Dr Will C. Gaston of St Joseph dies by mor phine and gas
The Peoria Transcript reports Dr Will C. Gaston longtime assistant at St Joseph sanitarium died by self-administered morphine and gas asphyxia. His burial occurred in Lacon Monday at 2 pm. He left letters to his father A H Gaston and to Dr William Hall. The article notes his noble traits amid tragedy and mentions local notices and repairs in Lacon.
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Lacon
W W. G. Gaston
A. BH
Gaston
Peoria Transcript
St Joseph Mo
Will C. Gaston
All’s Sanitarum
A. H. Gaston
William Qa. Hall
Sanitarium
St Joe Herald
Local Notes From Whitefield and Nearby Towns
The column notes residents’ illnesses, weather, and daily doings. Mra Berry and Mra Dunlap are ill but improving. Killposey of Red Town visited. Mr Bogner’s house is being painted by Geo Gardner. Uncle Tommy Aukland’s mental health is feared. The Mound 8.8. summer school reorganized under D. W. Dunlap with Mrs Peters assisting. Corn replanting progress and good oats. Samuel Clift buys a new piano from Princeton. Tom Williams promotes Everybody's Liniment. Haiment praised. Wm Jacobs moves a house for a gratonary. D. C. Updegraff contractor. Pond at Mr Hunt’s overflows. fish concerns. Lucy Spencer buys a new piano. The Sugar Wravgains reorganized with Elste Tormis as superintendent. Weather Sunday afternoon rain, good turnout. Mrs Bayline reputedly seizes old stock. Sue Bas reports new hens and strong chick growth.
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Mra Berry
Mra
D. M Dunlap
Killposey
Red Town
Goose Lake
D. W. Dunlap
Peters
Samuel Clift
Princeton
Sam
Warners
Tom Williams
Republican
Web
Wm Jacobs
John Nighswonger
Willis Warghop
D. C
Lucy Spencer
Elste’ Tormis
Bayline
Wet Iowa weather delays corn planting and harvests morale
A letter from Mrs Geo Lpace notes persistent rains in Iowa with 16 days of wet weather halting corn planting and leaving ground soggy. Farmers blame the cold wet spring and poor seed while some have replanted up to three times. Other items mention social visits by Mrs Spencer Ketchum and relatives, and a farmer Louis Burson mourning 103 dead carp after ice breakup.
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Geo. Lpace
Iowa
Cornelius Hickey
Laura
Nora
John Day
Lillie
Saratoga
Elmer Dalley
Whitefield
Mra Chaney
Bradford
Louis Burson
Warner Combs
Cylde
Spencer Ketchum
Ieee
Timothy Atwood
Galva
Jemel Atwood
Bank of Aurelia
Cherokee County
Sioux City
SuGanr Pius
Saratoga Notes From Magnolia and Local Scenes
Ed Hannum spent most of last week in Magnolia. The M. E Sunday School plans Children's Day on the third Sunday evening in June. Mrs Martin, visiting Steuben, is very ill at her son Coon’s residence. A Saratoga singing teacher will meet the class Saturday night if present. Agnes Gardner, famed artist now in Hastings Nebraska, is married and has moved to Colorado. Farmers improved by building church hitching racks. Whitefield urged to aid Saratoga head. Sucker Harrison visits Peoria county. People seek water to sprout cabbage. Tom Muldoon asks about Mrs Maguire’s corn stand. True is checking neighbors as corn is shelled. A magic lantern panorama was advertised at Wilson schoolhouse. after searching for over half an hour, the narrator failed to find the panorama and returned home.
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Gaston
R. M. Frisbey
Gimlet Hollow
George McLaughlin
Emilen
Coal Company
Sree Riddell
W. B. Zehr
First Street
Tia Diaswell
Lacon
Rey Barrett
Henry
Chylicothe
Ed Hannum
Magnolia
M. E
Martin
Colorado
Whitefield
Saratoga
Jne Harrison
Peoria
Tom Muldoon
Pike
Mike McCormic
Horoés
Mike
Rockford
Black
Moody
A. Brokaw
D. W. Wise
Hh Ri. Veach
W. E. Hawthorne
J.J. Marah
M. 8. Marsh
D. Bunker
Bell D. Morrison
Lima
GC. Hastings
Chas Franks
D. G. Allen
J. M. Tompson
G. Blad
D. H. Griggs
E. H. Conibear
D. Wellenley
Gilter
John Anderson
Mr Ball
W L. Kelso
Hank Linker
John Chambers
John Clark
Grandma Anderson
George Sparling
Grandma Read
Hirs J. R. Veach
Veach
M. BE
E. Stacy
Memphis
Tenn
Egypt
B. F
Y . Jacobs
Catharine G Waugh
Executive Committee
la Salle
Juniata
Hennepin
Deck
Lyon's Lake
Mia Clarinda Sanctum
Lizzie E. Humphrey
Chicago
Humphrey
Mra Cassall
Mary A. Ladue
Frank Noxon
M. EB. Church
J W. Whorrall
E. R. Spencer
Cerelius
Nancy Green Improves Amid Local News From Oxbow
The notes report Nancy Green improving while Mrs Vivian Haws and her young daughter remain ill. H OC Halley visited his sister Mrs C A Norris on Monday. Rain swamped Sandy River and Clear Creek, hindering farming as weeds gain. A baby weighed 8 pounds at birth to Mr and Mrs Trone of Hopewell, and a late Jesse Sinclair child was buried at Croft. Mrs Sinclair ill but improving. Adam Halbride’s corn field shows exceptional straight rows. Rev Lumkin’s sermon drew mixed reactions, with praise for its broad applicability.
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Nancy Green
Mra Vivan Haws
Little Daughter
H. OC. Halley
Farolly
Siater
C. A. Norris
Plae Clear Creek
Charlie Trone
Hopewell
Folka
Babe
Charlie
Jesse Sinclair
Croft
Lumkins
Thus
Rainy spell boosts farming morale and church news
Purnain notes heavy rain bringing farmer rejoicing while Sunday schools report good attendance despite threatening skies. John Mullen visited Chillicothe last Monday. Miss Ray and Miss Eckhart returned home last Saturday and again Monday. Second Sunday in June marks children’s day at the M B Church with a forthcoming program. Dr Gowen of Hennepin travels to Indianapolis for the national prohibition convention and remains a strong prohibitionist.
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Sid Chance
John Mullen
Chillicothe
Miss Ray
Miss Eckhart
Matt
Eiverybody
M. B
WeGowen
Hennepin
Indianapolis
Christian Sabbath School
Hailstorm damages crops and shares of local convention news
A severe hailstorm swept the area causing extensive crop and window damage and injuring a chicken. Local Sunday school workers anticipate a preaching hour and report on the state Sabbath School convention at Rockford with Rev Black and Dr Moody among attendees.
Baling Hay and Grange Notes Across McLean County
A. B. and O. Wilson with Henry Mills bale hay for shipment while W. B. Mills tours relatives in McLean County. O Howard Williams visits O Wilson en route home from Evans. Carver Tomlinson notes a small meeting at the Total Abstinence Union in Marseilles. Magnolia Grange discusses Children Day, a picnic idea, and a proposed Barnum show visit, with officers elected at Red Ribbon Club.
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A. B
O. W
Henry Mills
W. B. Mills
McLean County
O Howard Williams
O. Wilson
Evans
Carver Tomlinson
Total Abstinence Union
Marseilles
Magnolia Grange
Boane
Thompson
Center School
Center Red Ribbon Club
Yearly Meeting
Albert Mils
John Wilson
Mary Tomlinson
Laura W. Smith
W. L. Mills
Walter Griffith
Perry Mills
Erence Mills
Frank E. Smith
Flo
Von
Evans Grange anniversary impression and farm representation
A report recalls a member noting women’s restricted financial roles before marriage and a husband controlling funds after marriage. Evans Grange anniversary reception left a lasting cordial impression. Anne Wilson discusses hired girls and mistresses influence. A question to Bro Atherton suggests farmers’ lack of time limits political representation. A committee plans an annual picnic with nearby Granges at Senachwine Lake.
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Alster Bumgarner
Evans Grange
Anne Wilson
Bro Atherton
Senachwine Lake
Hennepin News Roundup Highlights Visitors and Local Events
Tuesday and Friday ledger items note Anthony Lahman’s Platte Center trip, lumber deliveries by H. D. White & Co, Ottawa visitors A Heas and W M Gosnell, and trips by W D Ham and W J Turner. Community pics include Princeton outings, new house foundations, church meetings, and a moonlight steamer cruise. A local death, Clarinda Sanctum, aged, dies in Chicago with funeral arrangements in Hennepin.
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Anthony Lahman
Platte Center
Neb
H. D. White & Co
A. Heas
W. M. Gosnell
Ottawa
W. D. Ham
W. J. Turner
Princeton
Measles and hail disrupt West Oxbow farming notes
West Oxbow reports M L Perdew's family as measles cases and a recent hail storm. Farmers face replanting after early sowing, with local updates on schoolhouse picks and a visit by James Henderson from Whitefield. The letter discusses burying ground duties and a misunderstanding about measles versus rash.
Scotch veteran Thomas Gammel dies at Toulon aged 87
Thomas Gammel, a Scotchman and former union soldier, died at Toulon on May 12 at age 87. He once lived in La Prairie township, this county. He was a very worthy man. A wife and seven children are bereft.
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Thomas Gammel
Toulon
la Prairie
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