Local Sparland Residents and Visitors Reported in Week of Travel
A sprint of short notes lists Sparland residents, visitors, and relatives from Henry, Peoria, Lacon, Rome, and Chicago. Names include Miss Marie OLeary, Miss Rose Pelz, Miss Bessie Hill, Miss Edna Zellhofer, and Mrs Relief McLaughlin. Events span Labor Day closures, Cadillac car purchase in Peoria, and trips to Delavan, Logan, and Johnson City with families and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Sparr
Henry
Oscar Hill
Peoria
Chicago
Bessie Hill
Fred Shoultz
Streator
Coon
T Lacon
Moughlins
Edna Zellhofer
F. H. Gehr
Newell House
Dick Dunbar
Dunbar
Relief McLaughlin
Mall
Garrett
Campbell
Margaret
Delavan
Mrr
M C Marshall
Mary Marshall
Biicothe
Joseph Ferguson
Wiva McLaughlin
Va Christan
Logan Murphy
John van Antwerp
Salsey Monier
Steuben
Cadillac
Cadillac Auto Ce
Fed Harvey
Chillicothe
Ona May
Relief McLaugh
Local Notes From La Prairie and Surroundings
Village life digest from La Prairie area detailing visits among families including Mrs Helen Dobbins and Mrs Davis of Chicago, dances, church services, school openings, farm projects, and sales. Mentions Will Nickerson sale, various homes, wells, silos, and community events with names like Mrs Ohlman, Miss Ray, and Rob Green.
Indigestion cures and social chatter in a rural scene
An advertisement extols Po Do Lax as a reliable laxative to cure indigestion and bilious symptoms while promoting health benefits. The text then shifts to a fragmented social dialogue about farming life, crops, poultry, and a domestic scene, ending with a nudge to subscribe to the best publication.
Rain Blesses Ground as Rochester Visit Noted
South Milo reports welcome rain improving plow ground and pastures. Jesse Barker and wife travel to Rochester Minnesota for specialist consultation. operation planned this week. Mrs Will Shorts recovering from illness. Mrs Will Yarger visits daughter Mrs Leman Sutton. Auto wheel found on road west of Fred Renzi’s. owner to claim at Elmer Mortell’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Barker
Rochester
Minn
Barker
Hee
Will Shorts
Will Yarger
Leman Sutton
Elmer Mortell
Alta
Henry
Fred Renzi
Lark Righthouse
Edna
Belle Mortell
New Life Pills Ad Promises Quick Healing
Dizzy bilious and constipated readers are told Dr King’s New Life Pills will cure them. The ad claims a healthy bile flow, waste removal, and tonic support for stomach and liver. First dose promised, priced 25 cents at all druggists.
Cottage Notes and Local Social Roster
Cottage H John Farley of Aurora invites neighbors for a visit. Mr and Mrs Samuel Chesney and family dined at the parental home Sunday. Miss Mokler of Bradford visits Mrs Byron Allen this week. George Draper of Chillicothe and Hiram Allens were callers last Friday. Misses Esther and Glora Chesney, Edmund Jardine and Warl Reynolds visit Mrs Roger Atkins Sunday evening. Mrs W M Fountain attended a surprise party at Mrs Ed Fountain.s Whitefield home last Saturday. The Cottage school opened Monday with about 20 children. Miss Gervin of Neponset returns to teaching this year and boards at Josep Soder.s home. Dalzeill in Bureau county, a mining town, faced a death blow as an order suspends No 6 shaft at Spring Valley Coal Co. Work stops, 500 workers affected, leaving only one watchman. The mine shutdown depopulates the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Dobbins
Davis
Chicago
Dobns
D McLeish
Frank Johnson
Zettaehr
HL Gehr
Karl Harmeson
Babe
Decatur
W Harmeson
L RR Bolender
J C Ohlman
Mary Whitcomb
Bloomington
Tesmer
Hazel McLaughlin
Imma Cumming
Aoe Vee Atdarty
Chillicothe
Harry Simmons
Huldri McLaughlin
Mary Osborne
Irma Riddell
Morin Park
Miss Osborne
Miss Riddell
Sag
Royce
Joel
Doctor
Bethel
Caen
Sp.rland
Fred Hill
Prank
Fred
Fish Cage
Peru
Rene
Fred Full Oan
O'Brien
Ethel Oo Brien
W Buckley
George Kline
Frances Ray
Callie Clawson
Velma Campbell
John Russell
Joseph Chesker
Charles Raglan
Freda Marshall
Santa Fe
Kansas
Cheskey
Mrs Marshall
Minnesota
M Ei
Epworth League
Rena Tanquary
Busby
Reading
Mrs McLeish
Bernice Hoskins
Hans Otto
Beulah Busby
Nellie Aitchison
Henrice Hoskins
Sadie Marland
Lelia Maxwelling
Lawn Ridge
Loran Colwell
Pearl Donath
Rob Green
Joseph
Johnnie Anderson
Ernest Gehrig
Hall
Edelstein
Minnie Nurss
Estherville
Mildred
Will Nickerson
Reuben Streitmatter
Calvin Stowell
John Stottler
Wallace Dodd
Sumner Perkins
la Prairie
Henry Crady
Burlington
Cecil
Edith
Ian
Aary Hole
Faith
Ed Fountain
Whitefield
Gervin
Neponset
Josep Soder
Dalzeill
Bureau County
Coal Company
Spring Valley Coal Co
Ows
Camp Grove
Ringling Bros
Pekin
Frank Perry
J—E.houston
William Dunn
Lacon
Cicago Papers
Wyoming
Rob Bike
Rakestraw
Vares
Vatim
Eianes
Mayme GH
Ee Hanoum
Wenona
T Rm. Sca
Robert Kelley
Towa
Des Moines
Walsh Construction Co
Ringling Bros Show Draws Crowds at Camp Grove
Camp Grove residents reported a large turnout for the Ringling Bros show in Peoria on Monday. The item also notes local visits, social gatherings, a fatal car crash in Chicago, and a long obituary tribute to Mrs. William Gill, detailing her devout life and family.
Chamberlain's Liniment praised for rheumatism relief
The notice extols Chamberlain's Liniment for aches pains and soreness of muscles. It claims many rheumatism and sciatica sufferers have found it valuable and recommends purchase from dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Local community notices and school report mix from Peoria area
The snippet lists neighbors and families connected to Wheeler, Henry, and Putnam County. It notes sermon preaching engagements by Frank Kern, a Me church picnic at Walnut Grove, visits by Mrs Vesta Wilson and daughters, a new auto for J L George, and attendance at Ringling Bros. show. It covers Senachwine Consolidated School opening with staff names, new facilities praise, grade reviews chosen by seniors, and county athletic additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
Roy
Belkie
Peoria
Yale
Chicago
Ister
Éric
Kildow
Granville
Henry
Urania
Suo Mola Es Bush
Nepin
Ae Sante
Frank Kern
Hareka
Atian Church
M E
Walnut Grove
Fred Koerner
Alta Seble
Curt Henkins
Vesta Wilson
Murphy’s
Inez Morgan
Daisy Huff
Washington, DC
Bertha Medearis
Henry Hospital
McCall
Senachwine Consolidated School
C L Klontz
Beryl Bacon
Nellye McIntee
Mary Stephens
Conkey
Stephens
Putnam County Oratorical and Athletic Association
Putnam
Swaney
Princeton
Olive Dawson
Rhoda Kildow
Amy Strosnider
Varlley
Sivell
Miss Wheeler
Written request required for student attendance
Parents must provide a written request to accompany their child and cooperate with teachers on attendance matters. The note emphasizes parental involvement and clear communication to ensure proper attendance records are maintained.
Court House News roundup of probate and real estate actions
Circuit Court cases include Estella Filger executrix and Fred Burns quiet title suit. Probate petitions for Theodore Lash and J D McVicker estates continued. Letters testamentary issued for Alexander McKee. Real estate transfers cover Mary A Gabbard and husband, S A Gabbard, and William Lynch parcels. Licenses listed for Arthur Swanson and Ligdia Bersell. Wedding reported in Venona between Michael Donnelly and Henrietta Giyella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Estella Filger
David Filger
Fred W Burns
J P. Matthews
P. T. Matthews
Theodore F. Lash
Fred A. Newman
J. D. McVicker
Christiana Betz
Michael Batrum
Alexander McKee
Robert McKee
Thomas McKee
William Lynch
Bertha P McAdam
Arthur R. Swanson
Rockford
Ligdia E H.bersell
Rock Island
Venona
Michael C Donnelly
Bénington
Henrietta—G.—Giyella
Toluca
Doans Kidney Pills Endorsement From Mrs Beaumont
A Chillicothe Illinois resident credits Doan s Kidney Pills with curing severe back and leg pains. She recounts dizziness and vision issues eased by the medicine and urges others to try it, noting price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburne Company, Buffalo, NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Minny Henry
Joseph Beaumont
First Street
Chillicothe
Ill
Dean
Doan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thersday
Sparl and Department
Ter
Frank Farling
Outh Whitefield
John DeWalt
Ben Russell
Sparland
Ingling Bros. Circus
Wm Frank
Moline
Schroeder
Yourg
Pieebe
Chamberlain’s
SOUTH
MILO
William ‘Gil
William Gill
St Francis Hospital
Iill
Ufn
Gill
William
James
United States Navy
Robert Fennell
William Sager
Mayme Gill
St. Patrick’s Church
Hayden
Orla
Court House News
Mary A. Gabbard
S. A. Gabbard
Lombard
Mary A Gabbard
B H Gabbard
Jack
Tom
Carlson
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