Local notices from The Republic May 20 1909 Magnolia department
Magnolia department notes social visits and events in town. People visiting relatives include ZF Titus and daughter in McNabb Ed Defenbaugh Jr and family at George Hulls Mary McKirgan with Henry friends Rev A O Jones of Lostant calling on locals. Upcoming weddings and a State Sunday School convention at Peoria May 25 26 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ZF. Titus
McNabb
Ed Defenbaugh, Jr
George Hull’s
Mary McKirgan
Henry
A. O. Jones
Lostant
Melinda Stufelheim
Joseph Bayles
Ladies’ Aid Society
Little Grace Weathers
Cottage Hill
John McKirgan
Frank Lambourn
Peoria
Swaney
Dobson
Granville
Richard Sivell
McCulley
B. W. Spencer
Frank Horton
Skeggs
Will
Frank Funk
Oxbow
Iowa
Grosscup
Frank Genzen
Leonard
Penn
Albert Horton
Emma Simonton
Melinda Stufelbein
C. Freeman
Venona
William Moffitt
Johnny Hayseed and Sally to appear at the hall May 29
A Wayback pair Johnny Hayseed and sister Sally will perform at the hall on the evening of May 29. The town buzzes about their act amid other local notices and Memorial Day preparations across Magnolia.
Rural Residents Reach Out Across Towns in Weekend Calls
Mrs Peart and family spent Sunday with her mother in Spring Valley Pauline Patterson visited home folks at Hennepin Miss Margaret Roberts of Magnol ia called in town Saturday evening Beatrice Massie dropped by Streator Friday afternoon Lucile King of Tonica visited her father Frank Pearce and wife in Hennepin James Corcoran of Spring Valley aided Mr Peart in the meat market J H Massie was a Spring Valley caller Sunday Jennie Johnston of Streator visited relatives Mrs Simpkins and daughters Blanche and Mabel were Streator visitors Thursday and Friday Minnie Law and Harold Magnolia visitors Friday Simpkins entertains her father Mr Hall of Rutland Kessler called to Chicago Monday due to a family illness John and Mrs Pletch of Granville called in town Monday Harley Cooper of Washington DC visits locally Little Marshall Seibert was on the sick list Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Hayseed
Sally
Wayback
Tom Thumb
Moffitt
Venona
Willis Howard
Ehringer
Little One
Washburn
Clara Roberts
Nellie Dally
Ottawa
Marie Dunne
Spencer's
A. B. Wilson
Quaker Lane
Ed Mathis
Rutland
R. W. Spencer
Bessie Roberts
Dunham
Putnam County
Court House
Hennepin
George W. Hunt
Taylor
R.W. Spencer
Ladies’ Aid Society
Masonic Hall
Melinda Stufelheim
Laura Simmons
Dr. Simmons
South Dakota
Miss Simmons
Hecht
Magnolia High School
Mae Coe
Olive Spencer
Goldie Simonton
Margaret Roberts
Anita Roberts
Arie Law
J. R. Dunham
New York City
Magnolia
Magnolia Cemetery
Magnolia Band
Pauline Patterson
Beatrice Massie
Lucile King
Tonica
Pearce
Frank
Beck
Leonora
Nyra
James Corcoran
Spring Valley
Peart
John Pletch
Grantville
Harley Cooper
Washington, D. C
Little Marshall Seibert
Local Socials and Visits Highlight Busy Week
A lively dance at Ziegler's hall drew many locals last Saturday while T F Lash and son visited. various residents hosted guests, attended events, and shared family news. May 12 welcomed a baby girl to the Spencer family as Arthur and Mrs. Spencer celebrate their only child.
Hennepin Glorious 60th Wedding Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Swaney
Thirty one guests from Hennepin attended the 60th anniversary celebration. The day was ideal and the gathering sociable and extensive. Florence Church returned from Peoria. Cora Burnham can walk yard only. Turner-Hudnut elevator received corn. Nellie Simpson returned to Chicago school. Pauline Patterson visited home then McNabb. Alfred Johnson dominates the ice cream scene this summer. H L White remains ill and confined at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennepin
Peoria
Cora Burnham
Nellie Simpson
Chicago
Pauline Patterson
McNabb
Alfred Johnson
Oldest man wed third time at 120 years old
James Wright of Spurlock Kentucky proves youth at heart with Electric Bitters after kidney trouble for thirty years. He says he feels like a 16 year old after six bottles and credits the medicine as a great cure. A. J. Ironmonger's sells them at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Parr
England
James Wright
Spurlock
A. J. Ironmonger’s
Country social highlights and local visits near Wenona
Local residents visit at the Barr home east of Wenona and elsewhere as Harold Everley and others spend weekends with family. The High School stage production The Country Fair draws praise, with the Wenona orchestra and choruses contributing. Mother's Day was observed with carnation tributes and sermons by area pastors.
Masonic Traveling Exhibit Makes Mexico City Stop
A famed Masonic travel caravan departs on a handsome special train escorted by a large delegation headed for Mexico City. The journey will return on the same train before launching a world tour to Masonic lodges, organized by the Justine Lodge of New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Order
City
Mexico
Justine Lodge
New York City
Methodist conferences set for Illinois in fall season
The fall conferences of the Methodist Episcopal church for Illinois were scheduled with Bishop Goodsell presiding at Wheaton for Rock River, Bishop McDowell at Carthage for Central Illinois, and Bishop Goodsell at Mattoon for Illinois. James Winslow of Pontiac has planted 5000 catalpa trees near Fairbury, expecting long term profit from poles and posts. Fur buyers near Erie paid 12000 for mink, skunk, and muskrat hides. Beardstown marked Cleanup Day with citizens beautifying the town. Virden high school class of seven women and two men to graduate June 11, third year for Prof. Stine. H. M. Cornell in Streator arranging G A R reunion delegates for June 11. Ottawa Driving Park of 33 acres up for sale. Mendota fair grounds damaged by a tornado, needing 1000 for repairs or the fair may be abandoned. Pearl Johnson and Nora Murray baptized in a Sailor Springs creek and married in waist-deep water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church For
Illinois
Rock River
Wheaton
Bishop Goodsell
Central Illinois
Carthage
Bishop McDowell
Mattoon
James Winslow
Pontiac
Fairbury
Winslow
Erie
Beardstown
Virden
Prof
Stine
H. M. Cornell
Cornell
Big Bend
Ottawa Driving Park
Ottawa Driving Park Association
Mendota Fair
Sailor Springs
Pearl Johnson
Nora Murray
Steam draws splinter from head without pain
A wounded person can have a splinter in the head removed with steam. Fill a wide bottle with hot water, place the injured area over the mouth, and press tightly. The suction pulls the flesh down and, after a minute or two, steam extracts the splinter and reduces inflammation.
Square Deal for Schools in Illinois Aimed at Textbook Prices
Illinois parents face high textbook costs as publishers charge 50 to 60 cents for introductory geography while Indiana offers it for 30 cents. The Ettelson Hope bill sets a price limit tied to the lowest prices in other states, preventing price inflation and evasion. Endorsed by the education committee led by Senator Landee, it seeks passage to protect nearly 1,000,000 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Ettelson-Hope
Committee On Education
Landee
Bob Onward Bright Bay Trotting Stallion Cmd 1909 Season
Bob Onward a bright bay trotting stallion foaled 1899 stands at Stinger's Varna barn for the 1909 season. Sired by Hanson from a deep Onward line, with a notable brood mare history through Becca G. and Dream, the horse shows speed and gait. Terms 10 to insure a colt to stand with conditions. also a Shire stallion to stand at $15 to insure. Grant Glover owner. Carl Phillips groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanson
Combination
Combine
Hettie Hrasfield
Happy Heir
Nellie Grove
Nell
Ned Forrest
Edwin Forrest
Becca G
Overdon
Onward
Onward Silver
Benzetta
Dream
Administrator
Catchfly
Tagnon
Abdallah
Goldsmith Maid
Ava
Eva
Godwin
Egmont
Langtree Grant
General Grant
Shiloh
Julia Logan
Logan
Nelly Paul
Blackohn
Stinger
Varna
Grant Glover
Carl Phillips
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Magnolia Department
Potter & Potter
Magnolia, Ill
Seal of Minnesota
J. H Massie
Agency Griffth's Laundry
W. A. Simmons
Centenary Hospital
Olive Street Bank
Barnes' Universality
Medico, Chirulogical Society
St. Coulis
Ina Bank
Ina
W. H. Weathers
A. R. Kreger
Ill
Chicago Veterinary College Veterinary Hospital
Robert G. Dakin
M. D
Valle
Bergner’s
Bergner's
Bergner Millinery
Fabergner Co
Ziegler’s Hall
T. F. Lash
A. J. Ironmonger
Cleo Chance
Arthur Spencer
George Hetrick
Springleburg
J. B
Albert
Martin
Isaac Reichwine
Aurora
Thomas Kennedy
H. BE. Allen
Charles Allen
Ralph Martin
Judd Glass
Little Son
Lavenne Clemens
The
Prosperity Brigade
Clemens & Hiatt
Magnolia, Mil
Wenona
Lucy Dunlap
Alice Marland
Della Wells
Lou Kemp
Owen Barr
Wenona Sunday
Harold Everley
Bradley Polytechnic
Simon Everley
Geraldine Kreider
Belle Kreider
Ella Judd
Mabel
Ezra Kemp
Ancona
William Siewers
Chilldren
Florence
Fredrick
Michael Gorene
L. M. Magill
Lexington
Harry Griffin
George Griffin
Benjamin Shipley
John Marland
Rivertown
Laverne
Edward Freeman
Hopewell Township
A. A. Heflin
Colorado Springs
Col
St. Louis
Julia
Florence Burns
Wenona School
Magnolia Bank
Northern Illinois Co-Operative
G. W. Keller
Undertaker
Scott
Bob
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