Lacon and Rapids Exponent Letters Describe Local News
Local notes report Decoration Day planning, school events at Lacon, and community changes. Highlights include a graveside floral suggestion, May 24 commencement at Lacon High School, new postmaster, brickmaking delays, and a playful hold up of a Sunday night theft by Moses Hays with a $216 watch.
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Lacen
James Hoyt
Misa Ennie Hoyt
Wisses
Rolffe
Earlh
Doug
Smith
Kelfie
Miss Hoyt
Howard
East St Louis
Enos
Washington
Too Frank Turner
Lacon High School
M. E
R. B. Edwards
John Thompson
Moses Hays
Square Yard
Phaebus Apollo
Lacon
Junior
Community notes and local happenings in Marland area
Local items report on J M Hunt property issues at the plaza and upcoming ice cream and strawberry festival at Martin's Hall with an amateur play. Updates include tile factory boom with specific brick and tile prices, land and property moves on Church Street, and potential silver discovery at county farm water bore. Also mention of visits by Wm Webster, Bates to Streator, and G A R enlistment interest in Lacon.
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Marland
J. M. Hunt
Mra D. RB. Howse
Lanark
Martin's Hall
Ida Brasfield
Peoria
Sparland Tile Factory
Willard Odell
Green County
Iowa
Bates
Streator
Wm Webster
Church Street
Lacon
Thomas Duke
Henry
Venona
Dell
Silver mine found in county farm amid town news
Reports from the county reveal a silver mine discovery on the county farm. A ore specimen was sent to the assay office in Psorta with results pending. The town notes cover funerals, political chatter, local meetings, and everyday events including painting, preaching, and social gatherings.
Dan Tucker Aids Reporter In Hilarious Movements
A reader from Whitefield Corner describes Calef’s three carpenters at work and plans to build a main house despite bad weather. The letter jokes about Dan Tucker and a phantom ailment with comic medical remedies and a threat of arrest, ending with a street-side slaughter scene and the word Vindicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calef
Dan Tucker
Dan
Darkie
Old
Kentucky
Juber
Death of Bruce Darby Shocks Saratoga Community
The Saratoga community mourns Bruce Darby, a respected young man and Sunday school leader who died Friday afternoon of consumption. His funeral was held at the M E church, where he served as superintendent. The bereaved wife and family are remembered for his devoted character and moral faith.
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Bruce Darby
Thatriday
M. E. Ohurc
Boswad
Golden Gate
G. W. Moffitt
Prairie notes from La Prairie and Mineral Springs chatter
Local items report Albert Armatrong hurt, Thomas Boott improving, Hank Stowell back from Spring Field to farm, and political remarks about Marshall county. Announcements include Amos Leigh invoice for a whistle, EK 8. Erakine quarrying, M E church interiors, and Bruce Darby funeral. Social notes mention Rev Russail and Rev Brink Baptist services and China exclusion commentary.
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Tazewell
Woodford
Amos Leigh
Amos
Erakine
M. E
Bruce Darby
Foraythe
Lawn Ridge
Town Hall
Father Keller
U. P
Rev Houston
8.H. Graham
Pittsburg
Forest Grove School House
Mia Houston
Allegheny
Jay Arrell
Magnolia entertainment by Gleaner's class at MFE Church
A Gleaner's class of 60 children will present an entertainment at the MFE Church on Saturday May 20 under Rev H Brink. He will also preach no memorial sermon on Sunday May 23. Ed Payne plans new brick production efforts with emphasis on durability and a contract price of six dollars per thousand.
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MFE
Gleaner
H. Brink
Ed. Payne
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Perry
George Burt, JR
Marshall County
the Societies
A. M.—Heary
Aiequisier
F.—Marshall
Atory City
Marshall
Ty O'Clock
Claryton Lodgs
Sparland
G. A.R
Post
Mets
J.F Gates
O F. Taylor
Magnolia
Putnam County
J.G. Baker
A. M
toSpm
W. H Jones
Orfise
Regulator Building
Third St
Ordorg
City Drug Store
C. Kalb
A. Hamilton
Kalb & Hamilton
Physicians and Surgeons
Dr. Kalb
Main Street
Dr Hamilton
John Whitney
A H. Hattan
Lth Street
Ht Louis
Vhrte
C Snyder
Ental Sorgfon
Geo Motter
C.M Baker
Charles Davis
M.D. Hope Ee
Henry Reader
Whitefield Corners
Marshall Co
Ill
Calla
R. T. Allen
Ures Ali
City Hotel
D. D. Ross
Ross
A. al. Pool
Tt and Insurance Agency
E. H. Hutchins
Atore
Perley
A AT Law and Notary
Edward Stroat
Fred
Potter
Arran
Corror Edwards
C. C. Jones
Aone
Wots‘s Block
H.waterfall
Edwards
Jn. Bounty Superintendent OF Schools
A. Ti
Bucklen
Dra Powell
Jones & Ketchum
Warrior
Deering
Manny Mowera
Duke Brothers
Recond Street
Ile
Henry Republican
Neighborhood News
T. G. E. Onae
Whitenela
Psorta
Saratoga M. E
Seaman
Wollard
Harry Marshall
Henry Seelye
Moreland
Putnam
Wm. Marshall
Orr
Hunt
James Wilson
Wilson
Reeder Ia
Roy Holsinger
Saratoga
Glenn
Ken McNeual
Ox Bow
Baptist Church
Elthear
Russail
Brink
Ransom
Eld. Downey
Endlali
Vennor
Congress
John China
A. Arthur
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