Local Socials and Visits Across Varna Metamora Peoria
Mrs H F Stoner was in Metamora Thursday. Several Varna and Peoria residents visited friends in Peoria Pekin and other towns last week. James W Wright returned from Texas while Miss Daisy Clemens and other relatives visited in Floyd and Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oren Whetzel
Alma van Landingham
Oak Park
J. K. Wesner
F. E. Bloomershine
Streator
F. Anderson
Anderson Piano Co
Springfield
M. O Kohler
Chicago
Varna
James W. Wright
Texas
Daisy Clemens
Floyd
Gus Clemens
S. M Anderson
Charles
Ryan
Charles Casey
Wilbur
Gacon
M. L. Norton
Raymond Kohler
Albert Mittelstaedt
Berlin
Germany
Fred Becker
Peoria
J. C Shields
Galesburg
R. D. McCulloch
Marquette
Mich
Misees Strud
Metamora
Miss Montgomery
Rock Island
Mabelle Clemens
Frank McCuskey
Bertha MccCuskey
J H. Bell
Lacon
W. R. Broaddus
D C Wright
Norton
Pomona
Cal
Ed Norton
Farrie Rables
George Pearce
Hopewell Market News and Community Notes
Market prices show corn at 55 cents and oats at 29 cents. The column catalogs local visits and events including Sunday school convention at the town hall on September 4 with lunch, prayers, and programs. Also mentions travel to Minnesota, Varna, and Henry, with various residents visiting relatives and attending services.
School Reopens With New Teacher Assignment
The school plans to commence Monday with Miss Billa Morgan as the returning teacher. Mrs Will Murphy reports the birth of a son to Charles A Griffin and wife at Reynolds North Dakota. all are doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billa’ Mor‘gan
Will Murphy
Charles A. Griffin
Reynolds, N. D
Whitefield Corners Community News Roundup
Ten ladies helped sew at Mrs Fountain's last Thursday as visitors from Henry and Magnolia called in. The Wildling Workers plan a Thursday session to finish work left by Mrs Young, who remains cheery. A family visit from Milo brought Will Wright, wife, and baby Howard Oliver. Mrs Monroe and Mrs Fosdick visited on Friday and left for St. Joseph. Winnie Taylor passed through on vacation from Valparaiso, Ind. Dr Hess treated a sick man after a Stone-related attack. Martha McAllister and Miriam Herr, eighth grade graduates, will attend county commencement at Lacon. Mrs Will Calef of Minnesota visited, and Myrna Fountain returned from Iowa to join her grandparents. School resumes next Monday with Miss Wyckoff teaching. The community notes Crops in Ames, Iowa, were good and a letter from Mrs Frank Brokaw in Ames was read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Swift Packing Co
Winnie Taylor
Allen Moffitt
Valparaiso
Ind
Hess
Rock Island
H Waker
Mineral
Barker
Hattie Monroe
C Fosdick
Fosdick
Edward Tanquary
Lewis Odell
Carl Barker
Mr. Walter
Dr. Hess
Martha McAllister
Miriam Herr
Lacon
Martha
Miriam
Will Calef
Minnesota
Theodore Clark
Chicago
Sewell
Eisie
Dr Heeder
Myrna Fountain
Iowa
Wyoming
Vandervoort
Bia Shorts
Mile
Wyckoff
Local Social Notes From Saratoga Weekend Visitations
Saratoga reports weekend social notices with Mr and Mrs Arnold Reinbeck visiting Carter Shearer. Walter Forbes travels to Plano to visit his sister. The Misses Rose Barnes and Sara Murphy attend a teachers institute at Lacon-Wireese in the country between Annawan and Tampico. Mrs Frank Thirkell and daughter return from a week in Shelbyville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Forbes
George Forbes
Plano
Rose Barnes
Sara Murphy
Teachers’ Institute
Lacon
Reese
Annawanr
Local notes from Hennepin and surrounding towns
Obituaries, early August events, a shooting in Lacon and a fatal illness in Granville mark this weekly roundup. Notables include John Peterson of Putnam county, S H Cunningham of Chillicothe, and local business changes in Hennepin with various social visits and family news.
Antiquities Sold at Public Sale in Hennepin
The late Martha Mccarten’s personal property was auctioned last Saturday afternoon with items sold at appraised value. Chicago visitors Miss Birdie Schermerhorn and John Meliany visited, while Miss Florence Van Sickle returned to Chicago for duties at the high school. The weather impacted the week, but local residents and families continued daily routines and school activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Mccarten
Birdie Schermerhorn
Chicago
Clara Rousséau
Houston
Texas
Florence van Sickle
Hennépin
Hennepin
A. W
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Boenryy
Hopewell
Andrew Linder
Lizzie
Christine Delon
Arthur
Kescanaba
Adolph Hult
Richard Antrim
Earl
Spencer
Selma Larson
Louis Palm
Lawrence Anderson
John Larson
Johnson
Venona
Ekland
Julius Leckmtan
Moses
Charley German
Pem Weaver
LaVerne
Whetzel
Miz
George Copeland
Henryz
Esther Plesberg
Peterson Hotel
Sugar Grove
Harold Balis
Bogner
Dorothy Merdiam
Pone Atscac
Wabel
Aikland
Whitefield Corners
Saratoga
Arnold Reinbeck
Carter Shearer’s
Dy. L. Gray
Dakotas
Milner County
S. D
Conley
Joohn
Princeville
Welch
Michael
Williamsfield
Murphy
John Thumma
John
Wm Vandoren
Pontiac
Charles Thumma
Anna Thumma
Atna Cain
John Peterson
Putnam County
Granville
Riverside Cemetery
John I Peterson
S H Cunningham
Chillicothe
George M Cunningham
L. E. Skeel
Old Settlers
Princeton
Cecil Hotel
Albert Hartwig
High
Fifth
W C Patterson
Geneva
J. B. Barnard
Benny Sutcliff
George Er Ratienor Sae Talat
Marian Rauch
Lingol
Harry Maxwell
Sparland
Sadie Stouffer
Hennespin
Mediaves
Bonges
St Mary's Cemetery
Charles Downs
Cullom
McDowell
Ives
Forrest Rambler
Ottawa
Boston
A. S. Berry
Northern
Illinois
la Salle
Dowell
Fairbury
Wilcox
McDowells
Leland Broaddustead
Irving
Broad Henry
Salie
Nice
Tevet
Stevens
Coe
Ties
Bartley Real Ee Office
Henry
J, Hexter ‘Bros
Childien
Justin
Gins
Ort
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