Big Republican mass meeting planned in Lacon this Saturday
Henry Republican notes a major Saturday gathering in Lacon with Gov Cullom and Chicago speaker Kirk Hawes to promote Republican doctrine. Reports a large LaRose meeting, pole raising success, and strong party activity across Marshall County.
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Lacon
Cullom
Kirk Hawes
Chicago
LaRose
Marshall County
Everest
Eureka College
Ruth Chamberlain
I. N. Martin
Tax
James Hoyt
Br. Wilcox
Minoak
I. T. Exsmzer
Fire destroys Robinson House hotel. losses noted
Fire near 2 a m Friday gutted the Robinson House a noted wooden hotel. Superintendent O R Cross lost books about 150 dollars. A small organ owned by E Gapen and rented by Cross burned. Building and furniture insured for 2000 dollars. Various townsfolk and visitors mentioned amid local notes and visits.
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Robinson
O. R. Cross
E. Gapen
Cross
Robert Robinson
Lacon
Everest
Seaman
Blair
James Bane
Streator
Adams
Malden
Bureau County
Alfred Burnham
Baughman & Tarbill
Daniel Ward
Walter Athay
D. J. Shriver
Ilinois
Mra. Ever
Seneca
R. B. Seaman
Maine
Jeff. Davis
Charles Schriver
Charles Saga
L. P. Bates
Davis County
Whitefield Notes Highlight Local People And Events
Richard Tremain survived a tile road accident with minor injuries after a wheel ran over his arm. Richard Hunt now owns a stylish two seated carriage. A.V. Shorts returns from Colorado and avoids the name Leadville. Thomas Payne is the town's oldest man at 105, active with a cane. Mrs Geo Burt Sr. is the oldest woman, over four score. George Ingle works a coal shaft at Underwood farm for two months. Miss Anna Niblock teaches near Snachwine, Miss Bell Martin to teach in Coleman district starting November 1. Orin Lomond joins the traveling show of Wm True. Mr Vail begins buckwheat harvest on five acres. Samuel Camery of Saratoga buried after dying from luckjaw from a hand splinter.
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Richard Tremain
Richard Hunt
Whitefield
A.V. Shorts
Colorado
Leadville
Thomas Payne
Geo. Burt Sr
George Ingle
Underwood
Anna Niblock
Snachwine
Bell Martin
Minonk
Coleman
La Prairie Gatherings Show Local Political Tensions
Judge Payson spoke to a large La Prairie audience with attendees from Lacon and county towns. In nearby election events the greenback movement drew crowds at Chilli Cothe, Lawn Ridge and X roads, but turnout waned and flag levels fell to half mast after reports of the meeting. A horse scare near Mrs. Owen Hurd ended with a child unhurt. A tenant house owned by Danijel Green is noted.
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Lawn Ridge Corners
X Roads
Owen Hurd
Danijel Green
Grand Army of the Republic forms post in Magnolia
On the 14th at the Magnolia Masonic hall Col. Chamberlain of Chicago organized a Grand Army of the Republic post in Illinois. Officers elected include B. F. Baker as commander and John A. Roberts as senior vice commander. Post No. 88 of the Illinois department. Local notes report typhoid illness, real estate trades, and a thriving horse show scene as preparations for a union celebration continue.
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Masonic Hall
Magnolia
Col. Chamberlain
Chicago
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of the State
Il Minole
B. F. Baker
John W. Massie
John A. Roberts
Wm. L. Ruble
Wm. A. West
Wm. J. Huber
Samuel Wy. Cook
George W. Ramsey
John
Local Notes From Clear Creek Area
John Harner has left for Virginia and Mrs Harner plans a short visit to Pennsylvania. Smith and Bumgarser strive to reach Parror molasses before the Venona air. Jesl Tomlinson, once very ill, is improving. Mills Jr mourns the loss of his one month old son who died after a week of spasms of the bowels.
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Clear Creek
John Harner
Virginia
Sickness and death amid a village round of meetings
The report notes a large attendance at the yearly meeting with fine weather. J A Mills lies sick cared for by Dr Potts of Wenona. A child in the Clark family died of diphtheria with another ill, and more cases follow in the area. Greetings include trips to Trenton and New York, farm news, and a republican demonstration in Bradford drawing about 1500 people.
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J. A. Mills
Potts
Wenona
Coio-At
Bozzy
Thomas
Mary Clark
Zem
Trenton
Mass
Ora Griswold
John Griswold
New York
Kansas
D.E. Pettygrew
William
Oys
John Hufnagie
Milo
Bradford
Garfield & Arthur
Joshua
Local notes from Castleton and surrounding area
Saturday and Sunday brought light rain with sharp lightning. A planned Garfield celebration and pole raising was postponed to next Saturday. Mrs Gharrat and alator Flemming visited Hastings and family. Rev Kidd will preach at the Methodist church next year. Bro Stringer leaves for other fields. A large turnout attended a Republican rally at Bradford. Julius Loper plans a new butcher shop here.
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Castleton
Greenbackers
Garfield
Julius Loper
Dawson
Ra. N
N. I. Trane
Peoria Rumors and Inquiries Mark October Grand Jury Session
In Peoria the grand jury will convene next week with many cases ready for presentation. Mary Whiteside Emery, noted as one of the city's best educated ladies, has ties to the Transcript and a history as superintendent in Paris County. A man named Thomas Wasson faces potential grand jury exposure after a recent arrest in Chicago and transport by Sheriff Hitchcock. The piece also notes a dying ex-architect W. B. Colton, a morphine death in a lumber yard identified as John Miller of Macon, and a late coroner verdict. Nearby, southern Illinois apple prices are low at ten cents per bushel with farmers abandoning orchards to hog-raising efforts.
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Eckles
Princeton
Court House
Wm. H. Gasson
Ham Int
Reublicans
Trult
Florence Coull
John Lyons
Rev. i
Thomas Page
J. H. Hyler
W. H. Bently
Nick Bast
Front Street
Bently
Henry
Mary Whiteside Emery
Enoch Emery
The
Transcript
Emery
Paoris County
Thomas Wasson
Harker’s Corners
Chicago
Brovant
Sherif Hitchcock
W. B. Colton
Olton
Ieaves & Wife
Bwisher
John Miller
Macon
Macon County
Earth
Arroward
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