Sparland Personal Notes and Local Happenings
Fresh oysters at John Van s. Some farmers finish husking corn. Mystic lodge invites all next Friday night. Mrs. Nettie Poreh of Wyoming visited Sunday. Mrs. Jessie Parsons flew to Peoria Monday. Fur coat at Waugh s. Talitha Anderson ill last week but improving. Ed Frisbey moved from Bob Ingram s to Harry Frisbey s for a stay. Magnus Frisbey works for Tim Van Antwerp during Ed s absence. Mrs. Bedford s house shingled. Milby Marshall did the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John van
Magnus Harry Frisbey
Tim VanAntwerp
Mrs. Bedford
Milby Marshall
Wareroom enlarged as Parsons works in Sparland area
Local notes report F H Gehrs enlarging his wareroom with James Parsons at work. Families visit sisters and relatives, improving health of Rev St Johns sick, and neighbors sharing news from Will Osborns farm to Oklahoma move rumors. A band serenade honors county treasurer elect F A Barr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Gehrs
James Parsons
Louis Osborne
Will Osborne
John
George Stouffer
Harry Maxwell
Francis
Annie Brown
Chillicothe
Bert McLaughlin
Henry
Rev. St. John’s
Elmer Frisbey
John Cerya
Spring Valley
Wallace Hoadley
Tuthill
la Prairie
F. A. Barr
Local Notes From Lacon Illinois Area
George Tanquary returns from Portland where he spent spring and summer. Cassius Tanquary's wife has undergone appendicitis surgery and is improving. John Van Antwerp employs William Pribble and Thomas Marland to level high spots on north bluff lots with river views from Lacon to Henry. School and churches closed due to smallpox scare with two cases improving. vaccination ongoing. Clarence Jarman finished husking. Dean aiding father then travels to Tulon. Robert Smith returns to Lacon Sundays. Mrs F A Barr returns from Los Angeles. May Barton not home. Mr Barr mourns father’s death. Leslie at Bradley Peoria. wife in California. Barr’s homecomings tense. Doc absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tanquary
Portland
Ore
Cassius
William Pribble
Thomas Marland
John van Antwerp
John
Illinois River
Lacon
Henry
Clarence
Jarman
Dean
Toulon
Robert Smith
F. A. Barr
Los Angeles
Cal
May Barton
Mr. Barr
Leslie
Peoria
Bradley
California
Obituary for Mrs Lydia Saggars Cartwright in Lacon
Mrs Lydia Saggars Cartwright was born October 8 1836 in Allegheny county New York married March 6 1855 to John Saggars and had four children Sibbil Tanner Sparland John Ernest Danville and Jesse both sons John and Jesse preceded her in death. She died November 9 from stomach cancer at her daughter’s home Mrs Tanner. Interment was in Lacon beside husband and two sons. Survived by daughter Mrs Tanner sister to Silas Cartwright and Mrs Rebecca Sparr. Funeral honors included Bible reading by Mr Chessman and a hymn by Mr Barr with flowers from family and Helping Hand society crew. Large crowd attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Cartwright
Allegheny County
New York
John Saggars
Sibbil Tanner
Sparland
John
Ernest
Danville
Jesse
Lacon
Saggars
Silas Cartwright
Rebecca Sparr
Holmes Tanner
Chicago
Blood Circulation and Scotts Emulsion Claim
An advertisement asserts that blood circulates through the heart every two minutes in a healthy person and links irregular circulation to poor health. It promotes Scotts Emulsion as a remedy to purify the blood and improve overall health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Camp Grove Notes On Local People And Events
Camp Grove highlights include visits to Peoria by James Kelley John McManus and others. Mrs O'Brien plans a wedding bells and local business callers frequent Bradford and Peoria. A Cas tleton resident Schwartz dies and is buried. A Chinaman story ends with a cheeky father kiss, and Camp Grove proclaims itself the best town for up to date Marshall county business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Grove
James Kelley
Peoria
John McManus
Olive Dillman
Bradford
Grant
Logan
Webber and King
C. J. O’brien
John Winne
Ed Ruenzi
George Dexter
W. H. Davidson
J. O'Brien
Wm. Gill
Ben Leadley
Adolph Runezi
Whitefield
Dan Hufnagle
Winne Bros
James P. Hicker
Thomas Real
John Sliver
Worthington Minn
Adam McCuean
Dan Colgan
German Levis
Wyoming
Thomas Ryan
W. Ray
Willie H. King
L. L. Dugan
Frank Colgan
Tiskilwa
Annawan
Castleton
Schwartz
John Hickey
Havana
Anna
Papa
Marshall Country
Cold Wave Strikes as Community News Overflows
Sunday night’s cold spell brings shivers. A minister away on business misses preaching and plans marriage at the bride’s parents in Gilson next Wednesday. World's Temperance Day Sunday schools invite all, Epworth League\nmeets Sundays, and a Mission Study class gathers Tuesday. A new baby joins Ben Pettigrew’s family, young people attend a Bradford talk by Rev H B Gough, snow melts by daybreak, Joe Schwab and Mr Ryan aid local farmers, a party honors Miss Zella Runnells, Howard Wilson improves, Milo church hosts Mr Mitchell, and neighborhood sickness shows gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Gilson
MBE
Epworth
League
Edna Smith
A. McKeon
Ben Pettigrew
Bradford
H. B. Gough
Hedding College
Joe Schwab
Ryan
Whitefield
John McClane
Zella Runnells
Howard Wilson
A Year of Blood and a Lung Cure in 1903
A Kentucky man from Alliance recounts a near death from lung bleeding and severe coughing that was cured by four bottles of Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption The remedy proved permanent the note says at Powell s City Drug Store Henry Ill with trial bottle free and price details included The Republican subscription urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. N. Tacket
Alliance
J. E. & F. A. Powells City Drug Store
Henry
Ill
Lawn Ridge and Neponset Obituaries Mention Hall Family
The bulletin notes Levi Hall of Neponset dies Nov. 3 after illness. George Sims and Mrs. Fannie Perkins visit for the ill, with funeral at Lawn Ridge and burial at Lawn Ridge cemetery. Willis Hall, now a physician in Winfield Kansas, attended. The piece also mentions local church services and a spavined horse ad, ending with a newspaper joke about gentlemen and payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawn Ridge
Harry Brimmer
Emery Stewart
Bess
George Sims
Fannie Perkins
Neponset
Levi Hall
George
George Hall
Orange
Cal
Lawn Ridge Congregational Church
A. W. Depue
Rockefeller
Willis Hatl
Willis Hall
Winfield
Kan
Levi
Shiloh
N. J
Illinois
Peoria
Leonard Hartwell
Speer
Lawn Ridge Cemetery
Thomas Martin
Hall
William Stevenson
Stevenson
James Smith
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promoted for Women
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a non alcoholic remedy for women's weaknesses and ailments. It claims printed ingredient lists, professional endorsements, and notes free information booklets from Dr. Re V. Pierce of Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Re V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
SSS
R. Pierce
Phenomenal Kraus Clinic Opens in Peoria For Chronic Ailments
Frank Averall of Peoria, weakened by stomach liver and kidney troubles for years, reports improvement after visiting Phenomenal Kraus at 415 South Adams Street. The doctor’s World Famous Medical Specialists offer free consultations to a large crowd gathered at the Simoneau building, with full fees charged after the limited offer ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Averall
Faraday Street
Peoria
Great Western Distillery
Phenomenal Kraus
Simoneau
South
Adams Street
Averall
Kraus
Probate Court Actions and Real Estate Transfers Report
Probate Court records show administrations issued for S. M. Hunt and other estates with bond and final settlement activity. Real estate transfers list multiple lot and block purchases in Toluca and Lacon, plus marriage licenses for Arthur Scheuler and Emma Klucx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Hunt
Frank P. Hunt
Jean Samuel Pairan
Joseph Aimone
Jesse W. Evans
S. D. Spalding
Ferdinand Klinger
Henry Althaus
Sarah Isabelle Potter
A. P. Webber
Sarah C. Holmes
Emiline C. Tozier
Hanson D. Bonham
R. GC. Osborne
Vincieto Ventura
Santa Fe
Toluca
Henry Fishter
Lacon
Henry Wink
John Kinger
Frank C. Foster
Martin A. Locke
William H. Boyd
Henry Siems
Hopewell
Sarah Gray
Annie Gerth
Arthur R. Scheuler
Streator
Emma Klucx
Wenona
Local Toluca News Highlights Vote Win Wedding Fire and Scandal
Tim Slattery leads local votes by a wide margin in Toluca. Vincent Raschki and Mary Colbach wed at St. Ann's with a home reception. A gasoline stove fire on Santa Fe avenue was quickly contained by volunteers. David Kleine, a local butcher, is accused of harsh treatment of his wife and children, sparking charity aid to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toluca
The
Star
Tim Slattery
Vincent Raschki
Mary Colbach
Father Walsh
St. Ann's Church
Wm. Gondfzilow
Santa Fe Avenue
David Kleine
Ben Zimmerman
Chicago
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E. F. Hunter
the Avery
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O. M. McLaughlin
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J. R. Bouton
Henry Republican
Poate
Sparland Personals
Tim
Oklahoma
Chessman
Barbara Jansen
Held
Della Taylor
Della
Emmett Garrett
Sabina Ray
Frank
Gib
Scott & Bowne Chemista
Peart St
N.Y
MILO
Mr. Mitchell
Eureka
Milo Christian Church
Republican
J.B
F. A. Powell
Court House News
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