Magnolia Notes From The Magnolia Department
Local notes list visits and events from Magnolia in a period column. Names include Ward Judd Dakin and Hillabrand with towns Wenona Lacon Ottawa Patoka Eureka Galesburg and Minne tonka. News mentions a 11 pound birth and a beneficial rainfall raising well prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benj Judd
Wenona
R. G. Dakin
Lacon
Won. Wilkins
Miss Valley Haws
Ottawa
Magnolia
James A. Hillabrand
Toluca
C. E. Blankinship
Patoka
R. A. Ward
David Chestnut
George W. Hillabrand
Dr. Dakin
Ford
Livingston
C. L. Skelton
Eureka
George A. Lawrence
Galesburg
Magnolia Grange Fair events and Walks Progress Report
Residents enjoy Magnolia visitations and classed social events while sidewalk construction nears completion. Lecture series begins October 22 with Gillilan the opener, six numbers this year, tickets through guarantors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Buckingham
Adaline Glover
Low Point
Magnolia Grange
Magnolia
Sherman Lake
Webster City
Phillips
Turner
Sandwich
Grange Hair
Herman Wiertz
Big Sandy
Granville
Wiertz
Gillilan
Finnigan
Flannigan
Magnolia Grange Fair Sets Attendance Records
Interest in the Magnolia Grange Fair grows yearly with Thursday drawing a record crowd. About 3 500 on the grounds and 2 800 tickets sold at the gate that day, with free admission for under 13 and passes for exhibitors, helpers, bands, teams, laborers, judges, Grange members, concessions and editors, swelling totals beyond the named count. Friday promises the best program with road horses in their classes and sweeping attractions.
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Grange
Magnolia Grange fair a success despite rain
The annual Magnolia Grange fair drew many horse entries and a large but damp crowd. Wenona beat Granville 6 to 4 on the campus diamond while Magnolia Varna game was canceled by weather. Cattle hogs poultry and floral exhibits were strong and 200 head of cattle represented alongside school works. overall finances likely small but fair remains praised as educational with premiums paid in cash.
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Wenona
Granville
New Consolidated School District
Fair Grounds
Venona
Magnolia
Varna
Fair Management
Jersey
Floral Hall
Wenona High School
Union
Putnam County
Magnolia Grange Fair
Local residents share travel, weddings, and job moves
Edward Phillips and sister in law visit county seat on Tuesday. Lizzie McDermott visits Burdette, Ta. Mrs. Sam Hill in Mt. Pulaski for a wedding. Howard Graves in Iowa with father in law. George Bell and bride back from wedding trip. Ed Gregey family returns from Oklahoma trip. Many railroad personnel changes noted including Shupe, Jones, Brock, and Dugan transferring or resigning. Residents move to Kankakee and Oklahoma prospects noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Phillips
Emma Phillips
George A.’ Lawrence
Galesburg
Lizzie McDermott
Burdette
Sam Hill
Mt. Pulaski
Howard Graves
Christ Hensel
Iowa
Co. A. Barr’s
L. T. Champ
George B. Hager
Dwight
Lostant
Merritt
George F. Bell
Bride
Ed Gregey
Oklahoma
Wendel Noel
Olive
Jacksonville
School For
Wade Creech
Mat Neffing
Huntington
W. Va
Fred Shupe
Depue
Robert Jones
Shupe
Brock
McNabb
Harry Dugan
I. GC
Arthur Dixon
Clear Creek
J. G. Hagy
Local notes talk of moves and illnesses in Granville area
Spring plans are mentioned for a move while Mal Whalen and Wm McKinzie visited family near Garfield. Several residents including Bud Kays and John Phlibsen are ill, with church dedication delays due to diphtheria and weather. School activities, cemetery neglect, and business transits by Rumsey & Co. and United Grain are noted, with trips to Springfield for the State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mal Whalen
Wm. McKinzie
Mr. Whalen
Garfield
Joe Kelso
Henry Hensel
Henry Seimers
John Phiibsen
Mattern
Phroeleger
Mt. Palatine
Bud Kays
Lizzie Wolf
Wenona
H. L. Salse
James Barnhart
Roscoe Phillips
School of Pharmacy
Chicago
R.phillips
John Phlibsen
Dr. Schenreshoefer
Congregational Church
Granville
Weeks
Ladd
The
Echo
Louis McNabb
Princeton
Springfield
Sam Zebley
Milton Mills
George B. White
Rumsey & Co
United Grain Company
Pigs Found on McNabb Farm in 1906
Two red male pigs were found on the farm of T. W. Hub bell near McNabb Illinois Route 1 on September 22, 1906. Owner may claim them by paying feed and advertising charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miy Cornfield
T. W. Hubbell
McNabb, Ill
Education and property cure southern Negro problem says Bishop
Bishop Charles McCabe of Philadelphia told the Wisconsin Methodist Episcopal conference that among 12 000 southern Negro graduates none has been convicted of a heinous crime against white women. He claimed education is the sole solution and noted the church now owns 2 500 000 dollars in school property after starting with 800 dollars borrowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McCabe
Philadelphia
Wisconsin Methodist_Episcopal conference
Private irrigation project eyed for 1,000,000 acres in Colorado
A Colorado syndicate plans a vast irrigation scheme with a 24 square mile reservoir and 35 foot depth to store the Platte river surplus. The reclamation could support about 100,000 people, making fertile millions of acres of land otherwise barren and delaying the need to seek new farmland abroad. Auction sale notices accompany the report with livestock and dairy stock for sale under stated terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Platte River
United States
Wounds Bruises and Burns Heal Fast With Antiseptic Dressings
An antiseptic dressing applied early can heal wounds bruises and burns in about one third the time of old methods. Chamberlains Pain Balm shares the same principle and provides pain relief while preventing blood poisoning. Sold by J E & F A Powells City Drug Store Henry Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. E. & F. A. Powells City Drug Store
Henry, Lll
Rock Island Railroad Posts Strong 1906 Gains
The Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railroad reports for the year ended June 30 1906 gross earnings of 51 237 858 up 16 3 percent from the prior year with net earnings of 16 170 799 up 24 5 percent. Total income reaches 17 178 636 after other income taxes and rentals. Dividends total 4 677 552 and surplus 2 108 279 is set aside for improvements and equipment.
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Rock Island
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
Frosty optimism for corn yield in Marshall county fields
Farmers in Marshall county welcome imminent frost as beneficial for corn at its current stage. Weather has cured corn rapidly and well, with overall yields matching or exceeding past years and dampening fears of light production. Land values nationwide rose by six billion dollars since 1900, a one third increase in five years, a sharp contrast to imagined stagnation.
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Marshall County
America
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Morphew Hardware Co
Magnolia, Ill
Henry Republican
DALY
Republican
Henry C. Mills
Henry E. Eddingfield
E. BE. Wonser
Jasper Cecil
George W. Hunt
H. J. Swindlers
Lake Minnetonka
Minn
Donald’ Deck
Normal
Birdie Barr
Edna Bush
Hennepin
F. B. Smith
W. L. McFall
J. G. Clemens
New York
Tere
R. W. Spencer
Magnolia Bank
Magnolia Village
C. L. Wierman
A. P. Child & Son
Republic
Robert G. Dakin, M. D
Ill
J. M. Downey
Illinois
Massie
W. H. Weathers, M. D. G
Ili
Chicago Veterinary College
Lash Place
Ramage House
Magnolia Central
J. H. Massie
McNabb, Iil
Griffith’s Laundry
Michigan
Oceana
Newayzo
Hesperia Real Estate CO
Hesperia, Mich
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