Sparland News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Harry Marshall, Miss Elsie Cumming, and Miss Minnie Olson appear in local visit notes as residents travel between Sparland La con and Peoria areas. The second lecture will be held Friday night November 13. A basketball game saw Sparland defeat Henry 18 to 11. Teachers and clubs organize Thanksgiving programs at the school house. Slaughterhouse fire causes minor damage. housing changes involve the Akerholm and Kiernan families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Marshall
Elsie Cumming
Lacon
Minnie Olson
Hast Peoria
Charley Akerholm
Manhattan
Dawson
Chicago
Parker
Roland Cumming
Henry
Helping Hand Society
Sparland
Edith Waugh
Hew
Dietz
Canton
Allen
Revival closes as funeral and election tales fill week
Rev Watson of Lacon preached the final revival service. Three girls were placed on probation. Mrs. George Kear Sr. is buried after a surprise illness. The town reflects on a busy period with dances, repairs, and social notes surrounding a Taft Bryan candy bet aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
Lacon
Veneta Sparr
Velma Campbell
Wave Ray
Galloway
George Kear
M. BE. Church
Sparland
Raucous Alley Encounter and Local Happenings Report
Narration of a public scuffle between Miss Taft and Miss Bryan ends with Fire Chief OBrien using a hose to separate them. The item shares social gossip including a ball, corn husking, variegated local news, hospital visits, injuries, school events, and travel notes from Peoria to Sparland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Main Street
Miss Taft
Miss Bryan
Haly
O’brien
J. W. Glasgow
Harp
Social round at La Prairie and nearby towns
Lizzie Aitchison of Weiser Idaho visits family in La Prairie and Cuba. Miss Bessie Willard hosts Miss Lizzie Parker of Wyoming. Frank Simmons of Peoria guests the Calder home. Mrs. Frank Marshall from Peoria. Ella Renwick of Lacon visits Ethel Calder. the Stevenson family of Dixon visit W D Riddell. Estella and Ethel Calder visit Sparland. Alice Scoon travels to Lacon. Mrs. Weekley and Ada Aitchison in Peoria. Mrs. Monier leaves for Hot Springs Ark for medical care with daughter Anna. Mrs. Kinney returns to Paxton after visiting Calder family. Stella Calder surprise birthday gathering ends with luncheon and well wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Stevenson
Dixon
W. D. Riddell’s
Estella
Ethel Calder
Alice Scoon
Lacon
Kate Weekley
Ada Aitchison
Peoria
William Monier
Hot Springs
Ark
St. Joseph’s Infirmary
Miss Anna
Kinney
Mrs. Calder
Paxton
Stella Calder
No Reason for It Henry Citizens Show the Certain Way Out
Henry citizen Edward Carrier, Sr. reports five to six years of backache from weak kidneys eased after taking Doan's Kidney Pills from J. W. Niece's drug store. He says the remedy has no equal for weak kidneys and recommends it as a cure. Sold by dealers, 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Edward Carrier
Henry, Sr
J. W. Niece
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United
Hometown News Notes Far and Wide
Local briefs report Mrs. James Hendricks caring for Mrs. Perry Burdick, while Karl Hekle plans to move to northern Oklahoma. A ten pound boy arrived for Bert Wilcox, J. B. Greene hosts a surprise 50th milestone, and Halloween events boost local funds. Henry Miller Jr. dies at Princeton hospital. Mennonite church funeral held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawn Ridge
James Hendricks
Perry Burdick
Frank Betts
Virginia
Karl Hekle
Oklahoma
Bert Wilcox
Bert
J. W. Greene
Harry Coyle
Harry
Gracie
William Foster
Daisy
Ethel Stowell
Cecil Shafer
Jennie Potter
Morris Perkins
Peoria
Fannie Peck
J. B. Greene
Hallowe’en
Henry Lyon
George Cline
Alice Trim Sniffen
Chilcago
Symmes
Milo
Chrisman
Mary Freeman
Bradford
Alonzo McClane
Boone Wright
Leslie Driver
McKee
Buda
Henry Miller, Jr
Princeton Hospital
Henry
Mennonite
Harry Moore
Ida Griffith
Tiskilwa
Lloyd Hay
Broadmoor
Adam Henkins
Elsie Poarch
Lacon
Ed Poarch
Probate Court action on multiple estates and guardianships
Final reports approved in the estates of John N. Swartz James W. Crank Marcus Sprague John H. Ohlman Eveline Hoskins Althea Allen and others. Discharges ordered for executors and administrators. Guardianships for Mabel Taylor and Conrad minors finalized. Bonds set for Fred W. Potter and others. Marriage licenses issued for Stapp Anderson Reay Harris McKinny Rardman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Swartz
William Swartz
James W. Crank
Sophia Crank
Marcus Dougherty Sprague
Julia E. Sprague
John H. Ohlman
Mabel Taylor
Josephine
Luella
Morris Conrad
Mary Ramp
Althea Allen
Herbert
Belle and
Marion Doyle
Guardian
Dean and
Hudson B. Bonham
Fred W. Potter
Eveline Hoskins
R. M. Barnes
John N. Swarts
William Swarts
Rosa Crank
Marcus Doughty Sprague
Julia BH. Sprague
Abraham J. Stapp
Brad M. Anderson
Henry
Robert Reay
Rose Harris
Steuben
Father Given
Joseph F. McKinny
Belle Plain
Ida Rardman
Lacon
Holmes dog aids brothers as escapee investigator
The Holmes dog escaped its kennel and trotted toward helpers near Camp Grove. It chased Herbert who fled, leading Archie L. to sprint to a tree where he climbed and awaited rescue by a companion. The scene shows the dog acting on familiar training and causing a humorous misread of attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes
Herbert
Camp Grove
Archie L
Good Cough Remedy for Children and Grown Folks
Mrs Flora Despain of Bloyd Kentucky praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for its usefulness with both children and adults. The ad asserts the medicine contains no narcotics and can be given to a child as confidently as an adult and lists A J Irongomger as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Despain
Bloyd
Chamberlain
A. J. Ironmonger
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