Magnolia Social Calendar and Putnam County Convention
Magnolia hosts the 48th annual Putnam County Sunday school convention with Rev Heede and speakers. Mrs Schenck and Dr L A Beard highlight as do Miss Edna Wilson and Miss Halte Jones. Magnolia Alumni elect officers, place a new piano in the auditorium, and plan a winter lecture series as Mae Dee battles illness. Additional notes cover local visits, church events, and community engagements in Varna and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Schockley
Peoria
Ward
L A Beard
Polo
Lindstrom
Hoffman
W A Franklin
Schenck
McNabb
W. A. Franklin
Rose Reinbeck
Henry
Edna Hillabrand
R. W. Spencer
W. A Franklin
Putnam County
Our Village
C. B Schenck
Chicago
Toluca
R A Ward
Magnolia
Heede
Home Department
Beard
Morphew
Helen Funk
Reed
Granville
Friends Sunday School
Magnolia Alumni Association
Helen Roberts
Florence Westerlund
Leah Freeman
Cora Dent Dakin
Cora Dakin
Judge Wescott and housekeeper wed in Granville
Putnam county judge William H. Wescott and his housekeeper tied the knot at the groom's Granville home on May 1 in a quiet ceremony conducted by Rev Stevens. The Echo prints a biographical sketch of the couple noting Wescott's roots and career as a teacher and justice turned county judge, and remarks on the bride's long residence in the community. A Chamberlain's Liniment ad and local notes follow, including a family accident and a playful item about a license placard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Wescott
Putnam County
Granville
Stevens
Tis- Kilwa
Echo
Senachwine
Hennepin
Beed
Henry C .Mills
Elijah Walborn
Charles S Scott
Dorothy Drennen
Walter
Judge McNabb
McNabb
Shielagh
Josh Bumegarner
Hielagh
Judge Wescott
Keep Bowel Movement Regular Ad Promotes Health
An advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills promising a cleaner body by flushing the liver and kidneys to improve digestion. A Chicago man testifies to relief and the ad lists endorsements by A J Ironmonger and T J Segraves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
C. E. Hatfield
Chicago
A. J. Ironmonger
T. J. Segraves
Local notes from Ottawa and surrounding towns
Local brief observes residents traveling to Ottawa visits and illness reports. Names include A H Griffin, Mrs Groat, Miss Anna Lash, E W Phillips buying a Ford, and Hazel Boshell visiting from Chicago. Farm work, garden activity, and house cleaning mark the weekly routine. several trips to Mendota, Bloomington, Rock Island, and Springfield noted with community connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gostant
A. H. Griffin
Ottawa
Kré-Wam
Clary Wan
Peru
Groat
Anna Kelso
Ick
Clifford Hight
T. H Hehir
Mendota
John—Galden
Gan
Hig House
E. W. Phillips
Anna Lash
McNabb
R Kelle
T H Hehir
Sublette
R. G. Hannum
Walter Grant
Indiana
H C Volmer
F E Hagg
Lafayette
Lois Evans
Washburn
Hazel Boshell
Chicago
Burl Roberts
Magnolia
Elmer Wells
O ' Kelley
Marshall
Strawn
Dana
Willis
East Empire Street
Bloomington
South Empire
Ev “MickKenzie
Rock Island
la Salle County
Tate
Charles Burgess
Wm Lynch
Wenona
August Maas
Martin Dunn
Curner
T Wooley
Win Jones
Kelley
Iowa
Mollse Mason
Minnesota
Sarah Phillips
W H McDanels
Streator
Clifford John
Deaths and notices wrap Hennepin community updates
Obituary and legal notices from Marshall County report the death of William G. Noxon in Chicago after illness, with services at Oakland Cemetery. Other items cover Mrs Belle Sellers wed to James A. Ware, land purchases by sportsmen, drainage district work, tiling efforts, road work, and foreclosure pleadings in Circuit Court for Marshall County with Mark Fisher summoned to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WB. Mills
Magnolia Drainage District
Niehaus
Mills
Oliver Wilson
Wilson
W B. Mills
Simon Kostellis
Sidney Whitaker
Hennepin
Belle Sellers
James A. Ware
Granville
Mason Wilson
Hennepin Township
James McCutcheon
Henry
McCutcheon
Adolph Kilein
McGutcheon
Pekin
Havana
Bloomington
William G. Noxon
Chicago
Oakland Cemetery
TlHnois
Marshall
Frank N. Ireland
E. Fisher
Myrtle Fisher
Mark Fisher
Bertha Fisher
Uran Fishe
O. M Fisher
Saran Fisher
Chancery
Marshall County
Holden
Lacon
Ead
Dina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Magnolia Department
Halte Jones
Hallie Jones
Icella Dunne
Ralph Hecht
Charlies Johnson
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Streater
G&a
More
Mae Dee
William Miller
A. L. Lickle
Rochester
Chamberlain
Advt
Varna
Ella McCulloch
Barney Kelly
George Miller
Gladys
Mildred Ricketts
Lois Reeves
Cincinnati
Eugene Reeves
John Shields
Texas
L. W Broaddus
Louis Reuben
la Rose
Lester Wood
Washington
D. McCulloch
Wood
Arthur Skinner
Fred Becker
Wm Scarboro
Edna Carlson
Kate Sullivan
Phil Martin
L. H Broaddus
Maurice Wright
Lynn Broaddus
Ethel Peterson
George Pearce
Dean
J M Stinger
Harry Nilson
Coleson
C H Maleham
Henry Baker
Baron
Janesville
Lew Laft
Benedict
Charles Tanner
Wabash, Ind
Granville Eho
Ing ‘Ny
St. Ek
Mississippi River
Elliott W. Major
A. O. Eberhart
Duane
Illinois
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Lockport
Utica
Albert Platsch
Central
March
Telz
The
Worley Or
Henry, Illinois
Boston
Tul
Illinois, Wesleyan Argus
Wm Groat
RNA and
Mystic Workers
Hennepin Record
Chancery Notice
Barnes Wescott
Burke
Penmaes
Lough Remedy
George J. Borgstede
Magnolia, Ill
Samen
Soues’ National School Auctioneering
Chicago, Il
W.H. Weathers
BM. D
Corea
B. J. Cho
Ill
Wes Sentrgis
Eneal Phos
Burea Co
Phoe Veda
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