Magnolia locals bustle with visits events and plans
Henry area residents travel to Chicago Streator and Peoria attend social club meetings and church events. Violet visits, purchases, and operatic preparations fill Magnolia as alumni host piano donations for the high school and a May fair unfolds amid rainy weather and community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Edwards
Lacon
M. J French
Chicago
Miles Ruble
Marvin
Streator
Frank Newell
Washburn
A. Freeman
Laura
Charles Loomis
Hecht
Frank Davis
Tracy Skelton
Jesse Freach
Eva Smith
Hazell Wilkins
Henry
Ollie Spencer
Marcella Dunne
Peoria
Mann
George Ramsey
Nettie Hauger
Olney Hur
Leo Kelly
Varna
Hallie Jones
Smith
Tonica
Homer Whetzel
Charles Kelm
Our
Bertha Westerstund
Herman Potter
Mabel Bosher
Lostant
Ralph Paxson
Mildred
Ora Mathis
Russell Tomlinson
Quaker Lane
Litchfield
Toluca
H H Thierry
Gene
Lois
S Potter
Lucian Glover
Myers Kohler
Magnolia
Miss Kohler
Mesdames Maude Ray
John P Carlson
Rebecca Lodge
Dunlap
Mr. Jewell
Ford
T D. Judd
Wenona
Mr Jewell
Magnolia Township Sealed Bids For Concrete Wall
Bids must be received by 2 PM June 7 1913 from bidders for construction of a concrete retaining wall in Magnolia. Plans available at the town clerk's Magnolia office or by writing the State Highway Commission Springfield Illinois. The commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners of Highways
Magnolia Township
Magnolia
State Highway Commission
Springfield
Ill
A.-Glover
Nighttime crossing tragedy and strange Washington pie remark
A south Elmwodd resident walked home after dusk but was stalled by a freight blocking a crossing. He climbed over the moving train and was carried four miles to Oak Hill where he waited for a morning train. The story ends with a fleeting jab about office seekers in Washington and a nostalgic pie remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmwodd
Oak Hill
May festival and school events dominate Quaker Lane page
Rainy Friday scenes give way to community life as residents visit relatives in Chicago and nearby towns. Teachers and students from Normal visit Swaney school, with the senior class play Fanchon the Cricket planned for Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Lane
F E Smith
Hazel Bo- Man
Henry
Enida Griffith
Edna Wilson
Chicago
Harold Sutherland
Louis Spalding
Streator
FE Smith
Varna
Grace Hale
Bloomington
Ethel Buckley
Woc
oGraiffith
Paxson
Hennepin
Homer
Olive
Gilbert Willey
Jane Caldwell
Roger Lee
Bumgarner
John Swaney
Granville
Heber Smith
Osco
M W Smith
Amanda Mills
Indiana
Blue River
West Salem
Max Whitney
Charles
Charles Stateler
Mary Smith
Olive Willey
Cedar Rapids
Broaddus School
Normal
Swaney School
Fanchon
Tonica
Grove
Twig of
Thorn
Glee Club
Fb&b. Smith, McNabb
Ill
Local News Briefs and Notes From Lostant
Local gossip covers residents and visitors including Miss Zeta Murphy at Miss Marie Bangs home, Mr and Mrs Cy Hall hosts, and several family visits. Also reported are a band concert weather delay, Foley Kidney Pills advertisement, and a feature on new edible vegetables beetatoe with biblical references and willow cuttings from Washington for swampy farmland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W Herwick
James Bradley
Kansas
Eugene Boshell
John Giles
John Berninger
Zeta Murphy
Rutland
Marie Bangs
Norman Robison
Iago
Alfred Hudson
Quincy
Margaret Avery
Nellie Curtis
B H Graves
John Henning
Frances Cain
Chicago
Bates
Minneapolis
Minn
Cy Hall
F. T. Hagg
Quaintance
Schoenneshoefer
Res-A. OU. Jlones
Joy
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Home Readers
Mrs J Weller of Henry Illinois praises Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney complaint and backache relief after years of use. The ad stresses local testimonials over distant endorsements and lists Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as US agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
J. ‘Weller
Ill
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Dean's
Groundhog Tale From Wyoming Chronicle
A Casper Wyoming Tribune humorous verse recounts a sunlit day of a groundhog and his wife debating spring work. The couple quarrels playfully about waking and long warmth, ending with them packing to leave Wyoming in search of new skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Wyoming State
A J Mokler
Casper
Wyo
Government to adopt check system for paying bills
The United States government will start paying all bills by checks on February 1 replacing sub-treasury notes. Government income will be received by banks via checks and disbursements will flow through treasury depositories, reducing New York bank activity and saving on transfer costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Treasury
New York
Denver
Secretary of the Treasury
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the Republican
Henry, DL
Magnolia Department
B. A. Mathis
Ray
F Funk
Franklinst
Era-Sweet
Sweet
Ennis Dakin
Magnolia School
Wiggs
Kit
R. W. Spencer
Algin
Gertrude Ramsey
Leland Swindler
Margaret Lackland
Louise Merrett
Jeannette Balderston
French
Bwaney
Munter-Allen
Hunter-Allen
Our Neighbor Village
Teachers'Parents’ Association
R W Spencer
Matthew B McNutt
Peachers - Parents’ Association
Louisa Freeman
Harriet Eddingfield
Minnie Prutsner
Mrs. Wiggs
Minnie Roberts
H Hiatt
Marie
Fred Defenbaugh
George Hull
George Borgstede
Vera
Peck-Williamson
Bureau
Putnam
Marshall
Illinois River
M. M. Henkins
McNabb
Jens P. Heede
Denmark
F. W. Ponzer
Wesley—Kays
Elaie Dissinger
Ivy Wheeler
Traver
Ray Willock
Clyde Monroe
Hicks’ Park
Standard
Republican Office
Oregon
Burbank
Lebanon
Carmel
Sharon
Pere
Agente Furnishee
Will T. Law
Magnolia, Ill
Ayer
J. I. Case
Janes
Ae Hayes
Blue Star
McCormick
Apex
Fairbanks-Morse Co
U. S
J. F. Wolr
Z. Frank Titus Magnolia
Albert Pietsch
McNabb Central
A srMons
Cor Agnolla
Centenary Ae Street Bank
Oe Loui ‘Chirurigcal Society Two
Weathers
Quondsys
Pione McNabb Ek Hennepin
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