News of a Week Highlights Local Happenings
Local notes report Rev F W Haist in Chicago and Walter Simpson moving to a northern Indiana farm. Farmers discuss crops and husking progress. Mentions Jesse Sherman as a potential U S senator and various residents visiting kin, attending funerals, or changing jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Church
F. W. Haist
Chicago
Cole
Moline Dispatch
C. C. Smith
Indiana
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Illinois
United States
Jesse Sawyer
Peoria Lingna
A Splendid County Ticket for Marshall County
The Republicas of Marshall county present a strong slate from top to bottom with Lawrence D. Gregory for County Clerk, Worth Dixon for Sheriff, H. P. Jensen for County Treasurer, and E. F. Nichols for Superintendent of Schools. The piece praises their integrity, experience, and fitness, urging voters to support the slate with pride and confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republicas
Marshall County
Lawrence D. Gregory
Worth Dixon
H. P. Jensen
Toluca
E. F. Nichols
Northern Illinois State Normal School
School Notes Report Varied Activities at La Salle
Miss Scharfenstein led the teachers meeting on the elementary curriculum before the nineteenth century. Students and faculty attended despite rain. sanitation receives close attention with daily room disinfection. Senior and junior classes pursue literature and history topics. various cooking and craft lessons are described with donor credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
la Masse
Helen Phillips
Freida Vogelsang
el Paso
Edna Wood
Ilda Wood
Leslie Rolley
Joseph Etschied
Arthur Newell
Guy Ransom
Lawrence Latourette
Frank Huffstetter
Gordon Downey
Walter Eggenberger
John Cromwell
Jesse Sleater
City Curbing Dues Reminder From Street Committee
Notice directs those owing the city for curbing to call at the City Clerk’s office and pay the amounts due per an order of the Street Committee.
Women's Club Holds October Meeting and Plans Novelist Conven tion Delegates
The Woman's Club met October 19 at Mrs. R. F. Burt's home with Miss Gertrude Bickerman presiding in the president's absence. Delegates to the state convention in Springfield November 10–18 were chosen: delegates Mrs. Theo Disosway and Miss Bella Evans. alternates Mrs. Burt and Mrs. G. M. Clark. A condolence letter for Mrs. Disosway was approved. The club voted a donation for the Christmas ship to aid destitute women and children in wartime Europe, and urged clothing donations to the M. E. church by October 22. Mrs. Townsend, recently ill, was improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Burt
Gertrude Bickerman
Department Education
Theo Disos- Way
Clara B. Waughop
Springfield
Tweo Discs- Way
Bella Evans
G. M. Clark
Disosway
New York City
Europe
M. E. Church
Nellie P. Harlin
May Young
Blue Coat Forest
Victrola
Miss Young
Mesdames F. W. Haist
William Wheeler
Edna Clark
Press Cor
Death of Mrs Elizabeth Murrel in this city
Mrs Elizabeth Murrel died at the home of her son T J Murrel corner Second and Carroll streets after a long life as an early settler. She was born December 28 1882 in Pennsylvania and married John Murrel in Hopewell township in 1850. Interment at Henry cemetery. Funeral conducted by Rev J E Mercer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Murrel
T. J. Murrel
Second
Carroll Streets
Robert
Caroline Irwin
Pennsylvania
Hopewell Township
John Murrel
Shaffer
Mobile
Ala
Charles Murrel
Peoria
A. L. Gilpin
M. E. Society
J. E. Mercer
Henry Cemetery
Merritt
A. L. Loomis
C. BE. Burt
Alex Brown
J .A. Williams
Hiram Hunter
A. B. Smith
Woodses wed in Los Angeles in hidden ceremony
Mrs Woods and daughter Miss Rarepa traveled from Venona to Los Angeles where Miss Woods reportedly wed L J Speck in a private ceremony. Speck is known as an Lacon native with many friends in the city who extend best wishes for happiness in their distant home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Woods
Miss Rarepa
Venona
Los Angeles
Miss Woods
L. J. Speck
Mr. Speck
M. E. Church Announces Sabbath Services and Membership
The M. E. Church outlines the next Sabbath schedule with Sabbath school at 9 45, sermon at 11, Epworth League at 6 30, and evangelistic services at 7 30 pm at the Opera House. New members Abraham Bell, Bertha Bell, and Cyrus H Poling were received last Sabbath. The Sabbath school voted to aid the Christmas ship for European sufferers with about 10 in money and 20 in clothing. Ladies aid society to meet Oct 28 at the Hillabrands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Ladies’ Ata Society
Allan Hillabrand
St Marys Church Sunday services and weekly mass times
St Marys Church lists services with English sermon at 8 am high mass and German sermon at 2 30 pm and vespers benediction. Weekday mass at 8 am daily except Saturday 7 am. Fr Gensler pastor. Edward Brady of Mendota announces a surface cultivator attachment claim to solve morning glory weed nuisance with no clogging and constant plowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fr. Gensler
Edward Brady
Mendota
Revival Notes Prompt Week Two of Evangelistic Meetings
The piece reports the second week of revival meetings led by Rev. DeFlon in Henry. It highlights plain gospel preaching, Mr. Lytle's song service with Mrs. Jayde, morning district prayers, afternoon Personal Work lectures, and rising interest with some conversions. Upcoming events include Men Only and Women Only sessions, a Sunday Union mass meeting, and a closing note inviting all readers to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeFlon
Jesus ‘Christ
God
A. R. Lytle
Bro. DeFlon
Christ
Henry
Opera House
de Flon
Presbyterian Church
Christian Church Services Next Sunday Report
Services listed for a revival and Sunday worship at Henry St. John’s Church. Bible school 10 a m. morning service 11 a m. Christian Endeavor 6 30 p m with topic The Christian and the Ballet. Attendance up. birthday box contributions ages 84 11 and 7. Cottage prayer meetings and revival at Presbyterian church noted. Harvest Home chicken dinner postponed to Saturday Oct 31 Rector F W Haist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Bible School
H. C. Reichel
Christian Endeavor
Presbyterian Church
Henry
St. John's Church
Woman's Guild
St. Catherine
Presbyterian Church Weekly Services Schedule
The weekly schedule lists Sabbath school at 9:45 a.m. led by superintendent A. B. Smith, morning worship at 11 a.m., Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p.m., evening worship at 7:30 p.m., and Thursday prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m.
St Josephs Church Mass Times Announced
St Josephs Church lists daily mass at 7:30 a m and Sunday masses at 8 a m and 10 a m with sermons. Evening services and sermon are at 7 40 oclock with Rev Fr Brennan as priest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Church
Fr. Brennan
Personal notices and local items glance through the week
A varied snippet page records births and visits, farm woes, and local events. Names include Ben Mc Bride child, Wm Read, Lizzie Zenor, and J S Townsend amid hog cholera, railroad wrecks, and a Harvey area cotton market downturn. A Magnolia fair report notes 2200 paid tickets and premiums totaling $900.
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Burson School
Walter Simpson
F. D. Draper
J. A. Williams
Western Avenue
Edn Hummel
Chenoa
Iowa
Sparland
St. Paul
Great Northern Railroad
Chester Bidwell
Charles B. Stowell
Lawn Ridge
Blue Ridge Cemetery
William Stewers
Charles Greenlee
W. H. Hamm
Hennepin
Putnam
Willard
Woman's Club
St. Mary's Church
King Cotton
L. R. Phillips
Missouri
Ben McBride
Adam Staab
Here
Thomas Harney
Lombardville
Rock Island Road
Utica
Wyanet
Winnifred Townsend
Harvard
Neb
J. S. Townsend
Francis Ryan
Bay City
Exas
P. B. Hobbs
Roanoke
Bartonville
E.R. Bumgarner
Magnolia
Frank Lambourn
Miller
Meta Lassman
Putnam County
Ethel Bush
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