Sparland Social Notes Highlight Town Gathers
Sparland residents and visitors are listed attending family visits, church events, picnics, and Saturday outings. Names include Mrs N rte McGartney, Anton Trompeter of Peoria, Mrs D McLeish in Watseka, Miss Ruby Olson, Everett Simpson, and many local families across Sparland, Lacon, and Chillicothe with gatherings at homes, schools, and the Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Rte McGartney
Lacon
Anton Trompeter
Peoria
Wm. FrankiMrs
D. McLeish
Watseka
Wm. An~iferson
M Hill
Henry
Phoebe Emler
Oscar Hill
Harl Harme
Cyrus Wright
Mannock
Wood
Ruby Olson
Bloomington
Irma Riddell
Vinetta Sparr
Tes‘mer Campbell
Velma
A L. McLaughlin
Anna Luft
Helen Luft
Nellie Blackwell
Fenoward Molender
Avery Manufacturing Co
Wilbur Root
Speer
Root
Otilla Smith
Ies Marshall
Baptist
Princeton
Gehr
Association
Ita
Frances
Helen Ray
Cominy
Dora Schubert
White
Irene
Cleone Millman
Chillicothe
Baeorge A. Burt
Sparland
Mayme
Campbell
Hethel School
Edw van Antwerp
A. Iw
Mir
Watkins
Freda
Ers “Park
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Theo
Kalfer
Rat Boworti i Deagie
de Steuben
la Prairie
Gins Irma‘ Waughop
Ol von
Ming_Clara
Blys
Pridky
Anc
C -D
Marehall
Im- Morary
Mollie Smith
Hester Collins
Lucy Bradford
James Root
Des Moines
Cyrus Root
The
Missionary Society of the
M. E. Church
L. G. Calder
Wm. Scott
A. J. McCartney
Regular M. E. Church Services and Baptisms Next Sunday
The M. E. churches announce regular services next Sunday with Sunday school at Bethel and Sparland at 10 o'clock. Hepworth League at Sparland at 6 30 and preaching at 7 30. The pastor will baptize candidates after the service. Six persons were baptized last Sunday evening. The pastor plans to attend the Galva ministerial meeting on the 11th and 12th. about 100 pastoral charges are involved and all ministers are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Bethel
Sparland
Hepworth—League
Galva
Sparland Hosts Literary Contest and Flower Recitals
Sparland’s M E church hosted a well attended literary contest with junior and senior vocal, instrumental, and declamation events judged by Peoria officials. The day opened with a processional, featured scores of performances, and concluded with plan for a May 10 11 flower recitals and a town Clean Up Day coordinated by local clubs and the village board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparland
M. E
Bernice Hoskins
Vinetta Sparr
Peoria
Helen M. Dow
Harrison School
Charlotte Scoons
Peoria High School
Grace Harms
Irving School
F. A. Ganzer
Amine Tanner
Emma Cumming
Alfreta Bedford
Miss Cumming
Margaret Campbell
Lewis Royce
Lincoln
Mabelle Marshall
Carl Koeling
Alfretta Bedford
Raymond Shafer
Eligabeth Marland
Winston Churchill
Marland
Miland
M. EB
Rose City
Campaign urges Sparland residents to beautify town
A note urges citizens to remove unused sheds and join a May 12 campaign to clean streets, alleys, and waste places. The call links village improvements to pride and a July Chautauqua, hoping visitors praise Sparland’s beauty and spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparland
Boad
N. B
McCartney
How Mrs Harrod Overcame Stomach Trouble
Mrs. Linda Harrod of Fort Wayne Indiana reports lasting relief after using Chamberlains Tablets advertised in a drug store. The testimonial claims rapid ease from heaviness after meals and stomach pain. The ad appears among local social notes and community notices mentioning various residents and upcoming events.
Lame Back Relief Advised for Working People
A short health notice says back pain from muscle rheumatism affects hard workers. It recommends Cham berlain's Liniment applied to the back two or three times daily for relief and notes it is obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
South Whitefield Notes and Local Social News
Local notes report a Sunday night shower, May flowers, and community visits. Families like the Baugh and Waughop circulate. weddings, corn planting, school closings, and church events are noted. Citizens attend boat shows, contests, and personal visits. several names and households appear in weekly updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Whitefield
Elsie Baugh
Lttle
Baugh
Wm. Baugh
Velma Rowe
Nellie Coan
McLeish
Sparland
Wishall
Fred Ely
George Waughop
Burson and Bonham
Lacon
W. Holler
Henry
L. Waughop
Elmer Deck
J. W. Waughop
S. H-Dewalt
J. B. Garrity
Evelyn Hartley
D. l L. Hartley
Bess Garrity
Lawn Ridge community notes and oblique local items
Local tidbits include the Perkins family visiting Peoria for a dentist interview with Elmer, a Miss McCann from Evanston hired to manage Carnell household affairs, and Charley Gaumer Jr starting work on a new house. Funeral notices for Agnes Burns at Blue Ridge and Eugene Hamillton’s family are reported, along with road grading by Roy Wilcox south of Lawn Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawn Ridge
Charles Perkins
Peoria
Elmer
F. H. Carnell
Miss McCann
Evanston
Charley Gaumer, Jr
Sheets
Agnes Burns
Blue Ridge
Eugene
Mrand
Green
Hamillton
Chillicothe
Roy Wilcox
Merre
Fred
Clifford
Rock Island
Soak a wad of paper and flood the engine remedy ad
A garbled note describes setting a soaked paper wad near a vehicle to generate gas and flood a carburetor to disable an engine. It also includes an endorsement of Chamberlains Cough Remedy from Mrs S F Grimes of Crooksville Ohio and mentions a brick church in Harlin Calhoun county built by News St Norberts parish Catholic church at a cost of 15000 with materials shipped from St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squirrel
Chamberlain
S. F. Grimes
Crooksville
Calhoun County
Yinois
Harlin
News St
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Cottage M. E. Church
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