Sparland People and Peoria Visits Chronicle
Sparland's Frank Van Antwerp served as a business caller in Peoria Monday. Several residents, including Mrs. Lottie Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Reinbeck, Mrs. L. M. Osborne, and others, were seen visiting friends in Henry and Peoria last week. John Van Antwerp bought Wig Bouton property on the hill. Local families, including Mrs. Malone and daughter, visited Harry Marshall in Camp Grove. A large crowd of teachers is expected for the Saturday teachers institute with a fine program arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank van Antwerp
Peoria
Lottie Duncan
Henry
Jesse Reinbeck
F. F. Campbell
L. M. Osborne
Williams
Curt Tanquary
Wild
F. H. Gehr
Taft
John van Antwerp
Sparland Notes and Community Gatherings Highlight Week
Fremont resident David Huffman greeted friends in Sparland on Friday and left after a few hours. Mrs. Van Antwerp and daughter Gladys visited Chicago Heights for two weeks with a sister. Watt Burnett of La Prairie considers buying here. A Bloomer social at the Baptist church is planned for Friday night with 10 and 16 cent admission. A Peoria trip for Earl Shaffer’s hospital visit and home recovery is noted, and a local wedding was quietly reported: Scott Osborne and Evangel Nightwonger wed in Peoria, then returned home to Henry Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Huffman
Fremont
Neb
Frank van Antwerp
Gladys
Chicago Heights
Watt Burnett
la Prairie
Sparland
R. Hayes
Dewey
Anna
Peoria
Garrett
Alma
Milby Marshall
Bert McLaughlin
Wm. Pribble
Clyde McLaughlin
Snell
Henry
Gehr
Scott Osborne
Evangel Nightwonger
Buggy Accident Injures Lawn Ridge Woman
Mrs. Charles Stowell of Lawn Ridge was thrown from a buggy Sunday night and seriously hurt after her horse bolted when approached by drunken rowdies. They yelled, strutted with a parasol, mistaking her for a young man they intended to scare. Her daughter Mrs. J. C. Bullock assists in care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawn Ridge
Charles Stowell
J. C. Bullock
Charles Perkins
Blue Ridge
Lewis Gunter’s
George Sims
Peoria
Daisy Stowell
Bradley
Wm. Wilcox
Attica
Kas
Wilcox
George Seelye
La Prairie Notices and Local Visits Blues
Mrs Fred Aman and niece Hazel Wilson visit in Color ado Miss Calla McCartney Nellie Kimble visit Mrs Slough in Mrs Lucy Bradford of Lacon spent last week with Mrs Charles Collins and relatives. Ed Monier Milo and Charles Monier Princeton visit La Prairie relatives. Morgan Myers visits Archie Mo. Edith King Peoria Alicea McNutt Lacon Rose Heridge guests of Miss Alice Scoon. Willie Scoon returns from Dunbar Neb. Turnbull Stowell wedding planned in Peoria Oct 4. Juniors meet U P church Sept 30. Eleven jolly girls go nutting Friday. Lucy Calder drives the team. Dinner with fried chicken and cider. Robert Turnbull and wife John Pringle and Miss Jennie Pringle go to Peoria. John Collins moves to new home. Louise Hillebrand pleased with Frances Schimer academy. L L C pleasant with Miss Lucy Gallup. next meeting with Miss Violet Burnett Oct 7. An ad extols Foley Kidney Pills by A J Ironmonger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calla McCartney
Nellie Kimble
Mrs. Slough
Peoria
Lucy Bradford
Lacon
Charles Collins
Ed Monier
Milo
Charles Monier
Princeton
Prairie
Morgan Myers
Henry
Robert Atchison
Archie, Mo
Edith King
Alicea McNutt
Rose Heridge
U. P
la Prairie
Lucy Calder
Robert Turnbull
John Pringle
Rainy Saratoga Weekend Visits Weave Local Reunions
In Saratoga on Sunday a light rain fell as Mrs. John Burtons mother Mrs Johnson of Whitefield visited. Robert Faris of Nebraska and his Iowa brother James called, noting Faris left town about 30 years ago. Calls by H B Ward were not for a new minister, instead Busby of Magnolia Mrs Mason Seelye of Abilene Kansas and niece Mrs Laura Harrison of Henry visited and shared a dinner at W D McAfee’s. Reunions included Mrs Franklin Thompson and two Kansas children visiting relatives including John Riley William Divelbiss Clark Wolfe Ira G Hawksworth and Miss Hazel Rickey. Robert Kelley and Faris visited Sunday. Faris, skilled in music, accompanied by Hazel and Rosa, delighted everyone with singing after many years apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
John Burton
Johnson
Whitefield
Robert Faris
Nebraska
Brother James
Iowa
Robert
H. B. Ward
Busby
Magnolia
Mason Seelye
Abiline
Kas
Laura Harrison
Henry
W. D. McAfee
Ira GC. Hawksworth
Hazel Rickey
John Reinbeck
Robert Kelley
Faris
Hazel
Rosa
Mr. Faris
Taft Speech Visit Lights Up South Milo Scene
Mr and Mrs Charlie Austin traveled to Peoria Friday to hear President Taft speak. Farmers report good rains and hope for more water in wells. Miss Mary Carrico stayed with Mrs Barker over the weekend. George Barker attended Ottawa races last week. Farmers shelled corn. Charlie Reid has several fine steers for sale. Mrs Festus Bentley visited daughter Mrs Amree Longman. Rev and Mrs Vandervoort and their little son stopped by Wednesday afternoon. Advertise your wants in The Henry Republican to reach an audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Milo
Charlie Austin
Peoria
Taft
Mary Carrico
Barker
George Barker
Ottawa
Charlie Reid
Festus Bentley
Amree Longman
Vandervoort
Stomach Tablets Promised Relief from Gas and Dizziness
A local drugstore advertises MI-DNA Stomach Tablets and MI-ONA Stomach Tablets claiming to cure heaviness, gas, sourness, eructation, heartburn, and distress within minutes. The offer includes a money-back guarantee if no improvement after one week. Large boxes are priced at 60 cents at T. J. Segraves' and other druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Segraves
Camp Grove Sees Revival After Fire With New Stores
Camp Grove residents report rapid post fire rebirth as Lombard O'Brien and other builders advance plans for a two story post office grocery and opera house complex. New postmaster shifts and clergy changes accompany a season of growth as merchants erect modern shops and a bank quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. O'Brien
G. M. Lombard
Bert Duncan
Xchange Bank
Thomas Gill
Ireland
Mr. Colgan
Camp Grove
You Can't Keep a Good Man Down Electric Bitters
You feel weak rundown and failing in health yet must work. Electric Bitters restore tone strength and vigor from the first dose and prevent breakdown. Thousands bless them for health and strength. Try them. Every bottle guaranteed satisfaction 60c at local drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Ironmonger’s
T. J. Segraves
Cottage News and Local Socials Update
Cottage notes a downed telephone service and limited items. Social happenings include visits among Will Griswold and Henry Smith, Nellie Wright Machen and son from Galesburg, the 42nd wedding anniversary of George and Mrs Minter in Princeton, and gatherings at Samuel Chesney, Charles Hunt near Sparland, and Wells Halladay visiting son Harry in Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Griswold
Henry Smith
Nellie Wright Machen
Galesburg
Samuel Chesney
George Minter
Princeton
Maxine Chesney
Machen
Charles Hunt
Sparland
Wells Halladay
Harry
A Dreadful Sight To H Barnum Of Freeville N Y
A letter describes Bucklen's Arnica Salve curing a lifelong fever sore with minimal scarring. It claims the salve heals burns, boils, eczema, cuts, bruises, swellings, corns and piles and sells for 26 cents at local druggists. A joking medical exchange ends with a fatal twist, noting the patient died cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Barnum
Freeville
N. Y
Bucklen
A. J. Ironmonger’s
T. J. Segraves
Digestion and Assimilation and Patent Tablets Ad
Digestive health pitch notes that digestion and assimilation supply strength. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets are promoted for stomach and liver support. Sold by T J Segraves and A J Ironmonger druggists. A humorous line about coffee and water underscores the era tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Segraves
A. J. Ironmonger
Woman Escapes Operation With Pinkham Remedy
Elwood Indiana woman Mrs Sarah Mullen credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her three month illness and preventing a required operation She reports immediate relief after one bottle and continued improvement over six bottles sought for displacements irregularities and nervous prostration Offers confidential free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Elwood
Ind
Sapie Mullen
N. B. St
Court House News Estate issues and guardianships listed
Estate matters dominate this court page with petitions for adjustment of estates, proofs of notice, guardian appointments, and hearings on probate matters. Notable items include dependent child determinations, transfer of funds to nonresident guardians, and final settlement notices. Real estate transfers and marriage licenses also appear along with guardian ad litem appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernestine May
Louis A. Lenz
Anna Sidulsky
Anna Sidulky
Marselli King
Kinderfriend Gesellschaft
Evangelical Lutheran Kindeperieuind Society of Illinois
Peoria
A. H. Dolman
Wm. West
Anna M. West
Frank W. Ramsey
Guardian
Ann Eliza Reddan
Frank Pelz
Anna Ehringer
Franz Pelz
Henry Louis
Henrietta Royal
Herman Royal
John McGillick
Stephen Joseph Mercian
William P. Williams
David Mathias
Cyrus Root
William Russell
James Mannock
Realma Mutton
Hiram R. Mutton
L. R. Phillips
L.R. Phillips
John Grife
Otclock A. m
Michael and
Andrew Wargo
J. H. Magoon
T. Riel
Cassie BE
Riel
Lacon
Franklin D. Ball
Lorin D. Cassell
Sec
Bennington
Carrie K. Kahn
Mary Ford
Henry
Ruth A. Ball
Supan
Smiles over Tyte-Phist and his barrels of money
A dialogue about Tyte-Phist contrasts imagined wealth with real greed. One speaker notes he has only money, while another claims his appetite would drink another barrel of it. The exchange hints at satire of wealth and excess.
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