Sparland Personal Notes Reflect Community Life
Miss Bertha Christman was home over Sunday and many locals participated in church, social events, and farm work. Town reports mention visitors from Lacon and Chicago Heights, a boat trip to Al Fresco, new harness for a drag team, street work, a 26th birthday party, and shifts in mining labor. a local minister moves to Onarga, while the school faces staffing and policy tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Christman
Ben Russell
Charles Saville
Streator
Oscar McLaughlin
Jim Parsons
John
Schaffer
Eva Simpson
Viva Lester
Lacon
al Fresco
Claude Cartwright
Frank Anderson
Lylah Tanner
Peoria
Charley Conklin
Kewanee
Tim VanAntwerp
George Ray
Chicago
Frank
Randy Tanner
St. John
Onarga
Franklin Rist
Local Residents Visit Relatives Across Cities
A series of visits are noted as Mrs. D. W. Bradford of Denver and Mrs. Clarence Calder host and travel to relatives in Illinois. Chicago pair Mr. and Mrs. Mezger visit Mezger relatives. Mrs. Alvin Calder and children stay in Lacon with Casey family. Dewey from Sparland attends church with Willie Riddell. Mrs. Black and Miss Ollie Scoon travel to Peoria. Lola Scholes arrives from Greenfield Indiana to visit Mr. H. N. Widmot. Several others join an excursion to Al Fresco park. Mrs. John Reynolds sustains facial burns from a steam accident while cooking for threshers. nurse attending. Ada Reynolds Clement arrives from Bureau to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Bradford
Denver
Col
Clarence Calder
Mezger
Chicago
George Gallup
Alvin Calder
Lacon
Casey
Mr. Dewey
Sparland
Willie Riddell
U. P
Black
Ollie Scoon
Peoria
Charlie Russell
Pontiac
Russell
Lola Scholes
Greenfield
H. N. Widmot
B. R. Leigh
Princeton
Herbert Wilson
Pearl
Hazel King
Frank Stewart
Andrew Graden
Claude Calder
al Fresco Park
John Reynolds
Reynolds
Ada Reynolds Clementsame
Bureau
Funeral rites for William Malone held at U P church
The obituary notes William Malone a Camp Grove pioneer who died from paralysis. He lived in Duncan the last three years and left four sons and two daughters. Funeral services were conducted at La Prairie cemetery after his 60 acre Camp Grove farm was sold for a town site to the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Malone
U. P
Malone
Camp Grove
Marshall County
Duncan
Marshall
Saratoga Church
Ed Leigh
J. R. Davidson
J. T. Burnett
Texas
Ethel Robb
Albion Gallup
Abingdon
H. N. Wilmot
Ambro Wilmot
Peoria
William Monier
Anna
Lake Geneva
Wis
Monier
Frank Calder
George Aitchison
al Fresco
Dr. White
Chillicothe
Leo Crahan
Winner Bros
May
George Chapman
Willis Lamphier
North Chillicothe
Santa Fe Roundhouse
Bessie Holmes
Greyson
Canada
Harry
H. R. Bulleyment
Robert King
H. C. Cox
Wyoming
George Geitner
Ruenzi Bros
Princeville
James Hall
D. J. Hickey
Bradford
Thomas O'Brien
Miss Aillen
Stark
Hosea Dalrymple
Mike Landars
Mary Winne Crahan
Winne Bros
St. Francis Hospital
Brimfield
la Prairie
Old Settlers Picnic At Princeville Highlights The Season
The piece notes a large turnout at the old settlers picnic in Princeville. Alma Caldwell has returned to Brown's Business College after vacation at La Prairie. Mrs. Pritchard and her daughters visited Pottstown, while Tom and Jay kept batch and cooked at home. Mrs. E M Briggs visited a daughter in Nebraska and plans to reside with Mrs Caldwell in East Lynne. Mrs. George Gray arrives from Nebraska via Chicago to stay with her aunt Mrs. A Caldwell for a couple of weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeville
Alma Caldwell
Brown’s Business College
la Prairie
East Lynne
George Gray
Nebraska
Chicago
A. Cald
Relatives visit town as expositions and family events noted
The column records visiting kin from Mechanicsburg New York and Oklahoma City, local dinners with cousins from Farmington and Chillicothe, and a brief 40 mile round trip. It notes school opening under Miss Parker, a guest Preston Nesbit, and a local endorsement of Chamberlain's Pain Balm with a testimonial from Luke LaGrange of Orange Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Prairie
Wm. Foster
Ferris Carr
Mechanicsburg
New York
Willis Decker
Omaha
Neb
James‘town
Chillicothe
Sparland
Burt Green
Farmington
J. B. Green
Herbert Green
Oklahoma City
Bulletin
Luke LaGrange
Orange, Mich
A. J. Ironmonger
Community Notes From South Milo and Surrounding Areas
Callie Brokaw helped George Barker with hay last week. Several locals attended the Catholic church dedication in Bradford. George Toomey rented the A R Griswold farm for the coming year. Various residents visited kin, moved farms, or hosted relatives across Whitefield Princeton and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Milo
Callie Brokaw
George Barker
Toomey
Buda
Will
Charlie Austin
Bob Conover
Dakota
Frank Barkman
Princeton
Matilda
van Drew
Rock Falls
Edna Smith
Bradford
Carrie Moore
Lestant
John McClane
John Reid
Olive Griswold
Emma Austin
George Toomey
A. R. Griswold
Orwig
Wyoming
Barbara Sturms
Ella Shorts
Austin
Hattie Reid
Henry
Oliver Wright
Charles Lamb
Frank Bell
T. J. Kapraun
Henry Cohrs
George Shurts
Wm. Shurts
A. Shurt
Whitefield
Herbert Johnson
George Shorts
Barker
Sunday School Convention at Boyd's Grove Methodist Church
The Milo township Sunday school convention will be held at Boyd's Grove Methodist church in Bradford on Wednesday September 25. Afternoon program features Mabel Carrico devotionals and Rev C Cordes lessons. Evening session includes devotional by Mrs Cheno weth, a citizenship day address by Loyd Hay, and the pastor Rev Stewart will discuss school work and county supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Wilson
Fannie Pettigrew
Iowa
Orwig
Kansas
Reuben
Cora Reynolds
Miss Reynolds
Will Bentley
Bradford
Milo Township
Boyd's Grove Methodist Church
Mabel Carrico
C. Cordes
Tiskilwa
Arthur Marsh
Earley
Sutherland
Chenoweth
Loyd Hay
Whitefield
Stewart
Tendent
County
Probate Court Discharges Estate and Real Estate Transfers Listed
Final report filed for A Porter Webber deceased and estate settled in full. Real estate transfers include Charles R. Jones et al to First National Bank of Henry and Elisha Sperry to Augusta Monaghan in Lacon. Circuit Court actions include partition suit and divorce, with marriage licenses issued for several couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Porter Webber
Hedrick
Sear
Lacon
Elsie Sperry
Augusta Monaghan
Llot
Devlin Coal Company
Mirma Guidatti
Toluca
Paul Krueger
Milton Webber
Venona
Charles Kaiser
Elizabeth Kaiser
State of Illinois
John Johnson
Tee
Amasa R. Joyce
Bridget Joyce
Frank O. Johnson
William A. Rowe
Assumpsit
John B. Fitschen
Washburn
Rena M. Wiltz
Metamoia
Hugh McKenna
Katherine T. Kiernan
Spart
Trolley heralds a new era says Chicago Tribune man
Raymond of the Chicago Tribune argues interurban trolley systems infuse life into communities and business. He cites a 400 mile two day journey across Illinois interurbans showing luxurious cars fast through trains and freight cars, with country and city knitted together and a shift from steam rail to electric lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
The
Chicago Tribune
Ohio
Illinois
Trade notice for wagons buggies robes and oils
Local advertisement promoting a wide range of farm goods and supplies. It lists buggies wagons robes whips and related items along with grain dump services at Marseilles Market. The shop offers machine oil lubricating oil and kerosene and invites fair dealings and customer trade.
Central Power Stations Drive Self-Powered Cars
A brief note describes the concept of vehicles deriving motive power from a distant central power station, with lines passing through long distances to supply energy for propulsion. This vision outlines widespread adoption of electrified transport connected to a central grid.
National effort to end vagrancy faces rail and state help
The National Conference on Charities and Corrections forms a special vagrancy committee to coordinate with state and local authorities, railroads, and possibly the federal government. Orlando F. Lewis warns vagrancy is a national issue, urging federal or state action to replace the costly move on policy and punishment gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Conference On Charities and Corrections
Orlando F. Lewis
Organization Society of New York
United States
Lewis
Boars Is te ki ta You in la re Bought bees Zirge
The Henry Republican notes it provides wedding stationery and calling cards printed on short notice. Readers are invited to subscribe to The Republican for updated styles and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Republican
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