Sparland News Highlights Oct 1913 Local Notes
Sparland column reports social events and visits across Peoria Henry and Lacon including Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Taylor's newborn son, Edna Zellhofer's Bloomington trip, and various relatives staying with Wm Riddell and Schaff. A lecture series opened at the M B church with Herald Square entertainers. Rural carrier Thomas Hoskins’ buggy accident near the schoolhouse is described with injuries and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B
Herald Square
F. A. Ganzer
Rev. McLeish
Thornton Pas
Thony Mills
Thomas Hoskins
Alina Luft
Hoskins
Ralph Christman
Mr. Hoskins
Marshall
Christman
Halloween Entertainment at Epworth League Event
The Epworth League hosts a Hallowe en program at the M church on Friday Oct 31 with 10 and 15 cent admission including refreshments. Performances include instrumental solo Nellie Aitchison, readings by Elizabeth Mariana Emma Cumming Fred Blackwell Ethel McDonald Blanche Davidson Beulah Busby Zella Maxwell Mabel Gehr Elsie Gehr Edna Zellhofer and a ghost story plus a comic exchange about a waiter and a cigarette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe'en
Hallowe’en
Epworth League
Nellie Aitchison
Elizabeth Mariana Solo
Emma Cumming
Fred Blackwell
Ethel McDonald
Bessie Hill
Zella Maxwell
Mabel Gehr
Elsie Gehr
Hans Otto
Beulah Busby
Blanche Davidson
Elizabeth Marland
Edna Zellhofer
Arn Supplies Machinery and Tools
ARN SUPPLIES offers a full line of implements and farm equipment including Case Moline plows planters and implements Schroeder grain dumps Dairy Maid cream separators Peoria power washing machines Cowboy tank heaters wire fencing buggies whips oils greases husking pegs pumps and tanks until supply ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schroeder
Peoria
School Notes Show Busy October Activities in Sparland
Primary Room students craft October booklets featuring jack o lanterns and leaves. Second graders earn 20 stars for excellent deportment, with merit cards. Grammar and intermediate rooms work on atlases, portfolios, and geography. Eighth grade studies 1812 to Mexican War, exams Friday. Teachers meet. mothers’ surprise teased. basketball and fall plowing hinted. School visits cite praise from board and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Nightwonger
Wm. Hoadley
Vivian Evans
Agnes Rae
R. H. Miller
Gilman
Canada
Rand, McNally & Co
Chicago
Miles McCartney
Hoadley
McCartney
FP. A. Ganzer
Sparland
Toluca
McLeish
Board of Education
Ruth Marland
Prof
Kurtz
Everett Simpson
Wesley Marland
Vaterland
Local Social Roundup From Chillicothe and La Prairie
Miss Alfreda Struben visited Mrs. Hastings from Friday to Sunday. Miss Margaret Russell and Lillian were guests in Chillicothe. Edward Gibbs and Ethel McDonald welcomed a baby boy born Oct 20. John Russell hosted a supper and bazaar raising $19. Aid society met at Mrs. Hart's home. next at Mrs. Mathias in La Prairie. Albert Russell dined with sister Mrs. Grover Roberts in Chillicothe last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Struben
Alfreda Bedford
Wilbert Hastings
Margaret Russell
Lillian
Chillicothe
Ralph Taylor
Edward Gibbs
Ethel McDonald
Robert Gibbs
Jessie Crocker
Henry
John Russell
Aid Society
Joseph Hart
Harry Mathias
la Prairie
Albert Russell
Grover Roberts
L Prairie Social and Corn Day Announced for 1918
The La Prairie L. L. C. met at Miss Grace Powell's with 60 attending the Oct 24 party featuring Halloween decorations and a two course luncheon. Upcoming events include an all day U P church meeting, masked social Oct 31, and Corn Day at the town hall Nov 7 with extensive prize lists for corn, pies, maps, and crafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Prairie Town Hall
Beulah Busby
Wm. Scott
Speer
Wilmot
Woman's Missionary Society of the
U. P. Church
H. S. Edminster
la Prairie Township
Marshall County
South America
Yoy
Girly
Harmony Hair Beautifier Ad Promises Glossy Hair
A press style advertisement touts Harmony Hair Beautifier as a harmless hair shine enhancer not a dye, paired with Harmony Shampoo for cleansing. It claims no color change, easy application, and a money back guarantee, sold at The Rexall Store run by A. J. Ironmonger in Henry, Til.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony
Harmony Shampoo
Rexall
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Harmony Laboratories
Boston
A. J. Ironmonger
Henry
Til
Note from Henry Illinois 1913 on trade benefits
A dated note from Oct 80 1913 by T J Segraves a Druggist in Henry Illinois explains that customers should trade for value not expect favors highlighting quality and price and promising best values to patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Court House News Briefs From Circuit and Probate Courts
Court actions list final settlements notices guardianship petitions letters of administration and bonds approved. Estate matters include hearings for John A Burcham Elizabeth Weber James Stratton Henry Fisher Clyde Stoner with distribution and oath requirements. Real estate transfers and marriage licenses are noted for local townships and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Burcham
Elizabeth Weber
John
Mildred Thompson
Guardian
Frank Latourette
James L. Stratton
M. J. French
Henry Fisher
Clyde A. Stoner
A. M. Stoner
Magdalena Specht
Clara B. Fort
Lacon Township
Lacon
Hiram Myers
David Samuel Myers
Roberts
John N. Betz
Fred R. Blackwell
Coal Company
Sparland
Frederick F. Schwanke
Ottilee
Margaret E. Dunlap
Lombard’s
Henry
Fred Higin
Belle Randall
James Camfield
Alice Fitzgerald
Joel W. Carlson
Moline
Eva Simpson
Snowbound Monday Memory Prompts Illinois Reverie
The narrator recalls last Sunday’s phrasing about Florida then describes sneaking home on Monday to escape a snowstorm, dressing in an overcoat and warming by the fire while reflecting on enduring possibilities of old Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Illinois
Edith Apfel Visits Brother's Home in South Whitefield
A South Whitefield column lists Edith Apfel visiting at brother Peter and wife's home. Several locals are noted visiting, helping, or relaxing with family, including mentions of Isabelle Green, Della Klein, Harriet Baugh, and others amid social chatter and a long verse about voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Whitefield
Edith Apfel
Peter
Isabelle Green
Ed Quimby
Niblock School
Della Klein
George Hol
Harriet Baugh
Henry
J. Colligan
Alex Brown
D. D. Brown
Wesley Doyle
Pretty
Alfred Betts
Anna Ely
Dr. Blough
Camp Grove
I. W
Leslie Waughop
Peoria
Chicago White
T. E. Salisbury
Minnesota
Monard Hunt
Robert Willis
Jake Rickey
Jake
Ford Schupp
G .Swanson
J. Rouch
Dewalt
Swanson
Vincent
Tiskilwa Social Notes Mention Local Visits and Events
Mr and Mrs Wm Perry dined with F McAtee in Tiskilwa Otto Miller and Miss Ella Wright wed by Judge Pritchard in Princeton Roy Maynard and family visited Henry and Charles Anthony near Providence Mrs Wm Chesney at her daughter Mrs Hunts near Sparland young Mannard Hunt suffers blood poisoning from a plow accident Arthur Obermeyer and family spent Sunday with Ernest Reynolds Cottage L A hosts Tiskilwa Ladies Aid with about 20 members Frank Liddell hosts guests including Samuel Chesney Henry Smith and Joseph Calhoun Byron Allen visits Clarence Hay Blanche Doty visits Mendota Henry post surgery planned for 11 year old Merna Fountain patient at Henry Hospital please send cheer post card
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Perry
F. McAtee
Tiskilwa
Otto Miller
Ella Wright
Princeton
Judge Pritchard
Roy Maynard
Henry
Charles Anthony
Providence
Wm. Chesney
Mrs. Hunt
Sparland
Little Mannard Hunt
L. A
Frank Doty
Wm. Fountain
Merna Fountain
Hospital
Henry, Ill
Wombat Seeks Loan for Shared Investment
A quirky exchange shows Wombat asking for a five dollar loan for a venture that supposedly interests the other party. The reply questions which investment, revealing a family tie as the daughter plans a birthday gift for the other's son.
Doan's Kidney Pills Praised In Henry Testimony
Henry resident Mrs. Ben Sivell testifies to relief from back pain and kidney weakness after using Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Segraves' Drug Store. She notes family members also benefited. the ad promotes Doan's 50 cent price and Foster Milburn Co. as sale agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Henry
Ben Sivell
Henry, Jr
Dean
Segraves
Inumbago
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
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Charles D. Marshall
Penu
Bloomington
C. D. Marshall
Wilbur Hastings
Addison Tanquary
Nellie
Edn Tanquary
Tranquary
John Cross
Wm. Harney
Capt. Wallace
Charles Schaff
Charles Shoultz
Shoutz
Henry Luft
Anna Suft
Helen
Mary Gillett
Harper
Nebraska
Worth Dixon
Saratoga Township
Asa Nighswonger
Nighswonger
Reuben Lapp
Gertrude Hacker
Chicago Heights
Anna Luft
Spar
Winer
ARN Supplies
Yours Truly
T. J. Segraves
Court House News
Circuit Court
Jerome Howe
M. DB. Metz
Robert Burgess
State Bank of Speer
J. M. Calder, Attachment
Oakford & Fahnestock, Incorporated
J. M. Calder
Lawn Ridge
Roy Foster
Princeville
Ladies’ Aid Society
Shafer
Fred Rapp
Chris Streitmatter
N. E. Nurss
Udell
Majestic
Winkler
Burlington
Amiel Happ
Chaloner
Fannie Perkins
Ilnois
Laddie
Lassie
Alway
Elizabeth H. Coale
Holder
Tam
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