Local Notes and Social Snaps From Searrland District
Miss Eva Simpson spent Sunday with Edna and Anna Lynch. The new Ice cream parlor seems to be doing a buying business. How many members were at the Mystic Workers lodge last week. Charles Duncan, sick for a week, is able to be out again. Subscriptions urged for The Republican. Mr and Mrs Tanner shopped in Lacon last Saturday. Mrs Royce and her mother were in Henry last Thursday. Irving Parsons doing a large paper bag job for Dr. Royce this week. Anna Lynch's school closed Wednesday and had a picnic Thursday. Mr and Mrs Francis spent Sunday in the country with Loren Frances and family. Rev Rist and wife, home from Toulon. Myron Lester and family of Lacon visited with Mrs Simpson. Frank Van Antwerp trip to Chicago Heights to visit Mr Maxwell's family. Prof Bouton's school closed at Wapella. moving plans for fall. Mrs Tesmer to Blooming ton by telegram. Mr Whitcomb very bad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Simpson
Edna
Anna Lynch
Mystic Workers’ Lodge
Charles Duncan
Republican
Dr. Royce
Mrs. Francis
Loren Frances
Rev. Rist
Toulon
Myron Lester
Lacon
Simpson
Lester
Frank VanAntwerp
Dan Sheen
Peoria
Sam Ramp
Mabel Mellon
Virginia Hawks
Alice Scoon
Alice McNutt
Helen Winters
Lelia Hacker
Ernest Ireland
Charley Gapen
Pittsburg
Indiana
Ohio
J. W. Gift & Co
Owen McEntee
Charley
Aurelia
St. Mary's Academy
Frances
McEntee
Ed Carlson
John Carlson
Mark Sawyer
Hopewell
Chicago
John Remley
Henry
Knapp
Sparland
Hoagland
Laporte
Ind
Gunness
Grover Heckard
Grover
Illinois
Littlefield
M. J. Finnegan
Winters
Fred Newhalfen
New butcher shop planned for June amid town’s flood woes
The town expects a second butcher shop opening on June first while river high water threatens traffic. Rain continues, flooding rooms, delaying events and prompting safety precautions. The inter scholastic contest set for June 5–6 remains on, with conditions to improve. Joe Gray’s death due to consumption leads to a funeral at La Prairie church. Mrs. Zimmerman lies ill with bronchitis and stomach trouble. small pox fears ease as services resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar McLaughlin
Helping Hand Society
Fred Gehr
Will Frank
Joe Gray
Wilbur Root
la Prairie Church
Zimmerman
Sparland High School to Hold Baccalaureate and Commencement
Sparland high school will hold a baccalaureate sermon Sunday May 24 at 7 30 p m at the M E church with Rev Rist conducting special music. Commencement for six graduates two boys three girls will follow May 29 at 8 p m also at the M E church. Guest speaker Prof W J Sutherland of Western Illinois State Normal Macomb will address on Education and Life Abundant. Out of town music has been secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparland
Sparland High School
Rist
M. E. Church
Sparland High
W. J. Sutherland
Western Illinois State Normal
Macomb
Marshall County Inter-Scholastic Contest Postponed
The inter scholastic literary and athletic contest has been postponed due to rain and high water. The new dates are June 5 and 6. Admission to the commencement remains 10 cents. The delay gives contestants more time to prepare and should lead to a stronger event with more entries in each event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall County
Local Notes Include Obits and Social Visits
Fragments report Joe Grey’s death at Wilber Root’s home and funeral planned at U P church with Rev Black. Anna Stowell returns from California with aunt as Miss Alma Calder stays under doctor care. Picnics at Hall and Center schools feature Miss Myrtle Hastings and Grace Powell. Nellie Burnett and Miss Brown visit Monmouth area. Mrs Webster Greene’s health concerns and visits by Mrs H N Wilmot and Mrs Jane Fowler of Langley Kansas noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Barnes
Princeton
Joe Grey
Wilber Root
Grey
Ohio
la Prairie
U. P
Black
Martin
Dunlap
Anna Stowell
California
Hall
Myrtle Hastings
Grace Powell
Nellie Burnett
Monmouth
Miss Brown
Alma Calder
Webster Greene
H. N. Wilmot
Jane Fowler
Langley, Kas
Rain Delays Planting as May Weather Persists in Saratoga
In Saratoga May roils with persistent rain delaying corn planting. Decoration services set for May 81 at 8 o clock with Rev Beall of Henry. Ladies Aid elect officers including President Ella McAtee and Treasurer Ella Reinbeck. Neighbors cleaned church and graveyard. New birth reported Miss Edna McClane. Carl Barker and Ed Poarch welcomed a daughter. Community notes also list visits from Will Blackburn and others, with various social and church activities across Bradford Milo and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beall
Henry
Aid
Will Smart
Ella McAtee
Ella Smart
Bessie Wabel
Ella Reinbeck
Robert Kelley
Ladies’ Aid
May baskets and parish social notes from South Whitefield
In South Whitefield on Sunday L. J. Ray visited. Billy Daniels and family enjoyed a happy carriage ride. D. B. Huffman reports Mrs. Huffman improving. Miss Clara Ray helps Mrs. Thomas McAleer with housework. Walter Holler wed Iris Eichorn of Spring Bay last Wednesday. The community remarks on rain, discouraged farmers, and a Charlie party for the newlyweds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Ray
Billy Daniels
D. B. Huffman
Huffman
Clara Ray
Thomas McAleer
T. S. Hunt
John Hartley
Henry
Miss Gilpin
Walter Holler
Iris Eichorn
Spring Bay
Walter
Decoration day plans and school notes from Lacon
Lacon prepares for Decoration day exercises on May 30 with a hoped speech by Hon Dan Sheen of Peoria. The Lacon High graduating class includes seven students. The May-June items cover school board actions, local travel, and river flood impact on Sparland contest plans.
Patch of cornfield alive with fish draws attention
Mr Newhalfen and another observer spotted a water-filled patch over an acre in size where fins and backs of fish appeared in shallow water. Fish reportedly four feet long roamed the corn field as if hogs, prompting light speculation about pitching forks and pans for catch.
Local notes from Lawn Ridge and Peoria circuits
Albert Armstrong visits from East Lynn with family as Innes band concert draws crowds in Peoria. Renovations underway on a home with furnace heat and acetylene lighting. Rev. Curtis attends a religious education convention in Galesburg. Decorations planned by Pastor Curtis with local quartet and 24 girls to decorate graves. James Shane dies near Edelstein after long illness from a fall injury. Anna Calder’s daughter Anna Lee Stawell battles pneumonia. Iva Stawell faces appendicitis surgery in Galesburg hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Armstrong
East Lynn
Innes
Peoria
J. C. Hawley
A. B. Curtis
Galesburg
Northwestern
Speer
Akron
J. B. Green
Cuba
C. S. Wilmot
Stork
Norris Root
House of
Ransom
Alma Caldwell
Indianapolis
Hoosier
la Prairie
Scott
Martin
Scoon
Edminster
James Shane
Edelstein
Shane
Brimfield
Peoria County
J. G. Stawell
Anna
Anna Calder
California
Iva
Fire at Betts House Traced to Smoldering Roof
Alarm rang at noon last Monday as Frank Betts' home caught fire. Neighbors arrived quickly and the fire, smoldering in the kitchen rafters, was extinguished with minimal damage. The episode may spur the landlord to repair a new chimney and shows the value of local telephone alert systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Betts
Probate Court actions and real estate transfers list
Estate of John Russell features letters of administration to Rose Adams with bond approved. Other estates including George Reddan Ann B H Reddan Adam P Brown Lewis S Pond Theodore Kaifer Casper C Wood Mahlon Street and Charles Green proceedings noted with final reports, objections, oaths, and appraisals. Real estate transfers list multiple parcel sales among residents of Wenona Henry Varna and nearby areas with multiple lot descriptions and parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Russell
Rose Adams
George, Reddan
Ann B H. Reddan
Adam P. Brown
Lewis S. Pond
Theodore Kaifer
Elizabeth Kaifer
William Kaifer
Edward Kaifer
Dana Becher
Ella Becher
Tnke
Charles A. Green
Casper C. Wood
Mahlon
Street
Hyram L Colts Offered At Berganz Barn And Putnam
Hyram L will be found during the present season at the Berganz barn in Henry on Fridays and Saturdays and the remainder at the undersigned barn half a mile west of Putnam Illinois. Sired by Tommy Door out of McGregory Chief, Tommy Door by Col. Young and California Terms as dam. Price 15 dollars to insure a living colt to stand and suck. Care not liable for accidents. J H Williams Putnam Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berganz
Henry
Putnam
Ill
Hyram L
Tommy Door
McGregory Chief
Col. Young
California
J. H. Williams
Wasatusa's Kid Stallion Prospect For Saratoga Service
Wasatusa's Kid, a three year old standard bred trotting stallion, is announced for service at Henry Applen’s place in Saratoga this season. Bred from Wasatusa by Dan Onward, with Nutwood and Little Silver as dams, the bloodline includes Seven Plumes and McGregor Chief. Price for a living colt set at fifteen dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Nutwood
Wasatusa
Seven Plumes
Little Silver
McGregor Chief
Cressus
Waskawee
Saratoga
Henry Applen
Henry
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Edna McClane
Carl Barker
Bert Piper
Will Blackburn
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M. B
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Iowa
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Clarence McClane
Harold Reid
William Wright
St. Joseph
Bradford
Eugene Wall
Joseph Hufnagel
James McClane
Byron Allen
Mr. Swarthout
John McClane
George Barker
Beulah
Schueman
Will Bentley
Festus Bentley
Orrin Sherman
Cammie Driver
Alden Bentley
Edna Smith
Dunlevvy
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