Our Sister Towns notes from Lacon and surrounding area
Local items from Lacon and nearby towns recount visits by residents to Peoria Ottawa and Galesburg. Projected building work at the Congregational church and a new home for Mrs Elizabet Riel are mentioned along with travel of Austin Bennett to Texas and Mrs Lyttle returning from Chicago. A missionary tea at the M E church and a minor runaway incident involving three women and cider are also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy B. Foster
la Mars
Laura Collyer
Peoria
Congregational Church
Austin Bennett
Lacon Canning Factory
Texas
Elizabet Riel
Mra Lyttle
Mamie
Chicago
Lacon
John Hutchins
Sue Westbrook
Meda Fisher
Jacksonville
J. W. Mountjoy
Atlanta
Sparland
Prof. Bouton
M. E
Doug Thompson
Rose House
New Great South American Kidney Cure Promises Fast Relief
Distressing kidney and bladder diseases relieved in six hours by a new remedy. It eases pains in the kidneys back and urinary passages for both men and women. Quick relief from water retention and pain in passage reported. Sold by Dr Powell, Druggist, Henry Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell
Henry
Sugar Grove News Roundup Aims for Harvest and Happenings
Bur t loses a fine colt last week while Geo Vail sells 12 pigs at Magnolia grange fair. Farmers husk and crib corn as Benny Vail and Latha Uoske visit Whitefield. Burtha Burt and Fannie Vail travel to Galesburg for a Christian Endeavor convention. Apple and potato storage urged as political hopefuls greet voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Grove. Co
Old Jack Isable
Local notes from Lombard area farm life and townsfolk
Albert Shafer rents a quarter section near Lombard station and hopes for a good yield. Lyman Loomis drills a rock tunnel after striking no water at 100 and 60 feet deep. Father Dikes, aged over 80, hunted nuts in the woods as before. Thomas Weir visits old friends, Lucy Burt returns from Chicago with hat fashions, and Grange fair reports from Telegraph Grange with four granges represented. Master J O Hill fosters a social evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Shafer
Lombard Station
Ian Unois
Lyman Loomis
Father Dikes
Thomas Weir
Tom
Lucy E. Burt
Chicago
Ota
Vegas
J. O. Hill
Whitefield Corners News Roundup Sees Visits Moves and Church
John Johnson returns from trip to laws. Laura Vandyke back in Eureka. Grandma Provorce visiting friends. Corby Wright returns from Virginia with son George. Grange fair draws crowd with display. Lucy Clark embarks west to Omaha and York Neb. Cross family relocates near Putnam. Dave Wright from Missouri arrives to Enoch Hunter farm tenant house. Harry Griffin returns to Chicago. Swift nephews visit. Minister and family arrive. preaching Sundays if no League. Store changes hands McLeery sells to Lee of Tiskilwa. Lee to run first class establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitefield Corners
John Johnson
Laws
Fosdick
Laura Vandyke
Eureka
Grandma Provorce
G. M. Clark
C. Fosdick
Corby Wright
Virginia
George
Wills
Grange
Lucy Clark
West
Omaha
Alden
Mark
Disio Hartley
York
Neb
Cross
McLeery
Lce
Tiskilwa
Lee
Prairie social notes from LA PRAIRIE CENTER week
Mrs L A Wood visits the prairie this week while Mr and Mrs J T Wood were out in the country Sunday. Dr Charles Smith remains very ill but hopes remain. Rev J P Nesbit will preach nightly with Rev Macarthur from Stronghurst assisting. William Scott digs a well hoping to find water. Nellie Scott of Perry Iowa visits friends. Thos and Tiny Grieve from Bilmera Stark county also present. Mrs C F Leigh suffers felon on finger. Mrs Steele and Mrs Tell from Wenoha visit Hull school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Scott
Nellie Scott
Perry
Iowa
Bilmira
Stark County
C. F. Leigh
Tell
Wenoha
Steele
Hull
J. P. Root
Weathered notes and familiar visits in Saratoga
Saratoga reports heavy frosts and cool weather as residents share travel and home news. Robert McAtee visits Nebraska. Mrs Decker returns from the west. Mrs Worth McViecker receives a handsome plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Robert McAtee
Nebras
Decker
West
Worth McViecker
Coulter
Henry
Cain
Culton
Chicago
Monier
Martin of LaPrairie
Frank
Bertha Klein
Chillicothe
Tommy Wier
York County
Ne- Brann
Wm Wier
Cloak Sale Offers Fresh Goods At Low Prices
A local shop advertises 70 garments in four days with jatkuent daily arrivals. It promises styles at 25 to 50 percent below competitors and highlights Astrachan and Baltic Seal Capes to be shown next Saturday. Special efforts on clothing dress goods and Monday Tuesday are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
Local notes on various visits and civic events
Community items report visits to Tele graph grange fair, trips to Peoria for McKinley, an oyster supper fundraiser, land purchases by Wm Monitor, cattle losses, scarlet fever concerns, and local offerings. Also mentions elections, farm work, new chimneys, duck hunting, and a remedy advertisement for headaches.
Local Notes From Quaker Lane and Nearby
Rebecca Mills returns home to Normal on Monday. Willis Mills builds a double crib and wagon shed. Joseph Merathen reports corn at 80 bushels per acre. John and Sarah Benjamin visit daughter Mattie Mills. Mrs Getcheli of Ottawa visits friends. Miss Rogora vacationing to attend Mt Vernon wedding. J P Wierman ships 2000 bushels of corn to Wm Burr at 45 cents per bushel. The Mills party attend Bess Mills wedding in Decatur. Fair committee meets at Grange Hall Friday evening to settle bills. Alfred Bell leaves farming to manage Henning elevator at Lostant on the 22nd. Log fire taffy at H K Smith’s. Osgood Woodberry greets old friends. ties to 1900s deer hunting and sawmill era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Lane
Rebecca Mills
Willis B. Mills
Joseph Merithen
John
Sarah Benjamin
Mattie Mills
Getcheli
Ottawa
Clear Creek
Rogora
Mt Vernon
J. P. Wierman
Wm Burr
J. L
H. O. Mills
Decatur
Bess
Joseph Mills
Fair Committee
Grange Hall
Alfred Bell
Lostant
Bell
H. K. Smith's
Young
Smith
Osgood ‘Woodberry
L. L Beck
Local notes from Varna area mix of visits and events
Varna community news records numerous visits and sick lists. Prof Zoll and Prof Pickings visited, Rev Francis improves, and many residents travel to Henry and Henry Republican rally. A Poverty social and supper at the church raised funds, and the Moore Livingston troupe performed at the Opera hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra Moore
Hastings
Nebraska
John Brenn
Mary
Eliza McKirgan
Venona
Josiah Spenser
Great Bend
Kansas
Edward Spenser
Ten Dean
Little Son
Francis
Moore & Livingston
Opera Hall
Peter Defenbaugh
Sandy
Wm Roberts
Grand
Independence
Iowa
Frank Roberts
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Ad
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a cure for indigestion and bowel trouble. It claims first trial leads to satisfaction and places it as a family medicine on the closet shelf. Sold in 10 cent bottles with 10 doses and in 60 cent and dollar sizes by Powell.
Candidate party lists bloom in Illinois election slate
The Springfield secretary of state office lists candidates across parties including Republicans Democrats Peoples party populists prohibition independent Americans and independents. The record notes 92 congressional contenders across 22 districts and 70 senate hopefuls, with varied party tallies and several independent tickets. Chicago sees ward Republican clubs formed from ex Democrats and a Kate Kane party seeking private judge on petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Publican
Democratic
Peoples Party Populists
Prohibition
Repub' Independent Democrats
Peoples Ally Party
Peoples Party
Democrats
Gold Bug Party
Congress
State Senate
Depensere Publican
Peoples Democnj
Pnr Ty
House of Representatives
Publicans
Hie
Demcrats
Ty Peoples Party
Ty House
Cook County
Peoples
People
Prohibitionists
Amercan
Citizens Party
Kate Kane
Kate
Fis
Wome
F. H. Winston
Lynne Trumbull
Chicago
Republica
Othe
Inois
Jeri Bovase
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Telobe
Clarke Sco
Clarke
Adams Street
Peoria, II
The
Henry Republican
Addrons
Henry, III
Jada Ones
Gon
Telegraph Grange Fair
A. P. Webber
Joseph Clark
McKinley
Frank Daniels
Whitefield
George Vail
Malone
Sammie
Missouri
Jennie Wolfe
Jessie Tuthill
Miss Blackwell
Clem
Claudia Ray
Tom Eagleston
Castleton
Wm Monitor of
Steuben
McCurdy
Alfonso Seelys
Hopewell
Strops
Samuel Holmes
Mitchell Miller
I. M. Forbes
Lone Tree
Johnny Beak
Hoe
Win Kelso
T. F. Clover
R. M. Barnes
Ed Hunter
J. H. Williams
Harry Hunter
C. J
Becklen
Ty Dr Powell
Magnolia
Zoll
Varna
Prof
Pickings of
Mary Stesle
Bliss
Lafayetta
Elias Wright
Ralph Paxson
Pearlie Brown
Hope
Will Stever
Wm. Bobbitt
Paxson
Hennepin
J. R. Bouton
Wm. Downey
Johnny Phillips
Wis
Bessie Taylor
Dr Taylor
Aid Society
Taylor
Edward Spenser Sr
Grandma Mills
Long
Iddingfield
John Walker
Odd Fellows
Rebeked
Edna Clark
Ben Law
B. Mitchell
Fred Taylor
Cynthia van Horne
W. H Stever
Phebe Bowers
Florence Ramage
Will McKirgan
Long Point
Lash
Mr Richardson
Hvaree Varna
Sunay
Jokel Shears
Ghildren
Henry Sears
James M
Dale
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