Sparland Community News Notes Sept 11 1913
Sparland news notes report population decline due to mine closures. Local visits include Miss Bessie Hill and Miss Flora Osborne in Henry, Miss Anna McKarland recovering, and Mrs. McLeish's growing painting class to 11. Epworth League rally led by Leta Maxwell. Trips to Henry, Morgan Park, Peoria, and Oglesby referenced with guests and family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Hill
Henry
Flora Osborne
McLeish
Klotzsche
Baptist Church
Scott Osborne
Babe
Racine
Wis
Sparland
Everett Frisbey
Howard Anderson
Moline
Alfreta Bedford
Magnolia
Charles Golden
Edn Trompeter
Peoria
Walter Pride
Delvalle
Oglesby
Mary Osborne
Irma Riddell
Morgan Park
Epworth League
Leta Maxwell
Ernest Kline
Pierce
Wisconsin
Oscar Hill
Leslie Sutton
Johnson City
Hdw Coomrine
Rutland
Sutton
Colorado
Farm supplies and equipment catalog entry
Full line of International wagons and manure spreaders plus grinders and dairy equipment. Schroeder offers grain dumps dairy separators power washing machines and tank heaters. Also wires fencing buggies oils greases pumps and tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schroeder
Peoria
Auto Fire Rattles Peoria Trip Yet News Remains Quiet
On a return trip seven miles from Peoria a car belonging to S. A. Oakley of the Peoria Star caught fire. Mr. Riddell and his party escaped unharmed but unsettled by the incident. Church notes mention Pastor McLeish planning to attend a conference in Galesburg with related events at Bethel and Sparland churches. Ministers and families joined a dinner at La Prairie with Rev and Mrs McLeish in attendance. A church improvement adds window screens to deter mosquitoes during evening services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Marshall
Peoria
S. A. Oakley
Riddell
Bethel
Sparland M. BH
Rey
Don't Let Baby Suffer With Eczema and Skin Eruptions
A testimonial ad claims Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment cures babies with skin eruptions that hinder growth. Mrs. Strubler of Dubuque Iowa says her child was fully cured before finishing one box after doctors failed to help. Available from all druggists or by mail for 50 cents from Pfeiffer Chemical Company.
La Prairie News Sketches and Local Notices
Local notes report residents enjoying a new Hupmobile and visits from relatives while outlining upcoming social events at the Russell home and church gatherings. Multiple short items cover travel, illnesses, a buggy accident near Root's Grove, and community remembrances. A testimonial for Chamberlain's Diarrhoea Remedy is included along with political notices from Judge Lovett seeking support in the Sept. 13 primaries.
South Whitefield Local Notes and Visitors
Miss Harriet Baugh of Milwaukee visits her South Whitefield parents Mr and Mrs Wm Baugh. Miss Mary Ely weekend with Mrs George Vail. Walter Holler begins fall work on the Marshall farm for next year. Rawleigh agent Mr Deck canvassed in the area last week. Southfielders attended the Princeton fair. James Farling and companion were driving nearby Sunday. Local shooters enjoy the duck season opening. Barnes home hosts relatives from Chicago. Wear Ever Kitchen Utensils agent Mr Johnson delivering orders this week. Warren DeWalt listed as sick. Advertisement: Boone Mill Virginia mother of eighteen claims Chamberlain's Tablets restored health. T J Segraves and A J Ironmonger carry the product.
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South Whitefield
Harriet Baugh
Milwaukee
Wm. Baugh
Mary Ely
George Vail
Walter Holler
Marshall Farm
Deck
Rawleigh
Barnes
Chicago
Johnson
Warren DeWalt
C. J. Martin
Boone Mill
Public Sale and Parish Activities Tied to Rev Gebhart
Rev H B Gebhart will hold a public sale at the parsonage to Whitefield. The Ladies Aid meet with Mrs Gertrude Bentley Thursday afternoon and host an ice cream social at Mrs Mary Hanchett’s home Friday evening. Mrs Charlie Swineman fell ill returning from the Princeton fair, a parastic stroke on the left side treated by Dr Hess. John L Reid of Winterset has returned home after visiting relatives here. Rally day at the M D Church next Sunday includes services, marking Gebhart’s last Sunday before conference. Mrs Hanchett visited her sister near Modena Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Gebhart
Whitefield
Ladies’ Aid
Gertrude Bentley
Mary Hanchett
Charlie Swineman
Princeton
Dr. Hess
Dr Kings New Life Pills Promoting Health Claims
An early 20th century local item promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a prompt safe laxative. A Leadill Tennessee resident shares a favorable testimonial. The brief notes various local social visits and guests in Broadmoor and nearby towns listing multiple named individuals and towns.
Cottage News of Visits and School Openings
Cottage short notes list visits among residents including John Farley Cott age and Hazel at William Pipers Mr Ernest Reynolds surprised birthday celebrations at home Arthur Adkins visiting Princeton at his grandfather’s John Maupin and wife with Ben Mattingly George Smith family at J Wood Bradford J W Reynolds Adel Indiana at Ernest Reynolds Frank Doty visited by Mrs Ella Jakeway John Kopp and family Sunday guests Wesley Milner visiting his brother George Hunter school resumed Monday with Miss Mame Fate boarding with Mrs Byron Allen Cottage school also opened Monday with Miss Girvin boarding with Mrs Roy Maynard F M Charles visited daughter Mrs Zulu Rubtrg in Bureau Bureau visitors Alex Albee and family Sunday at Herbert Goodale’s
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John Farley
Miss Hazel
William Piper
Ernest Reynolds
Mr. Reynolds
Birthay
Arthur Adkins
Princeton
John Maupin
Ben Mattingly
George Smith
Famiy
J. Wood
Bradford
J. W. Reynolds
Adel
Charles Hunt
Turbulent County Court filings and local notices
Circuit Court cases include divorces between Sarah Kinslow and Robert Kinslow and a partition suit by George O Hodge and John W Hodge against Susan A Clark and Paul Lewis Hodge. Probate records note heirship for Wilson E Bush estate with a written order. real estate transfers record Toluca Coal Co transfers, multiple outlot properties, and several residential lots in Toluca and nearby towns. Community notes detail appraisals, schooling changes, local visits, renovations, farm improvements, a Peoria circus trip, a pocket theft, and the Speer railroad tragedy funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Sarah Kinslow
Robert Kinslow
George O. Hodge
John W. H. Hodge
Susan A. Clark
Paul Lewis Hodge
Wilson E. Bush
Toluca Coal Company
Primo Marchesi
Santa Fe
Toluca
Curious pig with two noses and three eyes born on Bond farm
A pig on A. C. Bond’s Lewistown area farm surprised observers by possessing two noses and three eyes though all parts were functional except the third eye. The Duroc Jersey pig is healthy and active, showing normal behavior for its littermates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Bond
Lewistown
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