Local residents share news and visits around town
Ernest Kline works painting. Mrs Schaffer's mother heads to Iowa. Miss Della Taylor travels to school east of Lacon. Harry Luft returns from Delaware to continue schooling. Miss Zelia Fowler is in town seeking work. Fay Akerholm visits relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson of Henry visit Mrs. H. Gehr. Mrs. Mary Zinger of Peoria visits her mother. Raymond McLaughlin sick early in the week. Mr. Wilson plans to expand his new house. Pastor Rist may be reassigned next year. Lewis Webster leads B Y P U. Ira Parker remains ill. Dr. Thomas from Chillicothe counsels with Dr. Royce. Simpson and Cartwright joined land seekers. Simpson goes to Texas, Claude to Dakota. An itinerant artist stays on Bouton hill with a mobile house. Mrs. Zimmerman awaits foster daughter Mrs. Wahl of Kansas City and sister Mrs. Howe. Peaches are plentiful but small, fetching good prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Luft
Dela van
Zelia Fowler
Akerholm
Miss Fay
Frank Johnson
Henry
H. Gehr
Mary Zinger
Peoria
George Hoadley
Raymond McLaughlin
Wilson
Myron Newell
Rist
Lewis Webster
Ira Parker
Dr. Thomas
Chillicothe
Royce
Mr. Simpson
Claude Cartwright
Texas
Claude
Dakota
Mr. Bouton
Peoria excursion visits and local happenings
This item notes residents traveling to Peoria on Saturday with Warren Hoadley seeking subscribers for the Peoria Journal. It covers a band concert, visits by Will Downey and family, a moving plan for John Van Antwerp and John Christman, school changes including Miss Fawcett’s illness, and the ordination of Mr Chessman with Dr Paulen delivering the sermon before he leaves for St Louis to lead a larger church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Warren Hoadley
Peoria Journal
Lacon
Will Downey
Perry
John van Antwerp
Mr. Bouton
John Christman
John
Walter Luft
Fawcett
Henry
Bessie Tanquary
Elsie Gehr
Miss Fawcett
Nellie Thomas
Chillicothe
Paulen
Monmouth
St.Louis
Weekend Happenings In A Small Town
Ike Sutton shelled corn after rain while Miss Eva Harrison visited Miss Jennie Higgins. A Walnut Grove fishing party returned with many fish. Joe Johnson Will Smart and Alfred Holmes headed to Missouri. John Eliot’s 4 year old son shows typhoid fever improvement. Mrs Herbert Wilson hosted a birthday party for her son Leslie. Tom Salisbury plans Dakota trip Eddy Darling IA trip. Peter Newhalfen adds a four room extension to his house. Dalrymple rents Dakota property for spring move. Mrs John Corkton died Monday, burial now set. Ellsworth Weekly expands by adding a house on the farm. Miss Henry Malone placed two monuments on graves of her three children and husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Harrison
Henry
Jennie Higgins
J. L. Gray's
Walnut Grove
Joe Johnson
Will Smart
Alfred Holmes
Missouri
John Eliot
Herbert Wilson
Leslie
Tom Salisbury
Dakota
Eddy Darling
Iowa
Peter Newhalfen
Dalrymple
John Corkton
Ellsworth
Old Green Place
Henry Malone
Reid Family and Visitors Reported Across Weekend
M. R. Griswold called at John McClane's Monday and drove from Princeton. Lindsey Anderson and family visited John Reid on Sunday. Robert Mills with six young daughters traveled to Indiana Tuesday to visit relatives. Miss Ethel Reid stayed with Kittie Pace in Henry last week. Reid school to reopen next Monday with Miss Eva Clement as teacher. Rev. Dunlevy and family returned home Wednesday after services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Griswold
John McClane
Princeton
Lindsey Anderson
John Reid
Robert Mills
Indiana
Ethel Reid
Kittie Pace
Henry
Reid
Eva Clement
Rev. Dunlevy
Theer
Local Socials Highlight Visits and Parties Across Towns
A crowded note captures Miss Mary Kunkle visiting relatives in Pontiac and other residents traveling to Onarga Hot Springs Watseka and Pomona Cal. Many local families hosted guests, including the Calders Turnbulls and Aitchisons. An Edith Leigh afternoon party for Gertrude Risser featured music games a pink dining room and a 20 guest luncheon hosted by the McCartneys and Hastings sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kunkle
Pontiac
Claude Doran
Henry
L. G. Calder
Mary Scoon
Martin
Watseka
Bert Pollan
Princeville
Herbert Wilson
Blanche Davidson
Onarga
Graden
Messina
David Aitchison
Anna Monier
Hot Springs
Ark
Miss Monier
Andrew Calder
Len
Ham
Northwest
Alma
Edna Calder
Mary Turnbull
Scott
Perry
Sparland
Anna McFarland
Anna Burnett
Ambro Wilmot
C. M. Wilmot
Cuba
Anna Stowell
Lucie Calder
Pomona
Cal
Edith Leigh
Gertrude Risser
Danvers
A. J. McCartney
Leigh
Broaddus University
Clarksburg
W. Va
Bertha
Bessie
Ruth Hastings
Lois Leigh
Calla McCartney
Miss Risser
Mayme Gallup Mezger
Chicago
Seasonal closure of Al Fresco Park at Peoria announced
The park ends its most prosperous season on September 18 as the Springfield Register notes a riot cost exceeding $200,000 in the city. The Illinois State Fair offers $50 for best yellow seed corn and $60 for best white seed corn. A burglarized Buda post office yielded $15.93 and a new safe was dynamited. Mrs Alyina Von Pommer of Varna faces a Marshall county hearing August 31 on a charge of running a house of ill fame. Joseph F Foster, Wenona graduate, seeks a Philippines teaching post. The Illinois Mayors association meets September 24 at La Salle to discuss city governance alongside the deep waterway project. The Central Illinois Methodist conference begins September 8 in Canton with Bishop St Berry presiding and about 250 pastors expected. Rock Island plans an autumn exposition the week of September 28 with various themed days and a 58-acre tract secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Springfield Register
Board of Agriculture
Buda
Alyina von Pommer
Varna
Marshall County
Joseph F. Foster
Wenona
Philippines
Illinois Mayors’ Association
la Salle
Ilinois
Canton
Bishop St. Berry
Rock Island
Bryan
Nature's Warning Kidney Pills Ad Announcement
Nature warns of kidney trouble and urges use of Doan's Kidney Pills. Henry Norton Brown of Henry Ill. reports strong relief after a few boxes, with lasting cure and clear kidney secretions. Sold everywhere 50 cents by Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Dean's. Crop Leases double form Potter form on sale at The Republican office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Bright
Doan
Henry
Norton Brown
J. W. Niece
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Republican
Probate Court notices and real estate transfers itemize local actions
Probate Court action discharges administrators and guardians after final reports and disbursive receipts. Real estate transfers include Dentino to Picco, Ball to Marie, Schmidt to Wathen, and multiple Wathen/Johnson entries in Toluca and La con. Marriage licenses list Fred Hank with Cora Haddon and George Hauger with Emma McCambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Feazel
de Bonis
Nellie M. Jackson
N. B. Whitney
Michael Tobin
Carlo Antonio Dentino
John Picco
Santa Fe
Toluca
Roscoe L. Ball Et al
Marie BE
Ball
Belle Plain
Anna K. Schmidt
Margaret Wathen
Henry
Thomas W. Wathen
John
Daniel Wright
Ralph D. McCulloch
Varna
Michael White
Richard O'Halloran
Hifreda Herreke
Daisy L. Shaw Stout
Fred J. Hank
Cora H. Haddon
George W. Hauger
Emma McCambridge
Magnolia
Lawn Ridge notes on local repairs and events
A survey of Lawn Ridge activities reports Armina Caldwell's new shingle roof and shed, repairs at the schoolhouse led by Lewis A. Chapin, Frank Nurse's lecture at Blue Ridge, George Sims moving a tenant house, and Chris Rapp preparing corn storage on the Wetmore farm. Mrs. Anna Shafer returns home. Irene Sims injures her ankle. Rev. Henry W. Jameson preaches for the local African Methodist community. N. H. Ferguson crews install furnace and hot water at Thomas Collins' house, with M. H. Gaumer overseeing a remodeling elevating the home to a modern city style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armina Caldwell
Colen Erskine
Peoria
Blue Ridge
Lewis A. Chapin
Speer
Frank Nurse
George E. Sims
Lewis B. Streitmatter
L. R. Green
Wetmore
Chris Rapp
Chris
Anna Shafer
Irene
George Sims
Henry W. Jameson
M. E. Church of
Lawn Ridge Hall
Methodist Church
Gypsy band in Toluca area noted for rough appearance
The town saw a band of Gypsies Tuesday and Wednesday described as a notably rough aggregation. Peter Supon bought the old George Conrad farm north of Toluca last Tuesday, paying $157.50 per acre for 134 acres. Co A Brown began erecting a 20 by 50 foot one story building at Santa Fe avenue and Main street, to be used as the post office. Edna Hiltabrand of Henry and Mabel Reynolds of Abingdon visited Mrs. James Hillabrand last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Hiltabrand
Henry
Mabel Reynolds
Abingdon
James Hillabrand
Wall chart offered to subscribers for 25 cents
The Henry Republican promotes a six page wall chart with maps, world rulers, flags, Illinois towns and populations, counties, rivers, primary election law, districts, governors, seals, and global maps. Non subscribers pay 50 cents. Subscribers with paid up status can get it for 25 cents. chart showcased as valuable for every home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Republican
Illinois
United States
Mexico
Canada
Atlantic
Hampton Roads
San Francisco
Central America
Woman credits Lydia Pinkham remedy for recovery
Mrs A Gregory of 2355 Lawrence St Denver writes that after a six year struggle with female troubles and an unsuccessful operation she found relief only after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound It claims to cure backache bearing down pains and periodic discomfort and urges other women to write for guidance from Lynn Mass
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Gregory
Lawrence St
Denver
Col
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Rae
Lydia E. Pink
Mrs. Pinkhan
Lynn
Mass
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Ike Sutton
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