Sparland notes local business and social updates
Sparland items report Prof J R Bouton as local representative, Isaac McLaughlin selling three pigs and two corn planters, Cody Maxwell selling bar shop, and various residents visiting or returning. The Rose Dramatic Club announced a four act comedy at Sparland Town Hall on May 12 with actors including Gerald Weston Louis Stucbing Col Matthew Lee and Miss Hazel Shepard. Tickets 16 and 26 cents. performance 8 15 PM with music by Sparland band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparland Town Hall
le Rose Dramatic Club
Sparland High School
Gerald Weston
Jerry the Tramp
Louis Stucbing
Matthew Lee
Charles F Buck
James Blackburn
Frank B Norris
Jack Worthington
Blackburn
Walter Zilm
Lee
May Howell France
Hazel Shepard
Sadie
Hazel
M. I. Church Notes Elect Officers and Invites Attendance
The Ladies' Aid society at M. I. Church elected officers: President Mrs Dunlap Vice President Mrs E Gapen Secretary Mrs Snell and Treasurer Mrs Gehr. They invite all to attend meetings and Sunday school. Next Sunday evening Mrs Gehr leads with the topic Investing Our Lives. Prayer meeting Thursday evening and choir practice follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. i. Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Waugh Dunlap
Mra Dunlap
VF E Gapen
George Snell
H. Gehr
Epworth League
Fred Gehr
Local Notes From La Prairie Center and Surrounding Areas
Mr Anderson and daughter Miss Wintearet visit James Smith and daughters while Miss Margaret Anderson suffers ipneumonia for months. Mrs Milton Webber of Wenona visits her brother-in-law A Porter Webber and family. Mr and Mrs McKinney of Mineral to guests of Reynolds family. Hull school to close Thursday for a picnic. Miss Myrtle Hastings credited as efficient teacher. Miss Vada Webber of Chicago visits Anna Stowell and relatives. Mrs Alvin Calder and baby visit Charles Casey family at Lacon. Miss Lucy Calder entertains for Miss Margaret Anderson. Marsden Calder recovers from lorse illness. Mrs Will Scott and daughter Dorothy visit Henry, Jr. and Mrs Alex Calder with Frank Calder as guest. Birs Hillabrand and Louise spend Sunday in Peoria with aunt Min Will Turnbull and child of Chicago visiting relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Wintearet
Peoria
James Smith
Margaret
Ipneumonia
Milton Webber
Wenona
Porter Webber
McKinney
Mineral
Reynolds
Hull School
Myrtle Hastings
Vada Webber
Chicago
Anna Stowell
Alvin Calder
Baby
Charles Casey
Lacon
Lucy Calder
Margaret Anderson
Marsden Calder
Will Scott
Dorothy
Henry
Alex Calder
Frank
Birs, Hillabrand
Louise
Min‘ Will Turnbull
Fragmented OCR note hints at local meeting and names
An unreadable OCR fragment references a meeting with individuals such as Sharkey and Hawkins and mentions church activities. The text is garbled with misread words and stray phrases, but shows a probable local civic or church gathering with several named persons and dates.
Blackmail Plot Nets Two Teens Near Speer Farm
Deputy U S Marshal Tripp helped trap two youths, Nicholas Miller and Rollie Donahoe, who admitted writing letters threatening wealthy farmer Michael Gurt. Miller faced handwriting evidence linking him to the two blackmail notes while Donahoe was freed after a preliminary hearing. a third suspect remained at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atkins
Hedersl
Th Fuimday
Michael Gurt
Unyean
Wace
Speer
Nicholas Miller
Milley
Leterre
Gurs
Epworth and Whitefield Leagues plan anniversary event
In South Milo Mrs James Turner and Rena hosted a Monday call. Epworth League received an invitation to unite with Whitefield League next Sunday to celebrate the anniversary. Boyd's Grove church ladies plan to clear the church nest Wednesday. Epworth League elected officers led by President A McKeon and officers Poarch Orwig Bentley Reid Rob inson Bonner. Short School district well digger reached 60 feet with 14 feet of water. Poarch and Miss Bisie visited sister Mrs Sesmit Sunday.
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South Milo
James Turner
Rena
Epworth League
Whitefield League
Court house notes probate and estate filings
Probate court actions include guardianship for Olive Whitfield minors with Rosa Whitfield appointed and a $100 bond. Estate items cover tax filings, appraisers reports, and inventories for multiple decedents. Numerous real estate transfers in Lacon Saratoga and nearby areas plus guardianship for minor J R Iliff with bond of $3,900 and widow’s entitlement of $1,050.
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Frobeate Court
Olive
Alfred
Ralph
Wilde Whitfeld
Rosa Whitfield
Charles N Barnes
George
Barnes
Michael Martin
J Rift
Charles A Hiff
Ray Uliff
Mary
E. Liff
J R. Iliff
Mary B.iff
Sarah BK
Myron Lester
Lacon
Fannie
Fenn
Mary F. Deaver
Kate A Hickey
John Hickey
Cor
Saratoga
James P Hickey
William C. Yarger
Nancy Jsne Yarger
Robert M. Yarger
Sec
Holmes Morrison
Robert BD. Shields
Morrison
Henry
Hescock
Lombard
Davis
J. G. Bank
Frank Daniels
West
Cynthia
Sowarde Ta
Bennett
South Lacon
Hd Bennett
Wiis Kleer
Same
Alvo
F Steel Ae
No clear event found in damaged OCR text
Fragmented and garbled OCR passage lacks identifiable people, places, organizations, dates, or a coherent event to summarize. No verifiable facts present to form a proper news card.
Minal Examinations Eighth Grade Held at Lacon April 27
The final examination for eighth grade pupils in the county district was conducted in Lacon on April 27 led by County Superintendent Perry. Ninety six pupils participated from district and Lacon schools, with about twenty-six teachers assisting. The report lists teachers and their pupils across many area schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacon
Perry
Henry Harrison
May
Gerald Wabel
Whitefield
Gacar Davis
Horace Herr
Viola G. Herr
Sugar Grove
Mattle Bickermen
Mollie
Wallace
Lillian B. Bduffield
Lynn Barfiot
Frank Wallace
Red Town
Bessie Wyckoff
Bernice A. Harrington
Kaiser F
Estella Ebright
Eithel Dewalt
Bozhem
Ida Dwyer
Evangel Night
Disease of thinness confuses medical report notes
Fragmentary OCR shows a reference to a disease of thinness in children and a mention of consumption. The readable text includes stray terms like serofiia and MOE but lacks clear names, dates, or a coherent report to establish full context or outcome.
Advice on Rest and Self Care During Illness and Society
The passage exhorts rest and simple measures for cold or fatigue, advocating fresh air, warm clothing, light activity, and stopping medicines until natural recovery. It contrasts personal self discipline with polite social conduct and notes charity and public aid efforts for San Francisco disaster relief.
Postmaster Tebied and River ton letter praising Electric Bitters
The River ton Iowa postmaster G W Fouts writes that chronic liver trouble and jaundice nearly ended his life and that Electric Bitters cured him for eleven years. The ad lists ailments like biliousness neuralgia and stomach liver kidney and bladder issues and mentions Powells City Drug Store Newry TH.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Fouts
Riverton
Stomsch
Atd-B. & I-A
Powells- City Drug Store
Newry
Conta
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