Sparland notes and Red Cross auction totals rise in 1918
Local Sparland items chronicle social visits and gatherings with Epworth league postponement due to a storm. Red Cross auction proceeds reach 2225 dollars with many high priced donations noted. A student program, school notes, and a funeral report for Mrs. Davis complete the Sparland update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Harney
Chillicothe
Sparland
Cecil Parsons
Chicago
Miss Hastings
G. E. Moore
Holmes Tanner
Henry
M. C. Marshall
Saratoga
Walter Pride
Epworth League
Webber
Guy E. Moore
Elmer Olson
Peoria
Olsons
Harry Frisbey
William Lloyd
J. C. Duncan
Kinney
School House Hill
M. A. Marshall
Elizabeth
R. J. Nighsonger
Asa Nighsonger
George
Elizabeth Wallace
Miss Osborne
Charles Sellers
N. B. W. McCartney
Miles
Izabelle
Bloomington
L. Shaw Tesmer
Mary Whitcomb
Tesmer
C. D. Marshall
George Wiley
Steuben
Barney McCann
Walter Burnett
Federal Court
Ford
John Reese
South Whitefield
C. G. Hunt
W. D. Williams
Howard Anderson
van Antwerp & Osborne
Red Cross
Harry Dewey
Camp Grove
Mary Riddell
Scholz Bros
Lawrence Gregory
John Betts
J. R. Belsey
Lacon
Andrew Calder
Halsey Monier
Putnam
Otto
Stauffer
Elsse Finley
Maggie Spratt
Henry Anderson
Alvin Murphy
Pratt, Kan
Francis Murphy
Oliver Downey
Frank Anderson
John B. Anderson
Nettie
Vivian
William Mowbray
Margaret Mowbray
Lone Tree
Charles Kuhn
Henry Hufnagle
Baby
M. W. Kuhn
Lucy Clark
Ed Fountain
Clarence Anderson
W. J. Russell
A. J. Stapp
Dave Stapp
South Dakota
Wheatland Township
J. B. Anderson
Harry Finley
Curt Dawson
Princeton
Joyce
Oscar Wright
T. R. Seelye
Lindsey Anderson
Whitefield League
Soldier letter from Camp Logan traces daily life April 1918
A soldier at Camp Logan Houston writes home about guard duties new arrivals and war readiness. He notes limited furloughs aviation camp nearby many flowers given to soldiers and impatience for orders to move. The letter mentions personal contacts and ongoing local church and community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
A. M. Bowlin
Barrville
George Frank
Mabelle Gehr
Bessie Hill
Jesus
William Kinney
Gilbert Frisbey
Peter Guivanati
Reuben Colwell
Tesmer Campbell
George Christman
Sparland
Camp Logan
Tex
Beulah Marshall
Illinois
Rockford
Houston
Camp
Logan
Kaiser
United States
U. S
Aviation Corps
Ray Nighsanger
Tom Farting
M. G. Co
180Th Inf
STATE CENTENNIAL MARKS FOR ILLINOIS COUNTIES
Historic sites in Illinois will be marked during the state centennial celebration. DeKalb LaSalle Lee and Winnebago counties plan markers for local historic milestones including Lincoln era events and Civil War camps. Also promoting Dodge's Best Yet Auto Polish for autos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
DeKalb County
Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
LaSalle County
Lee County
Winnebago County
Dodge
G. E. Fenwick
Henry, Il
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Sparland Department
Margaret Campbell
Dreamland
Sunlight Land
Burleigh
Melissa "Noret
Little Johnnie
Dime Museum
Lucile Hunt
Joshua Jenkins
Walter McLaughlin
Sophronia Tabor
Loretta Lappin
Louis Royce
Marjorie B. Clark
Bessie Babbington
Barcarolle
Vera Kellenbach
Byers
Mary S. Anderson
Fileen Kelly
Ruby
Vernon Blackwell
Pinehell
H. W. Petrie
Marguerite McLaughlin
Adam Geibel
Nevin
the ‘King of Dreams
Tod B. Galloway
Mary Fabeshoski
Florence Webber
Hendricks Davis
Minnie Green
John
The
Anne Kelley
John E. Sparbel
Thomas H. Johnston
Amanda Lambourne
Edward Eldon
Wenona
Mary BE
Trim
Emma H. Martin
Fred
Toluca
Charles A. Camp
Clarence E. Burt
Charles Cusac
A. G. Cusac
Fred Michela
Marie Michela
Frank Shipley
Peter Aimone
Candido Flaminio
Ora E. Baggs
Ward
James 5
Clifford
Lula M. Clifford
E. H. Hutchins
Hopewell
Ed Martin
Jelmer Hultgren
Fred Linderer
Bryans
Harry Ellison
Arthur Wright
Chris Walker
Harry Swartz
Bennington
Eric Beresford
Dan Reece
Robert Spangler
Wm. Arndt
Ora Clanin
Mike Johanns
Herman Hahn
Henry Pelz
Lawrence Stratton
Henry H. Wink
Richland
Curtis Holland
Albert Barnes
Leslie Barr
John Breen
Dan Vale
Dan Horrom
J. A. Williams
Val Bogner
W. H. Clifton
Robert Ingram
Thomas Monier
W. B. Duncan
Jess Duncan
John Crocker
Whitefield
Thomas Wabel
Ernest Ely
George Waughop
Roberts
Charles Fogle
Sr. LaPrairie
Boards of Education
Henry Opera House
Little Red Riding Hood
Henry—Lacon
Columbia
Arthur Knapp
Winter Garden
Chillicothe Band
H, F
Mehl
the Packer
Swift & Company
Union Stock Yards
Ilinois
U.S.A
Charles Camp
Shafts Brothers
Henry, Illinois
DR. Hall
Henry, Ild
E. A. Hall Miles Fox