Sparland News Highlights Local Events and Obituaries
Sparland reports a busy week with social visits, illnesses, and church notes. Miss Marie O Leary visited home, Mrs Charlotte Duncan and Mrs Bolender ill, Rev McLeish to Normal for M B conference, and blackboard talks planned for children. Big town events include a Sept 21 program with baseball, races, a dance, and music. Helen Reba Anderson died at age one after cholera infantum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dease O'Leary
Marie O'Leary
Dease
Charlotte Duncan
eMrs
Bolender
Anna iFarland
la Prairie
H. Campbell
Bradford
Ula Hosking
Miss Hoskins
McLeish
Central Illinois M. B
Klotzsche
D. E. Royce
George Snell
Anna Luft
Andrew Aitchison
Aiitchison
Sparland
Peoria
Hiram
W. Johnson
Frank Funk
Camp Grové
Yrace
Samuel Ramp
Lacon
Leslie ‘Montonye
Whitefield
John ‘Holliday
McFaish
Bereaved families honor two children and longtime resident dies
Obituary notes include the funeral of a baby girl cared for by Mrs McLeish and grandparents grief in Watseka. James Tanquary, born July 18 1848 in Steuben township, died after paralysis and strokes at his daughter’s home in Sparland. Other items mention a Foley Kidney Pills testimonial, local visits, a parish bazaar, and a child’s quip about counting beyond trillions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodland
James Tanquary
Steuben Township
Mr Tanquary
Mary Jane Dines
Bessie Jacobs
Tanquary
Sparland
Michael Jacobs
Bessie
Addison
Camp Grove
Margaret O'Neil
Exeter
Ned
Peter Herberger
Marie Barnes
Peoria
Sacred Heart Academy
Elizabeth Malone
John Sparkel
Roof
Ina Fouts
Bradford
St Patrick’s Parish
Margaret Steimle
Steimle
Thomas Hickey
Mollie Hedstrom
John Hedstrom
Camprove
Pleasant Valley Church
Hair Vigor Promises Growth Without Coloring
An old advert claims Ayers Hair Vigor prevents hair loss and promotes growth while keeping hair smooth and uncolored. It touts hair-dressing benefits and urges readers to consult doctors for hair questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayers
Ayer
Court House News Roundup: Marshaling Assignments and Legals
In Marshall county court actions include divorces for Fairy B. Hardy and Charles Hardy, Georgia M. Stateler and Iva M. Knight with Freddie Barkow against Esuey T. Fisher, and several partition suits. Probate notes cover estates of Thomas Monier Louis Hinz Stephen A. Stateler and Charles Reichardt with guardianship, administration, and tax matters. Real estate transfers and marriage licenses are listed, plus Board of Review figures detailing property values and personal property in 1912.
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Circuit Court
Fairy B. Hardy
Charles Hardy
Georgia M. Stateler
Iva M. Knight
Freddie Barkow
Esuey T. Fisher
Wm. Harris
Susan Harris
Carrie Dunn
Charles Dunn
D. H. Gregg
Plainiff
Robert R. Newburn
David Newburn
William A. Newburn
H. Gregg
Plaintiff
Thomas Monier
City of
Lacon
Ill
Board of Local Improvement
Louis Hinz
George H. Holler
Harry E. Wescott
Fred W. Potter
Joseph A. Etscheid
Peter Etscheld
Stephen A. Stateler
Adminster
Adda
Charles Reichardt
William H German
Sarah E Dean
Thomas Reilly
Fred J Seitz
Valentine Bogner
Lombard
Henry Christian Riedt
Minnie M Middleton
Howe
Venona
Henry Cemetery Association
H. L. Brown
Henry Cemetery
Anna Bentley
Henry
QO H Davis
Hoyt
James S McAllister
Evans
Bessie M Hannum
Pietro Chiola
Domenica Valzi
Toluca
Arthur I Johnson
Mabel Beavers
Partridge Town Ship
Woodford County
James S Waugh
Caroling Waugh
Sparland
Melissa J. Traver
George W.W. Coan
D H. Gregg
Jerome Howe
Board of Review
Marshall County
Supervisor of Assessments and
Bankler
The Minerva Auto Horn Promises Safer Road Travel
An inventor with twelve years driving experience introduces the Minerva Auto Horn designed to project a clear musical chord from exhaust pressure, avoid back pressure, resist oil and carbon, use non corrosive materials, and adjust to exhaust. Also includes county tax assessments and local notices about farms and people in Illinois and Iowa areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minerva
Week's Social Notes and Tragedies Reported in Local Roundup
Wm Dorsey interacted with residents at the Wisconsin land claim update. Mrs Anna Hastings hosted Mrs Jarard of Peoria, while Albert Russell visited his brother near Streator for the fair. Wm Routh and wife joined relatives in Henry near Zenos Graves and attended a ball game. Rain refreshed the area easing drought. Junie Bowman and cousin Junie Kear returned from Carbon Cliff to Bureau Junction. The week saw multiple deaths including Wan Jacobs and James Tanquary with large funerals at Bethel. Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy earns high praise for rapid relief in many neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Dorsey
Wisconsin
Anna Hastings
Jarard
Peoria
Albert Russell
Wm-Routh
Henry
Zenos Graves
Junie Bowman
Carbon Cliff
Ill
Kear Sisters
Miss Junie Kear
Bureau Junction
Jacobs
James Tanquary
Bethel
Water, or No Pay: a saving in the well business
Fragmentary text discusses saving water costs and ensuring satisfaction in a patrol or business context. It references long experience, competence, and money saved as incentives for customers.
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Illinois
Court House
Whitesfield Township
Barnes & Magoon
John Reinbeck
Barnes & Magoon, Attorneys
Bradford, Ill
D. J. Owens
A. B. Foster
Sparland Department
Mr and Y Sa
Fred Hill
Wm. Hill
Suna E. Travid-of- Henry
DJ Marshall
Mre
Gracy
Speria
Eddin
Ib Sita
Elora Firank
Rackney
Bess
Anta Bhet
Iter
Itz
Frank
Milby
Atles D
Maryshall
Antoine Deloria
Garden
Mich
Foley
A. J
Willie
Court House News
Marshall
Stark Counties
Camp Grove, Ill
L. Parks
Murraysville
Route 1
A. Jj. Ironmonger
Nickerson
Keiser
Morton
Paul Rumbold
Linnie Foster
D. J. Wolf
Cona Mounds
Sumner Perkin
Long Point
Merl McGronigal
Estherville
Rock Island Railroad
Estus Wilson
Je* B Green
Speer
Roy Foster
Eshber~ville
Commercal Club
Springfield
Sterulben
Chamberlain
E & W Witey
T. I . Segre Ues
A. Ji. Kronmoneres
Castoria
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