News of a Week in Lacon and Surroundings
Week summary of local events in Lacon and Marshall County includes visits by residents, horse and stock shipments, a San Francisco exposition note, a Lincoln exhibit, a May medical meeting in Varna with 17 doctors, hog inoculation success, new police restraint device, travels of Dr Shallenberger and Dr Fruth and sons, Illinois State Historical Society meeting in Springfield, abolitionist Benjamin Lundy note, and Hopewell township bridge vote results and county transport discussions.
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Lacon
Poarch
Gladys
Povovan &. Lutes
Ree Sound
Lincoln
Springfield
Ia Marshall-Putnam
Varna
Mets
Weeks
Dent
Gillespie
Wea
Lay Us
Dts
Fruth
Shallenberger
Chi
Briday
O& K
Swan Lake Club House
Shalberger
Princeton
Illinois State Historical Society
Benjamin Lundy
Honge A Lawrence
Galesburg
D. A. R. Society
Benjamin Hy
Magnolia
Antelna
Lundy
Biled
Hopewell Township
Jake Stoner
Sophie
Jonga
Lheary
Sunday School Convention in Henry Township
The Henry Township Sunday School convention met at the Presbyterian church with Rev T J Leech opening prayers and readings. Sessions covered church growth, youth outreach, and teacher preparation, ending with resolutions supporting county option and high quality Sunday school work.
Methodist Church Memorial Service and Anniversary Program
Services next Sabbath include 9 45 a m Sunday school led by M L Coan and a men s Bible class during the hour 11 00 a m public worship a union memorial service sponsored by the local Grand Army post and the Relief Corps with the pastor delivering the memorial sermon Epworth League service at 7 30 on the 24th anniversary and a program following prayer meeting includes named participants Eliza Jessie Kenneth Helper Lila Meier J Bell Oral Bel and Louis B Mercer pastor
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Ofer
Ters
Eliza and
Jessie
Kenneth Helper
Lila, Meier
J. Bell
Oral Bel
Louis
B. Mercer
Presbyterian Church Sabbath services and memorial sermon
The Presbyterian Church schedules a Sabbath school, an 7 p.m. memorial service at the M. church, and a 7:30 p.m. preaching service. Christian Endeavor meets at 6:30 p.m. All are invited. Pastor George T. Griscel. Mystic Workers of the World report 25 candidates for initiation in this city.
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Presbyterian Church
The
Christian Endeavor
George T. Griscel
Mystic Workers of the World of
Mission at St Joseph's Catholic Church
A week long mission at St Joseph's Catholic Church led by Rev Fr McCarty of the Vincentian Order in St Louis concluded with a large Sunday gathering. The speaker, Irish by birth, toured several countries delivering extemporaneous sermons on faith and works, urging confession and daily Bible reading. The May event closed with pontifical blessing, benediction by visiting clergy, and a generous evening offering, noted for strong choir performances and memorial church features.
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St Joseph’s Catholic Church
McCarty
St Louis
France
Scotland
England
Ireland
Australia
New Zealand
America
William Sievers
Frank Baer
Brennan
Mce Carty
Gensler
St. Mary’s Church
Henry
P H Quilerton
Peru
McGreavy
Tskilwa
St. Joseph's Church
Fr. Brennan
Hoir
Cecil Herry
Emma Colligan
Julia Hartley
Jennie Ray
Charles Motter
Margaret Myers
Altas Harry- Seitz
W. L. Flynn
John Hartley
Ivan Barry Bass
Miss Herry
Monathan
Josephis
Shas
Decoration Day Memorial Observance Plans
Memorial Sunday will be observed at the M E church with a sermon by Rev J W Mercer on May 25. Lookout Mountain post No 94 and Woman's Relief Corps No 2 will meet at the I O O F hall at 10 30 a m and march to the church for services. Afterward both societies meet at Odd Fellows hall 1 30 p m and march to the river then to the cemetery for graves decoration with remarks by Rev George T Grisell. Bring flowers to the hall or arrange pickup with Commander Jonas Maust.
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M. BE
J. WS. Mercer
M. E
Lookout Mountain Post No. 94
Woman’s Relief Corps No. 2
I. O. O. F. Hall
Odd Fellows
George T. Griscel
Presbyterian Church
Jonas Maust
Dinner for builders honors site workers at Barnes bungalow
Mr and Mrs J J Barnes hosted a Sunday 6 30 pm dinner at Pavilion Park for mechanics and laborers who helped erect their bungalow. The event featured a bronze writing tablet presented by workers, praising the host’s kindness and generosity in completing the home project.
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J J. Barnes
Pavilion Park
J J Barnes
H W. Wombacher
James Robinson
Fred Merdian
Frank Coe
Charles Onyan
Wm. Meier
Wm Heininger
C C. Doran
T E. Kinkade
Roy Smith
Lester Knight
Samuel Garland
Herb Hall
Mike Noll
H. M. Davidson
Elmer Fenwick
Gus Becker
RS. V
Po” Henry
Ill
Kinkade
Henry
Barnes
New Ornamentation Adorns St Mary’s Church Dedication
St Mary’s Church received extensive additions including new altars stations of the cross statuary chancel railings and furnishings plus upgraded electrical and heating systems. The dedication was led by Bishop Dunne and about a score of visiting priests with Fr Brennan praised as a faithful pastor. Mass and services followed with English sermons and benediction throughout the day.
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Dunne
Brennan
Woman's Club Meeting Highlights Philanthropy Focus
The Woman's club held a Philanthropy department session on May 18 at Mrs. Ida Ketchum's home. Mrs. Charlotte Sparling presided as talks on charity, hospital boats for New York children, and the World's Fair convent project inspired discussion and poetry readings.
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Ida Ketchum
Charlotte Sparling
Harrison
Mhillabrand
Lucy Bakering
Homer Swift
Mesdames Cromwell
Gooden
Lawrence Gregory
Eva Harrison
Edna Hillabrand
Henry Woman's Club
Alice Gilpin
Jackson Park
Chicago
Christopher Columbus
Bella Evans
Rare Art Needle Work Exhibit Draws Attendees
A lavish 1918 display showcases embroidery, tapestries, and drawn work from Renaissance to new stitches. Curated by Miss Gafiney for the White Sewing Machine Co, the exhibit, free to the public, highlights home decorating techniques and notable pieces. Also notes a bicycle theft report filed with details unavailable.
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Paris
Gafiney
Beneters
Local Notes on Historical Society Honor and Weathered Tales
In Springfield the state historical society honored George A. Lawrence of Galesburg as a fourth member among officers. A distant lightning strike struck near Herman Hoffer’s barn on the Daniel Blood homestead during a recent electrical storm.
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State Historical Society
Springfield
George A. Lawrence
Galesburg
Herman, Hoffer
Daniel Blood
R. Hampmar
Cedar Rapidy
Charles Greenlee
Jeannette Frommel
C. A. Frommel
Jeannette
Sov
L. A. Webb
Simpson Carnival
Vernon
Ind
A. H. Harris
Peoria
Ganton
Illinois
Womack
General Assembly
Clifford Haws
Lew Lincoln
York
Neb
Lee Lincoln
Lew
Buick
Vogelsang
Kathryn Vogelsang
Morris M. Townley
Hpdra Vogelsang
Chicago
Awniany S. Bachan
Tis
Kilwa
East Park Row
City Hall
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Mitway
Clarke Bros
Board of Livestock Commissions
Soro
Oltiet
Henry Township
J A Williams
T J Leech
Church and
Etta
A B Smith
J € Blarsdell
Hiram Stickel
J C Blaisdell
William Knight
Margaret Riddell
Meta Williams
Reichel
J E Mercer
Griscel
Committee On Resolutions
J &E. Mercer
St. Joseph's
Mrs
J. J. Barnes
Longstreet
Grant
South
Mosby
Avidew
Cainesville, Ga
Wilson
Albert B. Boone
Clarksbourg
W. Va
Ge Énsler
Ata ‘Pubiles
Woman's Club
Issay
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