Local Sparland notes and community updates
News items from Sparland include local representative J R Bouton and his authority, construction on a new school in Chillicothe, North Dakota visitations by Gertrude Cartwright, a two week offer on boys suits with an included dinner set promotion at Waugh's, and a cement walk laid in front of the building. Also mentions attorney partnership between Robert Smith and D Richmond, threshing reports from North Dakota, a clarified misprint about Miss Margaret Riddell, and a tribute to Rev John May highlighting his preaching gifts and impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Parsons
Chillicothe
Gertrude Cartwright
North Dakota
Waugh’s
George Wightman
Robert Smith
4. D. Richmond
Lacon
John Marland
Will Hill
Will Preble
Luther Ray
Carl
Funeral notes and church events in La Prairie Center
Mr and Mrs Cyrus Root attended Mr Lines funeral in Peoria Monday. Rey Donelson of Monmouth preached at the U P church. Rey and Mrs J B Dille returned from Chicago Kankakee visit. Mr Dille's sister Mrs Byrnes of Waldron died last Wednesday. Quarterly conference postponed due to pastor absence. Dr S Van Pelt presiding elder in attendance Monday. will return later. Carl Leigh elected delegate from Grand Prairie seminary to Y M C A convention at Bloomington. A J McCartney and wife returned from Hoopeston Monday. Miss Anna McFarland Sparland visited Miss Edith Leigh. Miss Dorothy Scotts quilting party enjoyed. hostess hobbling from sprained ankle. Mrs Scott served dinner. Thomas Scott of Iowa spent Sunday with family en route to Wisconsin. Mrs A S Armstrong returned home from four months in Denver. Miss Mayme Sparr Sparlands spent Sunday with Miss Lucie Calder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Root
Lines
Peoria
Rey
Donelson
Monmouth
U. P
J. B. Dille
Chicago
Kankakee
S. van Pelt
Carl Leigh
Grand Prairie Seminary
Bloomington
A. J. McCartney
Hoopeston
Anna McFarland
Sparland
Edith Leigh
Dorothy Scott
Scott
Thomas Scott
Iowa
Mathers
Wisconsin
A. S. Armstrong
Denver
Mayme Sparr of
Sparlands
Lucie Calder
Hog Bluffers Duel Turns Quiet After Fence Break
Two razorback hogs clash through a fence with snarling talk and bared tusks. A country boy opens the gap, only for the rivals to flee in opposite directions, illustrating that even fierce beasts avoid real combat when faced with action. The note ends with an advertisement offer for newspapers.
Bargain Banter and Oddities from a Quirky Shop
Dialogue sketches domestic squabbles about marriage and money with a humorous bent. A clerk jokes about goods and hints at social wealth while a patient advertises a quick itch cure. An old time druggist notice ends the piece.
A Queer Character Lives Alone In Rustic Frame House
Charles Kenney, 97, lives alone ten miles south of Lacon in a weathered frame house. The French veteran recalls Napoleonic times and Prussia France wars. his two prosperous farmer sons live nearby. Under his house lies a wine cellar with some bottles twenty years old, and wine before meals has supposedly cured his rheumatism.
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Lacon
Wilbern
Charles Kenney
Rip van Winkle
Mr. Kenney
Prussia
France
Napoleon
Kenney
Lacon Journal
Scott's Emulsion label claims protection and benefits
The label promises protection on every package and presents the man with a dish on his back as a trade mark. It guarantees Scotts Emulsion will do all claimed and calls it a strong flesh builder for infant or adult lung and bronchial troubles.
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Scott
Marriage Licenses and Court Docket Highlights
Marriage licenses issued to John O. Okerberg and Esther E. H. Carlson. Circuit Court reports guilty pleas and dispositions including John Riley for robbery with a sixty day sentence, Louis Moulin discharged for depot robbery, and dismissals or adjournments in several cases. Probate and real estate transfers listed alongside local notes from Toluca and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O. Okerberg
Richland
Esther E. H. Carlson
Varna
John Riley
Toluca
Louis Moulin
Illinois Central
Venona
James Lee Murphy
James
Bugs
Murda Gibbs
Hulda
Lola Z. Smith
Henry
Albert W. Smith
Catherine Richardson
Wallace J. Richardson
Wallace
Lacon
George B. McClellan
Diamond Dick
Wenona
State Board of Health
Judge Green
John Donnelly
Mary Donnelly
Santa Fe
Alice E. Webber
Joseph Zeigler
Saratoga
James Jenkins
L.©. Jackson
Roberts
Alexander Forbes
Louis R. Phillips
Lombard
John Lachman
Mike Lapyansky
Baltasar Wiertz
Gustaf Carlson
Partnear
Bennington
Margaret Schomer
Jacob
Peter Schomer
Ehf
Conrad Smith
Leonard Smith
Keithley Must Answer to Supreme Court
The Illinois supreme court has taken a hand in the case of Arthur Keithley a Peoria attorney who recently sued the Peoria Star for libel for 80000 He is summoned to appear before the supreme court to show why he should not be disbarred from practice Seven allegations of professional misconduct are named in the petition including in the Heaton will case Chauncey Woodland Eckard Watson Frank H Foster Donmeyer Coal and Allen cases The petition was filed by Assistant State’s Attorney A M Otman of Peoria.
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Illinois Supreme Court
Arthur Keithley
Peoria
Peoria Star
Keithley
Supreme Court
Heaton
Insurance Loss Highlights Individual Fire Claim
The article discusses rising concerns about insurance abuses and advises readers to scrutinize policies that affect them personally. It mentions John M. Nicholson of Marseille who recently suffered a total loss by fire in a blaze that destroyed his property.
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John M. Nicholson
Marseilles
A Word to Parents on Parental Support of Teachers
A Moline Dispatch excerpt urges parents to verify school conflicts before backing a child. It warns that siding with the student without inquiry fosters trouble, while fair parental investigation strengthens teacher parent relations and may keep boys from dropping out of school.
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Moline Dispatch
The Greed for Money in Peoria
An editorial condemns Dougherty as a financier who exploits public funds and disguises fraud with wealth. It argues society rewards him for accumulations while taxpayers bear the losses, urging a purge of grafters and harsher punishment for professional thieves misusing religion and morality to shield crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dougherty
Peoria
Peorla Star
Cures Winter Cough by Horehound Syrup
J E Goyer of Ottawa Kansas reports his wife suffered frequent fall colds and winter coughing. After using Horehound Syrup she sleeps through the night and doses stop coughing, allowing her to resume daily activities. Available at Powells City Drug Store Henry Ill 25c 50c and 1.00.
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J. E. Goyer
N. Main Str
Ottawa
Kas
Powells City Drug Store
Henry Ill
November Delineator showcases fashion and politics shift
The November Delineator highlights autumn fashions illustrated by Helen Berkeley Loyd and Edouard La Fontaine. It includes Maxwell on education, Seumas Mac Manus travel sketch, The Collector's Manual tables, The Child's Dress, and stories by Paine and Winslow. Political pieces discuss new primary laws and a shift in press power, urging voter involvement and party reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Berkeley- Loyd
Edouard la Fontaine
William H. Maxwell
New York City
Ireland
Seumas MacManus
Grace Peckham Murray
Charles M. Alexander
Albert Bigelow Paine
Helen M. Winslow
William Henry
Herminie Templeton
Pekin Times
Coroners Call For Law Revisions In Illinois
At a Danville meeting the Illinois coroners urged amendments to current statutes governing inquests. Coroner Hoffman of Cook County said many rules are vague leaving coroners to guesswork. He cited cases like multiple victims from the Danville explosion and the Iroquois Theatre tragedy, urging a uniform statewide practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coroners of
Illinois
Danville
Hoffman
Cook County
The Standard Oil Moves Quietly Into Marshall County
The Standard Oil system expands in Marshall county along the Santa Fe line east of Wilbern with a new pumping plant. Builders set up an eight inch pipe line from Kansas to Whiting Indiana. Planes of pumps and engines promise neat stations and daily patrols on the lengthy route once operation begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller
John D
Marshall County
Wilbern
Frank Owen
Santa Fe
Kansas
Whiting
Ind
Say you saw it in The Henry Republican
A concise notice notes readers should look for information in The Henry Republican. It emphasizes local coverage and urges attention to community updates and events reported in the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Republican
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J. R. Bouton
T. Henry Republican
Sparland Personals
John May
May
Edwin Booth
Chicago Daily Tribune
Woolford
J. E
F. A. Powell
Jenry, Ill
Scott & Bowne
Court House News
Joseph Thiedohr
Christopher C. Broaddus
Camp Grove
David Ross
C. B. Moore
Morris
Alexander Lumber Company
Mead Nurse
George C. Rietz
DeKalb
James McSherry
Castleton
Hawkeye
Supreme Coourt
WM. Riddell
THE
Sparland Bank
Sparland, Illinois
Jno
I. Thompson
James Smith
W.H. Ford
I. M. Forbes
Wilitim Riddell
Husseafly - Ha'e. Wescott
H. & E. F. Hunter
Beau
National Bread Co
John van Antwerp
Sparland, Ill
HALLS
Hall
Susie Sales
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