McKinley Interurban Plans to Link Peoria and Bureau
Prominent Illinois traction leaders visited Peoria and Ottawa outlining future interurban growth. A St Louis bridge completion is needed first, then lines from Peoria to Bureau and a Streator Peoria extension, plus a Tampico to Yorktown rail boom funded by 40000 in farmer stock.
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McKinley
Peoria
Bureau
W. B. McKinley
Champaign
T. B. McCauley
Montreal
Canada
Ottawa
Ill
Illinois Traction System
McCauley
Sun Life Assurance Company
Illinois Traction Company
Chubbuck
Illinois
St. Louis
Chillicothe
Henry
Streator
Minonk
Wureka
Washington
Seneca
Joliet
Heaven
Wm. B. McKinley
Library Social to Boost Funds for Books at District School
The Woman's Club Library seeks 135 to continue buying books for the District School library. Since February two new books weekly have been added, mostly novels. A Book Social at City Council room on Friday evening December 4 will raise funds with a 15 cent admission, homemade cake, and coffee. Contributions of any size are welcome by the ladies. A list of books added since July appears elsewhere, with eight reference books donated by Miss Emma Hanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District School
Woman's Club Library
Emma] Hanna
Notice of debts and Thanksgiving homecoming
All persons knowing themselves indebted to the late William Ball or owing him money must pay or present bills to the undersigned who will settle the debts. Thanksgiving is a home coming time with college students and city workers returning home to share a turkey.
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William Ball
Thanksgiving and church notices fill Henry city page
Thanksgiving services at St. Josephs church 8 a m and a 7 30 p m lecture by Rev J F Roach on Socialism and the Nation are noted. A Christian church Sunday school exercise The New Crusade is planned for next Sunday night. Community events include box social at Merritt school and Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs Adam Staab followed by quilting beer and all day session.
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St. Joseph’s Church
Christian Church
New Crusade
G. E. Travis
Bloomington
Thei Routo
East Thomas Street
John Fraley
Woman's Club
Ida Ketchum
Elizabeth K. Hendrick
Merritt
Katie Payton
Wm. H. Ryan, Jr
Wm. Ziegler
Henry March
Peoria
Henry
Camp House
Barbour
Magnolia
Ladies’ Aid
Saratoga
Adam Staab
Henry Bridge Company
Harry True
Albert True
Josephine Kline
Second Avenue
Mary A. Dauber
United States
James Wright
James Smith
la Prairie
Wright
Smith
Charles Mohr
St. Leo Abbey
St. Leo
Fla
Father Dooling
Catholic Congress
Chicago
South
County Supervisors Meet in Lacon December 7 1908
The board of supervisors of Marshall county will convene at the Court House in Lacon on December 7 1908 at 1 pm. Each bill must be itemized and certified by the town supervisor, sworn separately, and filed with the County Clerk by 12 noon the preceding Saturday. Bills filed late will be carried to the next meeting. Thomas A. Connell County Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Marshell County
Lacon
Thomas A. Connell
Dried Fruit To Be Shipped From California To McNabb
Dried Fruit, Magnolia Grange is transporting a car load of fresh fruit on track to McNabb Ill in about two weeks. Grown dried and packed by W W Griffith of California, the fruit is guaranteed superior quality with very low prices. Anyone wanting some should apply to F E Smith in McNabb Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia Grange
McNabb
W. W. Griffith
California
F. E. Smith
McNabb, Ill
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ST. Louis Bridge
Yorktown
Bureau County
Tampico
Hoophole
Hooppole
Lee
Whiteside
Rock Island
Sterling
Rock Island Road
Princeton
Rock Island Railroad
Depue
Northwestern
St. Paul
Three-I’s
C. A. Oman
Transportation Company
Hennepin Canal
Interurban
Lewis R. Horton
Anti-Saloon League
Our
Rey
Burger
Beall
Lyon
Mason and Dixon
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
North Carolina
Texas
Oklahoma
Wenona
Eard
Shane
Library Social
Clark Ball
News OF the City
Harold Hunter
University At
C. A. Fromme
Jeanette
Kewanee
Charles McManus
J. W. Hodge
Ira Brown
Jimmie
Swein
Fred Smith
Ga Ten Pounder
Minnie Freeman
Mason City
Robert Hoar
la Salle
Whitefield
Richard Waughop
P. O. Broline
C. HB. Vogelsang
Michigan
C. EB. Vogelsang
D. W. Horrom
White Pigeon
Mich
Daniel
Wesley
W. D. Leith
Hotel
Undercliff
Leith
Henry Lodge
A. F
A. M
C. Elsie Smith
Benjamin Hoyle
Elmer Quinn
L. R. Phillips
J. Archie Williams
Q. P. Carroll
Lac
Thomas House
Orpheum
Frank Weaver
Paderwiski
Lillie Weimer
Ruby Heininger
Thomas
Lawrence & Campbell
W. W. Dewey
Swain
Ralph Dennis
Howard Young
The
Presbyterian Church
J. O. Hill
Fred Williams
Williams
Sheffield School
Elmer Haines
Odd Fellows of
Grand Lodge
Springfield
Abijah Hall
Rebekahs
Grand Lodge of
Ladies of the Methodist Church
Campbell
Holward Street
Haws & Gresser
Marshall County Farmers’ Institute
M. B
W. G. Dorsey
West
Dorsey
John Blackburn
Tulsa
Okla
Downey
Cal
Pacific Coast
Andrew Jacobson
Sparland
Bartonville
Old Country
Henry K
P. Lodge
Granbury
Lee Broaddus
Varna
Fred Swain
Rollin Travis
Tonica
Cadillac
Travis
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