Local church moves as Rev Reeves arrives in parsonage
In Bureau County the new pastor Rev Reeves arrived last Saturday and took residence in the parsonage with his family. Attendance plans include morning services and a 10 AM Sunday School with preaching at 11. A quarterly conference by Dr. Jones is scheduled at Boyd's Grove on October 5 featuring a stereopticon lecture on missions. The community reports illness and influenza cases, with several families affected and local deaths noted, including Miss Irma Thirkell and Hibert Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eas Nye
Hving
Oeid
Reeves
Cams
Doyle
Cook
Oleson
Mr. Hill
Barker
Bureau County
Tyan Shurts
Earl. Wable
Fosdick
Tremain
Samuel McAfee
Davé Hill
Ourlis
Mies
Viola Horrig
Marseilles
Misa Mollie Simms
Bloomington
Clyde Dille
Stephen Snyder
Carl Barker
Bar ‘Kor
Dr. Cromwell
Hibert Snyder
Grove Church
Bradford
Indiana
Missi Irma Thirkell
Mia
Thirkell
Roland Horr
Watkina
Montgomery
Irma Thirkell
Moenze
Silvis
Bernice Snyder
Peoria
Paulk Moon
Deasio
Ollife
Varna Notes and Local News in a Busy Week
Col unbus Day observed with local chatter on veterans and visitors. Varna reports many relatives and friends visiting from nearby towns, with influenza waning in Chicago and updates on soldiers at camps. Missing Ihricht, housing, and travel notes fill the column, including Oak Park and Toluca residents seen in Varna.
A Beautiful Woman and Digestion Advice Note
An advertisement advises that a beautiful woman has good digestion and suggests light meat consumption with occasional Chamberlain's Tablets to strengthen digestion. The ad lists a price and promotes the product in period style.
Local Notes From Camp Grove and Lacon
Camp Grove notes report Miss Fuchs visiting friends in La con and Flu illness among residents. The Herbergers and Skinner families share letters and visits. John Lawless installs a Moran Hardware pipeless furnace. Miss Skinner and Mrs Skinner visit Galva relatives. A car accident injures William Quiram in Lacon, filing for damages, while influenza spreads mildly. Local residents see family visits, illness, and a court case in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Fuchs
Lacon
Marie Gill
Herbergers
Miss Skinner
John Lawless
Moran-Hardware Company
Wycoming
Fred Skinner
Galva
Thomas Skinner
Dunnigan
Rantoul
Peoria
Chicago
JO Lakes
Winger
Dr. McBroom
John Kissell
Rosella
Kissell
John
Tom
Og.ee
William Quiram
Ford
Robert Trowbridge
Dunlap
Quiram
Hoosier labor saving cabinet offered at $1 balance
The Hoosier promises half the work time and easy ownership with a $1 balance plan. It is unconditionally guaranteed with money back if not delighted. Supplies are limited and available by visit only to select a cabinet before stock runs out.
Putnam Community Notices Funeral for Chesney Condit
Putnam records illness and closures due to influenza. Mrs Georgia Brown and others travel to Peoria and Hennepin. Mary Wheeler sick. pneumonia claims Mabel Yarrington, 18, who died. Chesney Condit, 37, dies at training camp. funeral at Putnam Cemetery with U S flag. Family mourns as community offers sympathy. Edward Condit in France sends French money to parents. Memorials feature at Murphy store showing photos of soldier boys.
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Joliet Ter
Bertha
Scheffelbein
W.broaddus
Peoria
Jackie
Willie Johnson
Great Lakes
Naval Training Station
Ernest Kaatz
Holger Brast
Laay
Varna
Meister
Roth
Lacon
Adolph Bade
Lloyd Holmstrom
Georgia
Ben, Myers
Chicago
Johnson
M. EB. Smith
Streator
Helen Jesse
Murs
Bonham
Toluca
Ward
H. L. Nott
Camp Upton
N. Y
Tra. Holmstrom
Venona
D.’R. Smith
Joliet
Robert Peterson
William Quiram
Washburn
Charles Danner
D. Ts
Charles Palm
Clufford
Broaddus
Theodore Dautenhahn
W. R. Broaddus
Louis Schwambach
Joe Bell
Minnesota
Morch
P. W. Held
Sutcliff
Dora Kelly
Wenonge
Bert Smith
Charles Johnson
Camp Grant
Georgia Brown
J. O. Winship
Hennepin
Mary Wheeler
Fred Wheeler
J. C. Bacon
GO. O. Read
Eugene Bacon
Srl Johnson
Rhoda Kildon
Clark
Pyles
Bureau
Mabel Yarrington
Mabel
George Kroeper
Edward
France
United States
Murphy
Sam Condit
E. T. Grady
Cheaney
Condit
Bert
Farling
Putnam Cemetery
Frank Farling
U.S
Chesney Condit
M.L. Condit
Christian Church
Carpenter F
Princeton
Local social notes and obituaries from Putnam county
The fragment lists visits and calls among residents including Lindsey and Velma Anderson and others, notes influenza cases at Downey and Carroll households, and mentions a funeral for Francis Shearer in Tampico. It also records a Putnam Red Cross meeting on October 23 1918 and notes Ralph Van Duson’s death in action with details of his guardianship in Sparland and Lacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsey Anderson
Oren Johnson
Gladys Finley
W. Spratt
Velma
Carrie Anderson
Iowa
Cleve Shearer
Jerry Kane
Henry Anderson
Walnut
Elsie Finley
Maggie Spratt
George Finley
Putnam
Frank Anderson
J. B. Anderson
Margaret Mowbray
Oliver Downey
Mildred Milkey
Wilford
Mia
J. W. Anderson
Nettie Anderson
Bernice Kane
Dixon
Wesley
Merle Anderson
John W. Anderson
George Freer
Velma Anderson
Marguerite Carroll
Anna Long- Man
Francis
Tampico
Jerry Kana
Hoch
Letha
Anderson
Ralph van Duson
Lacon
Hetry
Sparland
Wwe
Belver sale attendance and local influenza troubles noted
A Belver sale drew many local attendees while families cope with Spanish influenza. Mrs. Jennie Edwards and Mrs. Ambrose Heath assist the ill, and Dorothy Rainer returns home from Ohio until schools reopen. Clover hulling dominates farm work as Mrs. Ella Seibert hosts a birthday party for Fern near Beavley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Edwards
Jennie Edwards
Sparland
Sarah Cassell
Ella Danley
Cassell
Dorothy- Rainer
Ohio
Ambrose Heath
Chillicothe
Bruce Johnson
Hull
Ella Seibert
Fern
Aven
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Council of Kitchen Science
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Putnam County Red Cross
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