Tragic mine accident and local notices in Toluca
In Sparland area William Pribble, a Valley coal mine worker, was badly burned by an exploding powder keg while preparing to enter the mine. he suffered extensive burns to hands arms face back and side but saved his eyes. The column also lists numerous local visits and events from Toluca and nearby communities including residents traveling to Peoria and Kansas, state fair attendance, ongoing social and church activities, and small-town incidents such as a dog shot by the city marshal and a horse dying suddenly on the way home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert
William Pribble
Sparland
Toluca
Frank Scullans
Maggie Biegler
Little Henry Roe, Jr
Mischke
Rutland
Charles O’bierne
Santa Fe
Chicago
John O’brierne
Ft—Madison
Custer
Alton
Flaminio
Wilkin
Tom Syverett
South Milo News Highlights and Local Visits
Jesse Hufnagel visited Dakota last week while Frank Bell and John Reid's family were together Sunday. Mrs. William Bentley dined with her parents on Monday. The schoolhouse has a new heater. Lester Reed welcomed a son born Monday October 2. Charlie Reid and family traded in Henry Friday. Ladies' Aid plans an all day meeting with Mrs Hancettom Thursday to tackle work. all members and interested ladies welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kopp
Alfred
Frank Doty
Neenan
Spring Valley
John Barry
Jane Barry
Lizzie Horan
J. Barry
John O'Neil
Samuel Chesney
Maxine
Pike County
Condon
Frank Liebeck
Clara
Stephen Merritt
Henry Smith
James Smith
Frank Lidgard
Wm. Smith
Will Bentley
Jessie Milner
Sadie Deets
Wilbur Soverhill
South Milo
Jesse Hufnagel
Dakota
Frank Bell
John Reid
William Bentley
Charlie
William Austin
Minnesota
Lester Reed
Charlie Reid
Henry
Smiges Uncle Jackson Sowing City Boy Teams
A fragmentary humorous note features Uncle Jackson and a city boy debating cow milking sides. The piece hints at costs and expenses, with stray phrases like El Paso and a price quote of $2000, though much is garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Jackson
Sonny
Che
Lawn Ridge Faces Migration and Local News Summary
Local updates report several families considering moving to northern lands amid promising prospects. Hospitalized Harry Hinman recovers from appendicitis after an urgent operation. Obituary notes mark the death of Mrs Julia Stone McCall of Bennington, with a long account of her life and family, and Mrs Fannie Perkins receives news of illness in Anna Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Perkins
Elmwood
Central West Association
Congregational Church
Wallace Dodd
C Moody
Jackson
Tenn
Fannie Perkins
Clara Trim Richardson
Anna
B. Curtis
Greenville
Kalamazoo
Julia Stone McCall
Bennington
Pittsfield
Mass
Lawn Ridge
Charles Stone
McCall
Vicinity News Highlights From Toluca to Spring Bay
Alfred Seonsein, milking near Toluca, was stunned by lightning and unconscious for fifteen minutes. Pete West near Lacon, troubled by family issues, shot himself but is expected to recover. His brother recently drowned in the river near Lacon. At La Rose Farmers Institute Hon. John B. W. Wayman spoke yesterday and Hon. Charles Adkins, Illinois House speaker, speaks today. Cherry the railway promoter plans to survey at Spring Bay for an electric line. R. W. McCain of Venona has gone to Los Angeles to open a job printing office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Seonsein
Toluca
Pete West
Lacon
Farmers’ Institute
la Rose
John B. W. Wayman
Charles Adkins
Illinois House
Institute
Cherry
Spring Bay
R. W. McCain
Venona
Los Angeles
Cal
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F. H. Gehr
Sparland, Ill
Sulky
Litchfield
New Iowa
Marseilles
Qwi -Mglaughenn
Andrew Aitchison Sparland
Illinois
Henry, Ill
Ersday
Sparland’ Department
John Riddell
Frank VanAntwerp
B. E. Royce
Joliet
Thomas Haskins Rer
L& Prams
Lucy Calder
Cordovia
Mary Allen
Alice Scoon
Peoria
Busby
Ambra Wilmot
Voruland
Ore
California
Wiley
M. E
Alvin Calder
Ed Monter
Mito
Mary Hall
May Mallory
John Turnbull
U. P
Anna Madison
Arthur Kellenbach
Steuben
James Blackwell
J Slough
Baby
Vycorta
A J MecCartnes
LLC
Violet Burnett
Ruth Greene
Russel
Princeton
Lizzie Barnes
R N. Turnbull
Niagara Falls
Wm McCartney
Canada
Walter Davidson
James Manock
Saratoga
Peter Green
Frank
May Gray
Charley Thumma
John
Samuel Thumma
Iowa
Charley Smith
Charley Winne
Charley Darling
Charley
Salisbury
Thomas Cain
Will Divelbiss
John Divelbiss
Whitefield
Dr Wiley
Will Smart
Newton Young
Robert Kelley
Harry Thumaia
Ben Smart
Llarence Sutton
Thomas Gubbins
C Willoughby
Marengo
Wis
T. J. Segraves
A. J
Broadmook
Poff
Raymond
Kansas
Otis Hodges
Speer
Patrick Powers
Daniel Driscol
Missouri
John Healey
Viola Reed
Perry Sidener
Alice
Lansford
E. G Rees
Charles
George Shorts
Wm. Meilkey
Pouter
E. G. Rees
John Driscol
A. W. Shriver
J.m. Clement, Jr
Frank Barto
W. W. Gould
T J Segraves
A J. Ironmonger
Scott's
Alt Pruaaises
Royal
Kansas City
Henry Stone
Tanganoxie
Kas
Dettie
Mia Elliott
Cok. Favivicker
United States
Adso
Barker Ave
Peorta
Hameg
Johnson Lumber Company
Sparbel
Camp Grove, Ilinois
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