Our Sister Towns and Local Notes
A collection of brief items from Thostopublican readers includes names visiting relatives in Varna Ottawa Chicago and Peoria. Updates mention new ownership at the Fruit Grower and a change in the Palmlars Gazette along with community greetings and pastors preaching to full houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Willams
M. E
Roy Johnson
Wénona
Gad Ax Banga
Palmlars’ Gazette
C. B. Rowley
Fruit Geoweer
McKinney & Rowls Boy
McKinney & Bangs
Mr Row
Local society notes and shop mentions span Lacon postings
The Lacon community reports on the Horticultural society anniversary and a social supper. Y society plans a conversation social with cake and coffee. Local residents, businesses, and visits are described, including Burrel infant burial, license board activity, and burglaries at Krolder hardware with a $50 reward.
Unclear local notes mix of farming, items, and errors
Reading fragment from Whitefield area mentions Will Mutton visiting Kankakee, farmers delaying corn planting due to cold, John Blackburn recovering from rheumatism, a new cream dress for the Black Mariah, a sugar price of 14 lbs for $1, a sewing machine tramp repairing machines for $1, and a remark about many young celts dying with a garbled spring context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Mutton
Kankakee
John Blackburn
Local notes from Clyde and Red Town echo farm life and gossip
Community items report foxes shot on local farms, wolves sighted by Wm Mutton, and local hires for constable and school director. Letters from relatives abroad mention health and farming progress. Social news describes visits, dress of Lud, scarecrow misidentifications, and a village event with Myrtle Van Ostrand. Census copies requested for Library of Congress and National Museum.
EPR liae reports a busy week with farm work and travel
Henry Pierson made a flying trip to Marseilles. Ed Sparling builds additions at Undercliff hotel. Soper & Stickel shipped stock to Chicago. Caleb Condit's team took advantage of him one day last week. John Anderson ordered 85 apple trees from Lacon nursery. A Wisconsin match and Talahoma Tennessee home move are noted. Sermon notes urge diligence. Sunday school needs teachers. church attendance is urged. Ed Sparling at Lake Senachwine expands his hotel. Local sales pitch touts goods at low prices while recommending better quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EPR Liae
Henry Pierson
Marseilles
Ed Sparling
Undercliff
Soper & Stickel
Chicago
Sid Chance
Elder Parker
Caleb Condit
Alvin Perkins
John Anderson
Lacon
Dunell
Wisconsin
Talahoma
Tenn
Luke Yill
C. W. Ayling
M.O. M
Giltner
C. W. Read
John Taylor
Ladies’ Aid Society
Henkins’Alall
Ghost In White
Lake Senachwine
Local Notices and Social Bits From G. R. Hall Area
Lyle L. H. Dudley shipped a carload of fat cattle to Chicago on Thursday. B B Unthank opened a cigar stand near the post office. The Don C Hall Co of Henry performs at G A R Hall Thursday evening May 1. Mrs Ethel Holland nee Koughar of Chicago visiting relatives here. Drew Terrell of Tiskilwa plans to start a restaurant. Mrs James Patterson, bedridden eight months, is now able to be up. F O Purviance sold fine horses to Chicago buyers and owns the pacer Black Button. The feather renovators finished Tuesday. maidens fearfully lament. CERELIUS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adance
G. A. R. Hall
Lyle LH Dudley
Chicago
B. B. Unthank
Don C. Hall Co
Henry
G A. R. Hall
Ethel Holland Nee Koughar
Drew Terrell
Tiskilwa
James Patterson
F. O. Purviance
Cerelius
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Prince Albert
J.H. Jones & Sons
Henry, II
Black—Dranery
Nets
Chantilly
South Adams St
Peoria
Thostopublican
Newstoma
P. O
Lucy Burkow
L. C. McMurtrie
O' Wooden
C. T. Jones
East St Louis
Spencer Ellsworth
Geo M. Bane
Ottawa
Miss Wood
Marguerite
Bam
Lizzie Taggart
Emma May Thompson
Hastings
Joor
Obas Thompson
Toogrim
Judge Burns
Spariana
John Becher
Ant! License Board of Trustees
Frank Martin
Baughman
Mra Tarbill
Henry Matahall
Col McClanahan
H. Maxwell
Chicago Lawn
Charlie McClanahan
A.d Athsy
Aldo
Bosley
Kansas
Fred McClanahan
Jarod
Indiana
Ile
Grandpa McCoy
George W. Krider
Det
W. Evans
W. Krolder
Krlodor
Whitefield
Saratoger
Coal Hell
Wm Mutton
George Vail
O. A. Hill
John Jackson
O. H
Victor
Richard Tremaio
Richard
Lud
Clyde
Red Town
Myodas
Mal
Mancus
Annie
Myrtle van Ostrand
Altho Myrtle
Van
Sucker
Census Department
Congress
National Museum
Hennepin
Webb
Adams Streets
Lacon Woolen
Lacon, Ill
Quaker Lane
J. B. Price
Roy Milla
Mason Wilson
Bumgarner
Smith
Price
J. L. Mills
Sarah Swaney
Bureau County
O.wilson
Dule
Bros
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