Local notes from Lacon district gatherings and events
Our Vicinity reports returns from the east Rev Wilson in town and Julia Green resuming school in Broaddus district. It notes a 10 pound catfish and 20 pound buffalo caught, a Short Horn sale at Woodside stock farm drew 850 attendees with cattle selling to 810 dollars. A WCTU convention, new Union church pastor P Barritt, a ghost scare near the brewery lane, and a prohibition drive led by Rev Geo W Minner are all described with local commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varmisn
J.S. Thompson
Rev Wilson
Henry Weir
T. L. Jones
Grey Eagle
Lacon
Julia Green
Broaddus
Stonday
Lou Wilson
Lucan
Lou
John Smith
Germany
P. A. Coon
Woodside Stock Farm
Coen
Levisiniure
Isp
Wenona
Chicago
Noerd
P. Barritt
Union Church
Gov. M. Bane
Tom Larkins
Susanna Carson
Central Illinois Soldiers Reunion at Beardstown
Report of the Central Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Reunion held in Beardstown with about 2000 veterans registered. Notes include welcomes from citizens, social visits, and the overall success of the event amidst good order and camaraderie. Also mentions local society updates and weather impacts on fruit crops and water supply.
Obituary Note on G. B. Once and Family Birth
Indebted neighbors are urged to settle debts as he seeks funds for bills. Born Tuesday September 7 to Wallace and Dora Hoadley a bright baby girl is named G B Once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigek
Wallace
Dora Hoadley
G. B
Redtown teachers and local notes from Henry Township
Charles Vail teaches at Redtown. Wood Brothers urged to place finger boards to guide visitors to their resort. Grapes plentiful. drought persists with ministers praying for rain. Fannie Wall grows cotton plants with berries. B C Vail moves front yard fence. Ella Merden of Peoria visits Whitefield Corners and Wenona friends. Nettie Williams teaches in Turner district west of Wenona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Township
Charles Vail
Redtown
Wood Brothers
Fannie Wall
B. C. Vail
Ella Merden
Peoria
Whitefield Corners
Weley Runnells
Nettie Williams
Turner
Wenona
Whitefield Notes Include Services and Local Happenings
Church services planned for next Sunday at 2:80 p.m. conducted by Rev Martin of La Prairie. Local events include an ice cream supper to fund a janitor, a temperance lecture by Samuel Jones, and a cider press business addition by T. Hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Martin
la Prairie
Bro
Lockett
Woodford County
Samuel Jones
Chillicothe
R. R. Club
Jasper Brown
Porter Martin
Higgins to wield pedagogic willow in Holler school
Local notes report Saratoga residents mentioning Higgins in a school context. McDermot the temperance orator plans to form a total abstinence society at M B E church next Monday evening to promote moral reform through education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mepule Higgins
Holler
McDermot
M.be
Geo Scholes, Jr
Colorado
Alonzo Foster
Henry Lowden
Whitefield
Charley Holmes
Chicago
Gladys Cotney
Edward Tinmons
Peoria County
Frank Seelye
Mason Seelye
Western Home Seekers Take Extended Westward Tour
Mrs and Mra A P Webber departed on Wednesday to visit a brother in the west and plan an extended journey. Mrs Jane Carse received 60 lbs of honey from her son Levi Carse near Los Angeles, Cal. Riley Divilbiss and Melvin Higgins led an excursion party leaving from the township for a western tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
A P. Webber
West
Jane Carse
Levi Carse
Los Angeles
Cal
Riley Divilbiss
Melvin Higgins
Hopewell News Notes From Dexter Area
Hopewell updates mention Mrs Jake Strawn and Mrs Will Ramsey visiting Mrs Cass Ramsey. Reports of girls driving through Hopewell, rain showers, new wells dug due to dry weather, and a dance at Olson's with Will's performance. Cass Ramsey digs a well while Elmer Miller, Liam Shafer and Wash Hancock work at the Tax schoolhouse. bridge repairs are needed in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell
Jake Strawn
Will Ramsey
Cass Ramsey
Antrim
Clear Creek
Binnesamun
Jake
Olson’s
Lizzie
Tax School
Elmer Miller
Liam Shafer
Wash Hancock
Grandma Shefer
Richland
Dexter
Putin Clint Smith Returns From Kansas With Pony Carload
The report notes Clint Smith returned from Kansas last week with a carload of ponies. Kansas ponies are well represented in Putnam. An ice cream festival hosted at the hall last Friday evening drew a good crowd with total receipts of 26 dollars and expenses of 13. Four dollars were given to Prof Koch for his choir drilling and convention assistance. J R Veach advertises 46 sheets for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Smith
Kansas
Putnam
Koch
J.R. Veach
Putnam Notes Bright Harvest and Local Happenings
Farmers offer four sows and eighteen pigs for sale and praise the abundant grain yield. Fred Dawson of Henry visits inviting dances and possible courtship. Cal Moodey and Rev J F Robinson attend M E church with a sermon on the value of a man over a sheep. Jobo Chambers moves, planning a restaurant. Yaunt from Missouri moves in to study railroads. A convention decorates the Christian church and Stace Stephens sues Asa Barnhart over damages from a hole and a gunshot eye injury. Local sheriff levies on Barnhart property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Fred Dawson
Henry
Fred
Cal Moodey
Mammoth Dry Goods House
J F. Robinson
Tiskilwa
M. E
Matthew
Sam Malone
MBB
Jobo Chambers
E. L. Cook
Chambers
Y Yaunt
Missouri
John Chambers
Local notes from Clear Creek area show social visits and weather
W P Hoyle was in Springfield recently. John Davidson and sister visited Mrs Lancaster. Chas Saybold returned from Long Point threshing. It is hot and dry and wells are failing. No one from this area plans to attend the Chicago state fair. Harley Cooper is improving but weak. John McNabb leveled drains for Geo Kuhn and himself. Wedding rumors surface. Past week, Happy Bish and Jesse Underwood held Magnolia meetings. A new bridge near Widow Schick’s place has been built by road commissioners. Mills tile factory praised for good tiles and low price. Dupe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
Electa Bishop
Bloomington
N. J. Peters
Wyoming
Big Bend
Imperial
la Salle
Richard J
Wm. Monier
Aurie Kirk
Davenport
Whitefield
Hannah Hunt
Grandmother Hunt
Henry
John
Frank
Ein Kleinen Hummech
Tanglefoot
W. P. Hoyle
Springfield
John Davidson
John McNabb
Geo. Kuhn
John W
Happy Bish
Jesse Underwood
Magnolia
Mineral Springs News Roundup and Local Notices
After an absence the community recounts school departures for John Trone and Mathis, Maud Bacon travels to Chicago, and local sports see Florid boys defeat the club 80 to 14. Weddings, baptisms, and church events fill the week along with weather notes, water woes, and a political caucus for county nominations. The piece also covers health, family reunions, and a contentious note about the Putnam Record’s Cottage Hill squib.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Trone
Iowa
Thompson
Tonica
Baptist
D Mathis
Valparaiso
Ind
Maud Bacon
Chicago
Charles Trone
Old School Baptists
Varna
Adlen Glenn
Glenns
Oury
Allen
Billy McMillen
Calvin Fields
W .A Smith
M E
Magnolia
Hennepin
Harmon Williams
C S Stewart
Clifton
Kansas
N.B Needham
Stuart
Fred Laybold
Theodore Bickerman
Cottage Hill
Friends Yearly Meeting
Hood's Sarsaparilla Widely Used as Family Medicine in Lowell
Hood's Sarsaparilla is highly demanded in Lowell Mass where it is made and sold more than any other sarsaparilla or blood purifier. It is touted as a remedy for debility scrofula dyspepsia biliousness and any disease from impure blood. A trial is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Lowell
Mass
Relatives Visit Beidelman Household From Nearby Areas
Mrs Anna Riely and three children of Mineral, Mrs A Norton and child of Westboro, Mo, and Susie Studley of Neponset have been visiting Mr and Mrs Beidelman the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Riely
Mineral
A. Norton
Westboro, Mo
Susie Studley
Neponset
Geo. Biedelman
Beidelman
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28Th Ill
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Julius Adkinson
N. Campbell
George Duncan
W. Button
James Hayter
England
Robert Waugh
Dr Moreland
Braidwood
George Ray
Win Webster
Chenoa
Ballo Plaine
Thomas Kelly
Gimlet Hollow
John Hamilton
Bucket Brigade
Weizal King
Thomas Funson
Willis
David Shorts
Ev Kaufman
Saratoga
J.schick
J. Schick
Putin
Stire & Gell, Lacon
Ill
Harry Allen
Ida Hamilton
Minoak
Geneva Lake
Anna Allen
A. H. Taber
Wannah Taber
E. F. Allen
New York
Seattle
Jladelphias
Anee
Melice
Jacob A.melice
Wenonea Union
Taranona, Illinois
Gettysburg
Burgess
G. G. McAdam
Poland
Sult the Times
Milo
North Orpners
Neers
G. W. Griswold
Senachwime Lake
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