Local Correspondent Notes from Magnolia and Nearby Areas
Magnolia Department R. A. Ward acts as local representative for The Henry Republican and oversees news items. C A Morphew is home for the section while John Walker remains unwell. Mr and Mrs EB A Mathis visited Henry last Saturday. Sickness is prevalent. George Borgstead made a business trip to Henry. Ed Phillips and Clarence Graves plan a Colorado return, Raymond Eddingfield comes home from Kansas to vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Ward
Magnolia
Henry Republican
C. A. Morphew
John Walker
EB. A. Mathis
Henry
George Borgstead
Ed Phillips
Clarence Graves
Colorado
Raymond Eddingfield
Kansas
Local notices from Magnolia community update
Mrs George Phillips improves with illness. Samuel Potter takes charge of Clemens stock goods. Mr and Mrs N J Mathis plan to reside in Magnolia. Lizzie Walsmith travels to Nausss with her family. Earl Wilkins undergoes a difficult operation with doctors Hart Forrest Hall and W A Simmons. Ward nears completion of Thornton property repairs. Community notes praise acts of kindness and local news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Potter
Clemens
N. J. Mathis
Magnolia
Lizzie Walsmith
Adlesse Lo.g
W. A. Simmons
Josephine Phillips
Subscriptions Urged Ahead at The Henry Republican
Subscribers are urged to check their colored paper tag for unpaid balances under new postmaster general rules. Pay or renew for another year at the Republican office. Also notes a motor accident tale where Peter Bdschidt’s car left the dike and Henry Roth and R. R. Lash assisted with the horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Republican
Postmaster General
Republican
Peter Bdschidt
Henry Roth
R. R. Lash
Varna Toluca Items Mixed Community Notes
Local notices from Lostant and Toluca detail people visiting relatives and attending events. Highlights include birthdays, weddings, a republican rally, Taft campaign bragging, and Santa Fe railroad double tracking progress. Andrew Kelm's death and Polich family news are noted among social updates.
Saloon Sold to New Owner as Nov 1 Changeover
John Klinger has sold his saloon business to James Slattery who takes possession on November 1. Nadzam's saloon was broken into again Wednesday night with $5.10 in small change taken. Robberies have occurred twice in the past month with escape unhindered. Mrs Smiley and Mrs Johnson of near Benson were tossed from their horse after it spooked at a black cow near St. Ann's cemetery while returning from To Lucaa. They were cared for at Jonas T Ball's home and later returned home the next day. Mineral production in Illinois totals $152,122,648 in 1907 with coal up 24.2 percent. Williamson County leads coal output. Illinois oil production rose to 24,281,973 barrels, placing the state third. All signs point to a hard winter with goosebone, squirrels, and hobos noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
Bradley
Chicago
Clift
Thomas Kennedy
Hennepin
Eliza Beck
Simon Beck
Cleo
Russell Chance
Pearl Bush
Charles Meier
Henry
E. Allen
Sarah Cassell
Adam Deininger
Willis
Charles Allen
Kewanee
Isaac Reichwine
Willie Rudy
Peoria
Dissinger
Wm. Martin
Oliver Regenold
Watertown
Jim Taylor
Bob
Bill Goodfellow
Taft
Bill
St. Ann's Church
Roach
Theresa Hund
Kansas City
John Frey
Toluca
Santa Fe
Andrew Kelm
Varna
Frank Polich
Stephen Polich
Austria
Polich
John Klinger
James Slattery
Nadzam
Mike
Smiley
Johnson
Benson
St. Ann’s Cemetery
Jonas T. Ball
State Geological Survey
Illinois
Williamson County
Sangamon
Woodford County
Minoak
Germantown
Mike Fahy
Supreme Court
Mercer County
State of
Pottstown
Rose
Cook County
H. G. Cook
Ottawa
Stephen Pollasiah
Peru
Tonica Social Notes Highlight Visits and Events
Tonica reports a busy week with the Thursday club meeting set for Nov 6 with Mrs. O G Owens. Local residents Mr and Mrs Johns and others visited Mrs Mattie Ford earlier in the week. Dolly Day drew a large crowd of mothers in the primary room. Frank Hillabrand and his bride returned from a southern wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonica
O. G, Owens
Arthur Mudge
Thecl
Wiggins
Johns
Carpenter
Cornell
Chicago
Blair
Peoria
Mattie Ford
Kate Matern
Annie Adler
Seneca
Joe Baldwin
Frank Hillabrand
Bride
South
Urbana student Emory Turner injured in serious accident
Emory Turner of Urbana Illinois was injured during a Sunday wrestling match when an opponent knee struck his abdomen bursting a large intestine. He underwent an operation and remains seriously ill as his parents Mr and Mrs C M Turner stay at his bedside with little encouragement from the attending physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Turner
University of Illinois
Urbana
Emory
C. M. Turner
A. L. Turner
Turner
Wenong
Woodford districts adopt uniform text books in schools
Woodford county districts have adopted uniform textbooks for all schools except Minoak and Germantown. The shift aims to standardize curricula across the county.
Timber Supply of United States Faces Looming Shortage
Circular from the United States Forest Service cites a U S timber use rate of 500 feet board measure per year per person and warns that within 30 years virgin timber may be exhausted. It notes overcutting, poor reforestation, and calls for conservation and renewed forest productivity to sustain industry and independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Treadwell Cleveland, Jr
United States Forest Service
Cleveland
Japan
Forest Waste and Reforestation Potential Urged
A speaker cites 8,000,000 cords wasted and argues waste across mills and in forests. He notes 20 percent of yellow pine wasted on 300,000 acres and urges better utilization, intelligent investigation, and policy to triple forest production through improved reproduction and reduced waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Long
Conference of Governors
Illinois Then and Now by James P Monroe in Atlantic
James P Monroe traces Illinois transformation from fever blotched farmland to thriving hub, crediting modern science and broad education. He cites malaria control, expanded rail and water links, telephones, trolley lines, cement making, and farmer education as drivers aided by British and other investors buying up large farms for scientific cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
James P. Monroe
Atlantic
United States
Great Britain
Seven Years of Proof Warns Illinois on Land Inheritance
The article notes Illinois lawmakers fear land inheritance by noncitizens and pass statutes restricting heirs. It also advertises Dr King’s New Discovery with seven years of proof claims and medical uses for coughs, colds, and chest conditions, available at A. J. Ironmonger's drug store with trial bottle free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
W. W. Henry
Panama
A. J. Ironmonger
For Rent A Suite Of Three Un Furnished Rooms
Classified notice advertising a suite of three unfurnished rooms for rent with application to the office.
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Seal OF Nebraska
Minnesota
R. W. Spencer
Magnolia, Illinois
Northern Illinois Co-Operative Burial Association
G. W. Keller
Undertaker
THE
Magnolia Bank
Magnolia, Ill
Robert G. Dakin, M. D
Ill
J, H Massie
McNabb
Grifith’s Laundry
Centenary Hospital
Olive Street Bank
Barnes’ University
Medico, Chirurogical Society
St. Louis
Ina Bank
Ina
W. H. Weathers, M. D
A. R. Kreger
Ili
Chicago Veterinary College Veterinary Hospital
Sones Maeno le
McNabb Centrals
George Phillips
Max Whitney
Near
Ray Kreger
Roscoe Phillips
Lestant Opera House
James Kelso
Penta
Timber Supply OF
Rollin Travis
Tonica, Illinois
Rolainthinas
Poland-China
Mississippi River
Prince Wandiful
Prince Alert
Peter Moon
Sherman Glenn
Magnolia, Il
R. K. McColl
Princeton
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