Magnolia hosts 48th Putnam County Sunday school convention
The 48th annual Putnam County Sunday school convention met in Magnolia amid inclement weather. Local and visiting speakers including C. E. B. Schenck of Chicago and Dr. L. A. Beard of Polo addressed attendees, with a five piece orchestra and choir performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Our Village
C. EB. Schenck
Chicago
Toluca
R. A. Ward
Magnolia
Ward
Heede
McNabb
John Dunne
Home Department
Beard
Schenck
Reed
Granville
Friends Sunday School
Magnolia Alumni Elect Officers At May Meeting
Magnolia Alumni association held its annual meeting on May 8 electing President Mrs Helen Roberts Vice President Florence Westerlund Secretary Leah Freeman and Treasurer Mrs Cora Dent Dakin. The group praised the year and planned better events with a new piano and expanded kitchen space in the school building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
Magnolia Alumni Association
Helen Roberts
Ice
Florence Westerund
Leah Freeman
Cora Dent Dakin
Cora D. Dakin
Judge Wescott and Granville Bride Unite in May Ceremony
William H. Wescott county judge of Putnam county and his housekeeper were wed at the groom’s Granville home on May 1 in a quiet ceremony led by Rev. Stevens MBE. The couple, both long-time residents, share roots in the community with Wescott a former teacher and justice of the peace who later became county judge. The bride, Elijah Walborn’s daughter and mother of two, has lived at the judge’s home for years and won praise for her cooking and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Sullivan
Venona
Phil Martin
L. H. Broaddus
Henry
Maurice Wright
Lynn Broaddus
Ethel Peterson
Peoria
George Pearce
Dean McCulloch
Dean
J. M. Stinger
Little Son
Lacon
Harry Nilson
Coleson
C. H. Maleham
Henry Baker
William H. Wescott
Putnam County
Granville
Stevens
Tis- Kilwa
Senachwine
Hennepin
Henry C. [Mills
Elijah Walborn
Husbband
Charles S. Scott
Chamberlain's Liniment Ad
This advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Liniment for rheumatism lame back sprains and similar ailments. Mrs Charles Tanner of Wabash Ind praises its effectiveness noting long term use by her family and its pain relief. Sold in 25 and 50 cent bottles through dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tanner
Wabash
Ind
Chamberlain
Advt
Granville Echo Mystery Sparks Family Mishap
Dorothy Drennen upset a rack and broke her arm last Sunday. Her brother Walter fell from a barn and also broke his arm while trying to sympathize. Judge McNabb notes local misperceptions about geology and names. Judge Wescott was seen with a placard reading License applied for before the truth surfaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville Echo
Dorothy Drennen
Walter
Judge McNabb
McNabb
Shielagh
Josh’ Bumgarner
Hielagh
Dr King’s New Life Pills Ad Boosts Digestion Health
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as keeping bowel movement regular and flushing poisons from the liver kidneys and complexion. It features testimonial from C E Hatfield of Chicago and mentions endorsers A J Ironmonger and T J Segraves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
C. E. Hatfield
Chicago
Ill
A. J. Ironmonger
T. J. Segraves
States and cities meet on Mississippi shore facilities
Governors Elliott W. Major of Missouri and A O Eberhart of Minnesota join Illinois Governor Dunne and envoys from 18 cities at a St. Louis terminals conference. They discussed standardizing shore facilities along the Mississippi river and deepening the waterway to the Gulf with a federal plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Elliott W. Major
A. O. Eberhart
Minnesota
Dunne
Illinois
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Lockport
Utica
Local notes from Ostant area residents and visitors
Long column of community items lists Ottawa visitors and residents at home, travel to Mendota and Bloomington, health reports, garden and farm work, and plans for road expansion. Mentions A H Griffin, Mrs. Cleary, Miss Lash, Wm Lynch, John Ellis, and families in Le Sante, Dana, Wenona, and Streator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varna
L. W. Broaddus
Louis Reuben
la Rose
Lester Wood
Washington
R. D. McCulloch
Wood
Arthur Skinner
Fred Becker
Peoria
Wm. Scarboro
Edna Carlson
Louis Palm
Washburn
Texas
George Smith
Trella Stevenson
C. E. Ricketts
Eugene Schultz
Wenona
A. H. Griffin
Ottawa
Wm. Cleary Wao
Peru
McNabb
R. Kelley
T. H. Hehir
R. G. Hannum
Walter Grant
Indiana
H. C. Volmer
O. M. Kelley
Marshall
Strawn
Dana
Willis
Empire Street
Bloomington
South Empire
W. V. McKenzie
Rock Island
la Salle County
Charles Burgess
Wm. Lynch
W. G.lynch
John Ellis
Chicago
Quaintance
Golden
Mary Ellis
Tom Shaughnessy
Death notices and legal notices in Marshall County paper
The Hennepin and nearby communities report a death of William G. Noxon at age about 65 from stomach cancer with cremation and burial in Chicago. Other items include chancery foreclosures, jury waivers favoring W B Mills on district cases, a marriage in Hennepin, land purchases by local associations, and local road and farming updates with agricultural progress and tile work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennepin
W. B. Mills
Magnolia Drainage District
Niehaus
Mr. Mills
Oliver Wilson
A. B. Wilson
Simon Kostellic
Sidney Whitaker
Ars Belle Sellers
James A. Ware
Granville
Tiskilwa
Frank Eckard
Undercliff Sportsmen Association
Chicago
Jenkins Farm
Eckard
Mason Wilson
Hennepin Township
James McCutcheon
Henry
McCutcheon
Adolph Klein
Pekin
Havana
Bloomington
William G. Noxon
Auctioneering School Graduate Listed in Notice
Graduate of Jones National School of Auctioneering Chicago Illinois appears in a printed notice with terms described. The fragment notes a date 9 18 26 and references major terms in the listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones’ National School of Auctioneering
Chicago, Ill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Magnolia Department
Ruth Schockley
L. A. Beard
Polo
Lindstrom
Hoffman
W. A. Franklin
McNabb W. C. T. U
Rose Reinbeck
Edna Hillabrand
R. W. Spencer
Hallie Jones
Marcella Dunne
Ralph Hecht
Charles Johnson
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Stremes
Alusin, “ Rollin, “and
Janesville
J. I. Case
J. F. Wolf
Farmers' General Supply House
Mcnabb, IL
More
Mae Cee
William Miller's
A. L. Luckie
East Rochester
N. Y
Judge Wescott
Benedict
Albert Pletsch
Ani
Mcnabb, Ill
McNabb Central
Paris
France
Worley
Geraniums Salvius
Coleus Cannas
Marguerites Panstes
Boston
Abe
The
First State Bank
Magnolia, Ill
Illinois Wesleyan Argus
Wm. Groat
State of Illinois
Mayterm
A. D
Frank N. Ireland
E. Fisher
Myrtle Fisher
Mark Fisher
Bertha Fisher
Ara
Marshall County
Paeee
W. L. Wescott
Barkes & Burke
Gough
George J. Borgstede
Magnolia, Ild
W. H. Weathers, M. D
Phone McNabb
Cll
Auctioneers & Realstate
Ten Centrals
Bureau Co. Ind
Spring Valley
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