Sparland and Henry Local Social Notes
Sparland Department reports on C. D. Marshall transacting business in Henry and numerous residents like Miss Dasie O Leary Mrs T Kelly and Aileen Peoria visitors and others in nearby towns. It notes visits from Prof W T Smith and family Otis Compton seeking farm work Miss Flossie Frisbey’s replacement, a funeral for Miss Susanna Charles and upcoming Easter goods from Mrs Wilde with an infant’s remains arrival and interment at La Prairie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Marshall
Henry
Dasie O’leary
T. Kelly
Aileen
Peoria
Harry Marshall
Flossie Frisbey
Murdock
W. T. Smith
Green- Ville
Otis Compton
Selbold
Francis
Clara Pride
Whitefield
Milby Marshall
Robert ‘Riddell
Monmouth
Pleasant three weeks visit ends as Mrs Shaffer returns
Mrs Shaffer and her son Raymond arrived home Sunday night after a pleasant three weeks visiting relatives in LaMar Missouri and Des Moines. Lloyd McLeish spent ten days with his parents Rev and Mrs McLeish and accompanied his mother to Bloomington for a short visit. Mrs Murdock hospitalized in Spring Valley underwent brain tumor surgery. her daughter Mrs Cumming plans to bring her home. LS ladies hosted a banquet in Lacon with Sparland attendees noted amid late travel due to floating ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaffer
Raymond
LaMar
Des Moines
Kline and Tanner
Lloyd McLeish
Rev
Mra. McLeish
Lloyd
Bloomington
McLeish
R Murdock
Spring Valley
Cumming
Lacon
Sparland
Bedford
M. Sparr
van Antwerp
T Gapen
Lena Macon
La Prairie Township High School Proposal Promises Local Benefit
A letter argues for establishing a three year high school in La Prairie Township to serve over two dozen prospective students and those aging out of eighth grade. It cites distance from other high schools and road conditions, estimates annual maintenance between 700 and 800 dollars, and notes the potential for continued community growth and church support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Prairie Township
R- J
Kyle
Miss Lucie Calder guest in Princegile and local notices
Miss Lucie Calder visits Princegile friends. Blanche Davidson travels to Chillicothe. Mrs. Busby spoke at Elmwood M E church. Nellie Kimble visits grandmother in Chillicothe. E R Leigh in Henry Saturday. Wilbur Casey visits Calder in town. Y P C W to elect officers at Madison April 2 social. Herbert Wilson hosts friends. George Gallup visiting Lottie Moore family in Salem. Obituary: Charles Robert Holmes born 1911 in La Prairie died 1912. Funeral at Saratoga cemetery with Rev. Busby officiating. Grandma Betts visiting Alfred and wife. Many local notes on health, visits, and errands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Herbert Wilson
George Gallup
Lottie Moore
Salem
Susan Charles
Grandma
Manock
Grandma Wood
Lawrence Turnbull
Wilmette
James Manock
Chillicothe
L. C
Emily Smith
Margaret Turnbull
Leota McCullough
Zella Kimble
Alma
Anna Calder
Charles Robert
Jesus
Hazel Rickey
Mabel Hauger
William Smart
Husby
John Betts
Babe
Willard Rickey
George Rickey
G Waughop
Wilder Brown
Blanche Farling
Samuel Chesney
Mauriee
Charles Hunt
Oscar Swarts
D. D. Brown
Joseph Ely
Louie
Peoria
Camp Grove Notes From Local Fair and Visits
Camp Grove reports include attendance at a Peoria horse sale with John Malone, Mr. Seelye, and Will King. Funeral attendees from Bradford for Mrs. Frank Colgan included Wil Green of Iowa and Cartusey brothers. John McManus and Charley O'Brien resume activities after illness. Various visits to Peoria and nearby towns noted along with a shooting match at Camp Grove won by Mr. Dalrymple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Grove
John Malone
Mr. Seelye
Will King
Peoria
James Smith
la Prairie
Renny James
Frank Colgan
Bradford
Wil Green
Iowa
John McManus
Ada Harty
Belle Ricl
James Murphy
Bulleyment
McGee
C. G
Will Real
Robert Sonier
Camp Gora
Ethel Hollandsworth
Henry
John Philip Blough
Dave Ross
John Winne
Swearinger
John Nilson
Marry_Monier
Wyoming
Elizabeth Malone
Adolph Renzi
Dalrymple
Michael McManus
MecNulty
John
Local notes from Peoria area residents and family events
Local items report visits by John Winne and Dr Blough in Peoria, a shooting match crowd, travel by Wm Green to Scranton Iowa, and a death in Bradford. Mrs Colgan's funeral is noted, with details of her family and age 28. J Philip Blough’s fifth birthday is celebrated by fourteen children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Grove
John Winne
Peoria
John Hickey
Wm. Green
Scranton
Frank Colgan
Blough
O’brien
Mary Cluskey
Bradford
James Kelley
John Philip
Ethel Hollandsworth
James Murphy
Elty
Illness and Loss Strike Family Despite Recovery
The passage notes a family afflicted by a serious blood infection in a son while Mr Colgan is recovering from pneumonia. It mentions the sympathy of all for the loss of a good wife and mother.
Probate Court Busy With Multiple Estate Filings
In Marshall county probate matters, petitions for administration and probate were filed for the estates of Wilson H. Bush Michael Batrum David M. Hall John King Patrick Cartmey W. C White and Charles O Johnson. Hearings, inventories and final reports were scheduled or approved, with bonds set for administrators. Real estate transfers and property deeds were recorded for numerous local owners and entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson H. Bush
Michael Batrum
David M. Hall
John King
Saie
H. Frank Perry
Marshall County
H. Prank “Perry
Henry E. Jacobs
M. J Monahan
George Ewart
Edwin Gants
S. A. Stateler
L. Wells
S. A. Statelet
L. H. Eldredge
Samuel L. Wells
Hilda Johnson
John Sciencer Burt
Robert Freece Buri
Edgar A. Hall
Mary A. Culter
Jordan
Henry. Henry Cemetery
A Cold La Grippe Then Pneumonia Warns of Fatal Sequence
An advertorial warning notes the danger of lingering coughs leading to pneumonia. It promotes Poley’s Honey and Tar Compound as a reliable medicine claimed to stop the cough, soothe air passages, and strengthen resistance, urging readers to refuse substitutes and keep it on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poley
A. J. Ironmonger
Ji In This Standard Praised By All For Sale Elsewhere
You judge a man not by what he promises to do but by what he has done. Caambérlain's Cough Remedy is judged by this standard with no superior. People everywhere speak in high terms. For sale by A J Ironmonger and T J Segraves druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caambérlain
A. J Ironmonger
T. J. Segraves
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