daughter in Whitefield
Mrs J A Cunningham of Whitefield visited her daughter Mrs Charles McDonald one day recently. Miss Ruth McKean returned to her school duties at Normal Sunday after a few days visit with home folks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Charlie Swanson
Kinsella
Mabel
Nes VanPatten
Floyd VanPetten
la Prairie
George Wiley
Gene Cooper
Dunlap
John Gibbons
Clyde Doran
Mr. Belsly
Lacon Ford
Chris Jacobson
Broadmoor
G. Rees
Kewanee
D. Phenix
Bradford
Charles Winn
Peoria
Roy
Blanche van Deventer
Nebraskka
W. J. Blackburn
A. W. Holmes
Anna Stange
Florence Lippert
Castleton
Chestes Winn
F. D. Nurss
Jennie Swann
Elmer Chapin
Robert Moody
Dan
F. H .Cornell
Wilmot
Miller
J. L. Smith
Pfeiffer
Minnesota
John Mstell
Mast Grand Forks
Minn
J. A. Cunningham
Whitefield
Charles McDonald
Ruth McKean
Real Estate Transfers and Marriage Notices Hit Gourt House News
Real estate transfers list numerous quitclaim deeds across Whitefield Lacon Toluca and Henry with names including Aurela Newburn Wilber W Johnson Michael Bolander and Ella Melick. Marriage licenses issued to Dahlbach Backer Lopeman Daniels and consent of father noted for Lopeman Daniels. Births report new daughter for Cappony Bean Bearere and Sherburn families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurela Newburn
Frank Wunder
Whitefield
Wilber W. Johnson
Leonard C. McMurtrie
Smith
Lacon
Michael Bolander
Henry Weers
City
Lewis H. Allen
Ernest Schumacher
Richland
Janie Martin
C. G. Starliper
la Prairie
Ella E. Melick
Cleo Helier
Henry
Sarah A. Leech
Mary C.’ Deck
Lombard
R. R
John W. Tomb
John
Santa Fe
Toluca
Henry Dahlbach
Alyina Backer
Thomas T. Lopeman
Winna M. Daniels
Louis Cappony
Orville Bean
Julius Bearere
Adolph Adolphson
Varna
J. M. Sherburn
Local Fair Hall Walks to Be Covered in Rain Plan
State board of agriculture committee seeks bids to cover walks linking the hog and sheep pavilions and adjacent structures. An appropriation of 10000 was approved. Work to start in spring. decision on contracting method pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Agriculture
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement for Backache and Nervousness
Mrs. C. E. Johnson of Henry says Doan's Kidney Pills cured her backache and rheumatic pains, easing nervousness and dizziness. The ad claims widespread endorsement and urges readers to buy the same kidney remedy from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York and other dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Henry
C. E. Johnson
Western Ave
Doan
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Anna Suft
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Nellie Blackwell
Henry Suft
C. D. Marshall
F. Farling
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Ira Murdock
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Wm. Anderson
Samuel Hill
Freda Marshall
A. Kline
Roland Cumming
Babe
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B. A. Garrett
Allison Garrett
Edna Zellhoefer
Hazel McLaughlin
Calder
Iunday
Lucy Calder
Florence
M. E
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Bert Herrise
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Howard Edminster
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Hiern
Fenn
Toaeursy
Ewe Wee
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Will Piper
Reby Anderson
Providence
J. R. Jardine
Fred Dexter
Edward Wilson
Nobel Werns
Jardine
Wirkpatrick
Silvis
Byron Allen
Adams County Board of Supervisors
Princeton
Quincy
Henr
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W. P. Turner
L. R. Phillips
Cashier. Co
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Gourt House News
A. J. Ironmonger
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