Magnolia notes hint at town, travel, and fair plans
Magnolia department items report numerous residents visiting relatives, moving, and social calls. Activities include trips to Dwight, Peoria, Chicago, and Varna, plus attendance at Evans Grange and Magnolia Grange fairs. The Magnolia Fair is set for September 27 to 30 with many locals planning to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathis & Hill
Potter
Homer Thierry
Herman Potter
Lostant
Joe Sivell
Chauncey Lucas
Granville
Y. Magnolia
Olive Spencer
Chicago
Effie Boyle
Tonica
Myrtle McCaleb
Missouri
Dot Judd
Paso
Local Social Notes and School News from Magnolia Ill
A compilation of social visits school openings and community events from Magnolia Illinois. Highlights include Ramage and Spencers visiting in Hennepin and Henry, school openings at Consolidated with teachers listed, multiple relatives traveling for visits and schooling, a restaurant change of hands with new owner Oct 1, and local band music at Evans Grange fair. Additional items note debt settlements, ball game chatter, and True Woodmen reform meeting in Ottawa with next gathering Sept 20 at Carrollton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Ramage
Hennepin
Arthur Spencer
Everett
Hecht
Consolidated
Brother Grouch
George A. Burt
Ramage House
William Moffitt
Reuben
Venona
Cal Freeman's
George Borgstede
John Dagner
Adam Potter
Henry
Ollie Spencer
Peoria
Bradley
Pauline Fox
Dwight
Jessie Evans
Teenie Pruisner
Whitefield
Magnolia Band
Evans Grange Fair
Fan Curtis
Peru
Greenfield
Mason City
Sylva
Frances Snedaker
Abingdon
Magnolia
Ill
Mongeau
Magnolia Public School Enrollment and Parental Hints
Magnolia public school began on Sept 5 with 949 pupils. The primary room had 21 pupils under Miss Arminda Ray. chart class eight. first grade six. second grade seven. Intermediate 31 under Miss Mae Cee. grammar 26 under Miss Mabel Ricketts. high school 21 under J N Smith. Core notes urge prompt attendance, teacher respect, clear grievances with the superintendent, cooperation with teachers, proper school supplies, and parental involvement. Also a testimonial for Bucklen's Arnica Salve noting eczema cure and local drugstore availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia Public School
Arminda Ray
Mae Cee
Mabel Ricketts
Karch
J. N. Smith
Attending Yearly Meeting Draws Local Visitors and Students
Cordelia Wilson begins at Mark Monday as several families attend yearly meeting. Roy Mills of Peoria visits. James Jerrow comes from Toluca. Oak Park’s C B Flitcraft visits Wilsons. W L Mills calls at Henry. Spring Valley, Ruth Bumgarner and Enida Griffith plan Decatur school terms. About 20 visitors attend. Magnolia Grange fair approaches with Peru Stars vs Henry Greys and two fast ball teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordelia Wilson
Mark
Roy Mills
Peoria
James Jerrow
Oliver Wilson
W. L. Mills
Henry
W. G. Griffith
Spring Valley
C. B. Flitcraft
Oak Park
Wilson
T. J. Smith
Princeton
Evans Grange
Ruth Bumgarner
Decatur
Milligan University
C. C. Mills
Enida Griffith
Lora Kays
DeKalb
Oscar Bumgarner
Omaha
Neb
Mrs. Reese
Grand Ridge
Lucretia Franklin
Mabel Meddaugh
Irving Broaddus
Clear Creek
John Bumgarner
Milford
Magnolia Grange
Peru
Henry Greys
Safe Medicine for Children Foley Honey and Tar
An advertisement touts Foley Honey and Tar as safe for children claiming no opiates or harmful drugs. It warns to buy only the genuine Foley’s Honey and Tar in the yellow package from A. J. Ironmonger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Foley's
A. J. Ironmonger
Local notes from Lostant and Swaney area events
Community items from Lostant and nearby Swaney include visits, fairs, births, school openings, and daily routines. People such as Josiah Tomlinson, Harry Carruthers, John Wilson, and John Bumgarner are mentioned along with multiple towns, trips to Chicago, Granville, Princeton, and Bloomington. The column notes a high school attendance, a Yeomen ice cream social, local reunions, and ongoing farm and family news through September 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Tomlinson
Hennepin
Harry Carruthers
John Wilson
Venorah
E. B. Mills
Chicago
John Swaney
George W. Hunt
Granville
W. G. Griffith
Woodhull
Leland
W. B. Mills
Mabel Meddaugh
Tor
H. C. Mills
A. G. Wilson
Swaney
Tonica
Louis Proebe
Princeton
Evans
John Bumgarner
Milford
Oscar Bumgarner
Clark Briener
Owl Hill
Beck
Max Whitney
Varna
W. Griffith
T. J. Smith
Frederick Dissinger
Rmv
Stetson
Stella Gardner Fraiier
Florence Dawson
H. B. Allen
Frazier
The
Yeomen of Florid Council No
M. W. A. Hall
Edna Clemens
Lada Hetrick
Mr. Lane
Birthday Social for Miss Toemmes at Lostant
Guests celebrated Miss Toemmes birthday with 18 lighted candles on the table. Each guest blew out a candle and made a wish for good luck. The gathering was greatly enjoyed and gifts were given to honor her birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McCarty
la Salle
Henry Phillips
Iowa
Blanche Patterson
Hennepin
Wade Creech
Portsmouth
Neffing
O. Brock
H. Hill
Halligan
Tonica
John Appel
John
Skeet
Hate
Monroe
Wis
W. V. McKenzie
Minnesota
Walker
Summerfield
Kas
Heusel
Beatrix Taylor
C. A. Whitney
Chicago
Myrtle Patterson
Buckley
Robert Jones
George F. Bell
Ottawa
Dan Schneider
Washington, Ill
Commercial Club
The
Grange
Boyle
Ocoya
Baptist Church
Marjorie Bangs
Lucile Schoenneshoefer
C. Becker
Joseph Nich
C. EB. Gould
Reddick
Lizzie Horback
Bert Lynch
Georgia
Thomas
Mahonington
A. W. Herwick
John Herre
Wells Fargo Express Co
Englewood
W. E. Ellis
Nora Robison
Norman
Nora
Bloomington
Lovingston & Co
Anna Toemmes
Mary Mortenson
Astors
Goldenrod
Miss Toemmes
Lostant
Also Mentioned on This Page
Potter & Potter’s
Potter & Potter
Magnolia, Ill
Magnolia Bank
Illinois
Northern
Allen B. Smith
M.bh
Henry, III
Magnolia Department
Gladys Ricketts
S. Potter, Jr
Uiedeas
Mabelle Ricketts
Mae Coe
F. N. Glover
True Woodmen
Order of Modern Woodmen
United States
Woodmen
Modern Woodmen of
America
Order of
J. A. Swensen
Watertown
Bucklen
A. J
Quaker Lane
Chalmer’s
Chalmers
Chas H Burgess
Kansas City
Society of Friends of Illinois
Benjamin
Willis
Mills
Abel Mills
Morris Wilson
Florence Given
Mattie Mills
Isaac Wierman
Benjaminville
Cleo Chance
Miss Wentzel
Sparland
Chance
Joseph Beck
Albert Daily
J. B. Albert
Isaac Reichwiner
Minenk
Otto Hanson
Dakota
John Henning
Maggie Cahill
Sloen
Mary
Oglesby
Miss Broadus
Peter Clemens
Ora Clemens
Ford County
Aristos
Minestave
Magnolia Merc
Nvies
Mmons
Centenary Hospital
Olive Street Bank
Barnes’ University
Medico, Chirurngcal Society
St. Louis
Toa Bank
Ina
E. F. Mongeau
W. H. Weathers
Chicago Veterinary College
McNabb Centale
Robert G. Dakin
M. D
Walls
Bosch Magneto
Bureau
Putnam
Marshall Counties
A. Miller & Go
Spring Valley, Ill
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