Local village notes show residents and visitors
The column lists numerous Sparland area residents and visitors from Henry, Peoria, Lacon and nearby towns. Highlights include visits by A L McLaughlin, Frank Richter, Beulah Kear improving after typhoid pneumonia, Elsie Cumming with a Peoria companion, the purchase of property by Osborne, and church events with a four member orchestra from Chillicothe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kifne
H Holender
Gamuel Wilde
Henry
May FE Wilde
Miles McCartney
Egchool
Effie W. Rowley
Jennie Newell
Jacob Noll
Noll
Noll's Sister “Mex, Ianthus Newell, Notics
Beulah Kear
Elsie Cumming
Peoria
Wm Kenney
Messrs MC
Marshall
Grant Coatnay
Peter F Craig
Lacon
Sparland
Mrnday
Clara Ruth
Relief
McLaughlin
A. Kine
H Tanner
James Smith
Tessie Nesjeck
Wm Riddell
Sanday
Jane Young
Joe Sheeler
Chillicothe
Baptist Church
Ehere Amon Luft
Helen Luft
Nellie Blackwell
Henry Luft
C D Marshall
F Farling
Blanche
Mary (Fuather
Spring Valley
Frank Caintanas
Ira ‘Murdock
Wes Gavidle Varnire
Wm Anderson
Sammel Hill
Freja Marshall
Sfirm
A Kline
Roland Cumming
Babe Wert
Midlochan
Bennett Cumming
FE A Garrett
Pearts
Aillian Garrett
Edna Zelliorcer
Hazel McLaughlin
Thalder
la Prairie
Lucy Calder
Oher
Adelbert Lewis Newell obituary and funeral details
Adelbert Lewis Newell born Sparland January 18 1889 died Wenona March 16 1915 aged 26 years 1 month 26 days leaves young wife Kate Smith and a son plus his parents three brothers and a sister He was a miner and driver and member of Sparland Miners union later transferred to Wenona services held at his parents home conducted by Rev McLeish with Psalm 90 the burial at Lacon The piece also notes a separate anecdote about a Cleveland attorney's Mediterranean trip and a customs mishap on return from across the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelbert Lewis Newell
Sparland
Ife
Wenona
Ill
Leroy Newel
Kate Smith
Lacon
Taron
Tanthus Lester
Orley
Lena Ridenour
Sparland Miners’ Union
Venona
1D McLeish
Mabelle Gele Mere
Me Beish
Messrs
Aitchison
Geli
Leta Maxwell
Sparland and Wenona Miners’ Union
Sparland Meetings Draw County Attention and Local News
The past two weeks of Sparland meetings drew many county residents and officials. Highlights include Elizabeth Johnson substituting at Central School during Sadie Marland's absence, Edith Johnson arriving from Mountain Valley Kansas for a visit and medical work, and local updates on illness, voting, property moves, and community events. Gene Cooper’s father’s illness and passing in Dunlap are noted along with farm employment and a new purchase by Mrs. Mabel Doran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Charlie Swanson
Kinsella Farm
Mabel (Nee VanPatten) Doran
Clyde Doran
Belsly
Lacon Ford
Chris Jacobson
Littled
Mrs Margaret Scott Stricken By Apoplexy In La Prairie
Mrs Margaret Scott suffered an apoplexy on Saturday and is very low. Nurse Miss Yardly from Proctor Hospital cares for her. Several local residents and visitors are listed with Sabbath and weekend visits, while church activities and community notes conclude the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Patrick's Day
Ole Scoon
Lacon
Wat Scoon
Woman's Missionary Society of the
J &P Church
Rath Turnbull
Backward State Debate Sparks House Vote On Ancient Post
The question of which state is most backward surfaces in a March discussion. Delaware proposed 24 as a candidate while the House of Representatives faced a decisive vote to retain an archaic Appine post amid various considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware Murtz
House of Representatives
Mnust
Local Notes From Varna Heading Into Community Week
SOUTE WESTER DEL, Mr. Copeland of Varna canvassed in the territory last week. Several residents sawed wood for local families and helpers during the week. The Eckhoff family settled into a new home as Hunt relatives attended a Peoria wedding. A sudden death of Lewis Newell saddened the community, prompting expressions of sympathy and reflection on life and eternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soute Wester del
Mr. Copeland
Varna
Jay Barnes
I W.waughop
C. Hunt
George Johnston
Ely
Hunt
Mr. DeWalt
Johnston
Ford Schupp
Baby
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 Wulnder
Lewis Newell
Camp Grove Notes Include Local Upgrades and Visits
Camp Grove social and business notes describe Stark County Telephone Co planning a Kellogg switchboard installation next month. Elevator and road improvements, livestock shipments, and railway petitions show local activity. Easter services at Saratoga MBE Church are set for April 4 with Sunday school officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Grove
A. B. Hoff
Stark County Telephone Co
Kellogg
John Malone
Oakland
E. N Sogner
Q Ruiz
France
E N Bogner
Camprove
Wm Gill
Sara Murphy
Wm King
Thomas Riley
Celestine Ryan
Peoria
Nellie Hickey
Lackman
Wyoming
J) O'Brien
Sac City
Webster City
Storm Lake
Louis Koenigsacker
Browns
Mr Flanders
Co &Nw Railway Co
Clapp Roadminster
Thatcher Hotel
Charles Nelson
Canova
Minnesota
Local Notices and Family News from Turn of Day
Lawn Ridge reports activity with William Predmore using a stump puller to pull hedges at Gottlieb Byars farm. Various residents, including Wallace Dodd and Mrs Wilcox, share health, travel, and social updates with several farm and church notes and a county board cost figure for trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Moody
Nan
Peoria
H Cornell
Pt Viet
Miller
J L. Smith
Pfeiffer
Smith
Ada Estell Sm
Jelty
Minnesota
Iowa
John Stell
Grand Forks
Minn
Atoms—county
Board of Supervisors
Prince ‘Tom
Quincy
Transfers and notices from Lacon and surrounding towns
Real transfers and quit claim deeds listed for Aurela Newburn to Frank Wunder and others, various parcels in sections around Whitefield Lacon Richland Henry and Toluca. Also marriage licenses births and marriages announced for local residents in Toluca Lacon Varna and Whitefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurela Newburn
Frank Wunder
Whitefield
Wilber W. Johnson
Leonard C. McMurtrie
Smith
Michael Bolander
Henry Weers
City
Cook Place
Lewis H. Allen
Ernest Schumacher
Richland
Janie Martin
C. G. Starliper
Prairie
Ella E. Melick
Cleo Heler
Henry
Sarah
Leech
Mary C. Deck
Lombard
John W. Tomb -and- Flattley
Charles B. Dorsey
Lot
Santa Fe Lst
Toluca
Henry Dahlbach
Alvina Backer
Thomas T. Lopeman
Winno M Daniels
Building a Rainproof Walkway Between Pavilions
The state board of agriculture constriction committee plans contracts to cover walkways linking the hog and sheep pavilions with adjacent buildings. A $19,000 appropriation was provided in the last assembly. The project aims to allow fair visitors to tour most buildings without rain, with decisions pending on managing construction or hiring a general contractor. Begin work early in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Agriculture
Mark-till -He-Etarted-Ag
WHY WOMEN SUFFER Learn the Cause and Cure
A shaky fragment argues many Henry women endure backache headaches dizziness and urinary issues. It claims women are weakened and urges relief with Dean's Kidney Pills, endorsed by a local resident Mrs. C Johnson of Henry who describes relief after use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
C—&Johnseon
Henry
Tim
Rheusatte
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the Republics
Evleniey, Wut
Syariand Department
John Davis
Fred Seibold
tPeoria
A. L. McLaughlin
Busi
SirMias Della Taylor
iRenry
Isine Marie Garrett
Nellie Bia Sia
Frank Richter
Bushnell
Mre
Frank Ander
George Wiley
Florence
Epworth
Mire Bagwill
Frank Johnson
Johnson
Mra
Zetta Gehr
Cleveland
Plain Dealer
New York
Custom House
Eli Hessateyous
Spredstara
Eadsters
N. Bogner
Camp Grove, Lll
Saratoga M. BE
Win Smart
Kelley
Holmes
Stev Busby
Droadmoor
E.G. Rees
Kewanee Satur
Phenix
Bradford
Broadmoor
Charles Winn
Vile
Blanche VanDeventer
Nebraska
Blackburn
A. W. Holmes
Anna Stange
Misa Filpence Lippert
Castleton
Charles
J A. Cunningham
Charles McDonald
Ruth McKean
Henry, Illinois
J. Watercott
V. P. Turner
L. R. Phillips
G. A. Pas
Amt
Lee Brokaw
Will Piper
Reby Anderson
Providente
F Re Jardine
Als
Fred Dexter
Edward Wilson
Algo Nobel Weing
Chicago
Jardine
Kirkpatrick
Suins
Cottage
Cyron Allen
Gourt Hoube New
Louis Cappony
Fehrer
Orville Bean
Julius Bearoreoff
Adolph Adolph
J M Sherburn
A. J. Iroi
Monger
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