Sparland Area Notes Busy Week With Visits and Jubilee
Sparland reports visitors from Laon and Henry, a large Chillicothe jubilee turnout, and a three cornered M B H conference exchange sending Rev McLeish to Wyoming and Rev Ward to Sparland. The Masonic and Eastern Star lodges prep for anniversaries, chicken pie supper, and local prize wins highlight a busy week. Rev and Mrs McLeish prepare to move to Wyoming after a farewell reception. art classes under Mrs McLeish flourish with many pupils and paintings packed for the move.
South Whitefield News Brings Local Visits And Hospital Update
South Whitefield residents recount weekend visits to Chilicothe and Sparland folk. Ed Wishall and family visited Ford Schupp. Wilbur Hastings hosted I W Waughop. Oscar Holler’s family welcome a new baby Elthea Leona. Walter Holler underwent surgery. recovery hoped. Threshold mentions threshing finished and a rain nearby, with several local tramps noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Whitefield
Ed Wishall
Ford Schupp
Thomas McLusky
Sparland
B. Frank Perry
Lane
Lacon
George Waughop
Wilbur Hastings
John
I. Ww. Waughop’s
D. Marshall
Ethel Hastings
A. W. Betts
Oscar Holler
Oden
Ill
Elthea Leona
Shirley
Leo Ely
Schupp
La Prairie social notes and local movements
Miss Anna Mee Calder and Lois Leigh shopped in Henry. Several locals attended the Springfield fair. Rev Busby family to Vermont for a year. Rev Jacobs came from Elmwood to La Prairie. Neighbors visited and visitors from Peoria and Evanston. Beulah Busby honored by L L C with a silver Parisian ivory mirror and comb. Various travels and visits noted among Calders Pringle Scoon Turnbull and Doran families. Woman's Missionary society to meet Oct 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Calder
R. Leigh
Mollie Smith
Nellie Kimble
Calla McCartney
Andrew
Albert Kimble
Springfield
Busby
Vermont
Jacobs
Elmwood
la Prairie
Wm. Hillebrand
Antioch
Gray
North Dakota
Charles
William
Walter Loveridge
Bertha
Louise Wetherell
Charlotte Loveridge
Peoria
Bert Hay
Evanston
Wm. Scott
James Burnett
Robert Turnbull
Halsey Monier
Texas
Ollie Scoon
Lacon
Robert
Stowell
Praise for Chamberlain's Cholera Remedy from Gowanda Woman
Mrs. T N Witherall of Gowanda New York expresses gratitude to the manufacturers of Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. She says she was in great pain from summer illness and felt terribly sick before taking it, and relief came almost immediately after the dose. The advertisement notes the medicine is obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. Witherall
Gowanda
N. Y
Saratoga M. E. Church Conference Meetings Continue
The Saratoga M. E. Church reports no services on conference Sunday September 19 due to weather. Attendees joined meetings at LaPrairis in morning and evening, with several converts noted. Meetings will run another week or until Oct 8. A cemetery cleanup on Sept 16 formed a reserve fund for perpetual maintenance. Trustees will oversee the fund and report progress.
Rainy South Milo Headlines and Social Roundup
Rain drenches the area as Reid and Longman ship a carload of sheep Tuesday. George Barker returns from Rochester seeking specialist care. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Reed visit a ill brother in Peoria. Harold Reid and Claude Schneider back from Dakota. Miss Longman visits her aunt Mrs. Will Mobray over Sunday. Bentley cousins and families visit Grandma Bentley. Henry and daughter plan to Kewanee. McClane family share Sunday dinner at Roy Stone’s. Farewell supper for Rev Neal and reception for Rev Wright at M. E. church Wednesday. Clay Finley’s Dunlap visit Allen Moffitt. K K Klub meets Lula Sherman’s with seven members four visitors. next meeting Oct. 6 with Myrtle Boman of Bradford. Attendance hoped for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Milo
Reid
Longman
George Barker
Rochester
Minn
Lester Reed
Peoria
Harold Reid
Claude Schneider
Dakota
Miss Longman
Will Mobray
Alden
Myra
Lucille Bentley
Grandma Bentley
Henry Smith
Kewanee
Joli McClane
Clarence McClane
Roy Stone
Neal
Wright
Clay Finley
Dunlap
Allen Moffitt's
K. K. Klub
Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey touted as cold remedy
An ad extols Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a top cold remedy for both children and adults, claiming it clears the throat and relieves stuffed sensations. It argues early treatment prevents complications and notes its pine-honey qualities and affordability at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bell
Eatery of the insect eater with glue tongue described
An animal called eaters cannot open its mouth. It has a small round snout opening and a tongue about two feet long that oozes glue rather than saliva. Each insect touched by the tongue sticks and is licked up in large numbers.
Pastor Spencer to Lead Local Churches at Speer
Announcement confirms Rev. Spencer will assume pastorate of three churches in Speer Edelstein and nearby, with first regular services planned Sunday October 3. Moody sells last season's corn at Speer Tuesday, while locals recount visits and family travel. ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills for liver relief at 25 cents for two bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawn Ridge
H. C. Moody
Speer
Spencer
Edelstein
Geo. Hall
California
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Utah
George Perkins
Frank Hayen
Herman
F. D. Nurss
Edwin
Dechman Avenue
Peoria
Hayen
Dr. King
Court house news court actions list of probate and civil cases
Circuit Court cases include Oscar Derr vs John Howard confession and Derr vs Moulton garnishment. Probate filings cover estates of Clementeen B. Smith Albert G Humphrey Priscilla Meijer Michael Fitzpatrick Bridget Martin Anton Ehringer Samuel Sullivan with hearings, letters of administration and final reports. Real estate transfers Henry Hedrick to Burton Hedrick and marriage licenses for Strobach Bendlin Northup Kroeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Derr
John Howard
Lewis Kripisch
August Kripisch
Jake Price
Jerry Moulton
Michael Fahy
Ora Clanin
James Polo
The
Toluca Coal Co
Lawrence W. Broaddus
Lee A. Broaddus
Assumpsit
Walter Kunkle
Josaph Riley
Peter Petri
Russell Hayden
Elizabeth Bullman
Mortimer C. Bullman
Albert G. Humphrey
Priscilla Meijer
Martha A. Morris
Michael Fitzpatrick
Rose Daub
Bridget Martin
Anton Ehringer
Samuel Sullivan
Heal
Henry Harvey Hedrick
Burton W. Hedrick
Lacon
Chris A. Strobach
Austin, Minn
Alma BE. Bendlin
Toluca
Richard A. Northup
Billa M. Kroeper
Henry
Death of Mrs. H. W. Clifton at 67 in Watseka
Mrs. H W Clifton of Watseka died after a brief illness following surgery for throat trouble in Chicago and a cold on return. Her remains were buried in Fairbury. She lived in Lacon several years and is survived by her husband Dr. H W Clifton. In a separate note, J Omarra, a baker at Thieddbbr bakery, disappeared with his wife and baby. she traveled to Peoria, he rejoined on a midnight train to Sparland, raising concerns of abandonment and financial hardship in Lacon. The missing husband was last seen in Rome and Peoria area, leaving his wife stranded with no money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacon
H. W. Clifton
Watseka
J. Omarca
Thieddbr
Sparland
Rome
Peoria
Omarra
Read buys binder. machine yields heavy oats this season
Twenty one years ago W J Read bought a Minneapolis binder from John D Moore of Brimfield. The ad machine performed faithfully every season and this year harvested 60 acres of heavy oats with no skips after adding a new knotter. Well maintained binders last long, unlike many discarded for poor care or shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Read
Minneapolis
John D. Moore
Brimfield
Public Sale Near Sparland Bethel Church Farm Items
Public sale at the narrator's farm four miles west of Sparland and half a mile west of Bethel church begins at 10 o clock a m Tuesday October 5 1915. Property includes three head of horses a 3 year old draft mare 1800 pounds a black horse 7 years old and well broke a bay horse 10 years old all suitable for riding or work twelve head of cattle three almi lch cows three 2 year old heifers one 2 year old steer three coming 1 year old calves one stock cow and calf twenty three head of hogs eight young sows balance barrows weighing about 100 pounds all well bred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
My Place
Sparland
Bethel Church
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Mber
Sparland Department
Paul Coon
Laon
C. McLaughlin
Otto Frank
Moline
Jin
Larl Mharmeson
Bernice Hoskins
Srl Ransom
Mary Gunther
Spring Valley
Murdock
Frank Cunning
Edna Thomas
Homer Frisbey
Robert Murdock
H. Campbell
Eckton
Burdick
Rosedale
Ind
Ellen Leigh
Minnie Tanquary
John Titus
Chillicothe
Frank Hill
Chicago
Wm. Hill
Peru
Fred
Rev. Ward
Cisna Park
Bethel
M. BH
Wyoming
McLeish
Coleman
Ward
Ladies of the Aid Society
Epworth League
M. E
Sparland A. F
A. M. Blue Lodge
Eastern Stars
Putnam’s
Putnam
Litha McLaughlin
Cliff Bonham
White Bear
Mr. Bonham
Wm. Osborne
Relief McLaughlin
L. W. McLaughlin
Lacon Lodge
Northup
Hazel Laverne
George Wiley
Lily Iva
C. C. McLaughlin
Ola Hunt
Arthur Kehlenbach
Anna Luft
Thomas Monier
Beulah Busby
Maxwell
Lenla Maxwell
Tuthill
T. J. Segraves
Henry, Ill
Walter Holler
Henry Hospital
Woman's Missionary Society
Clara Doran
Earl Edminster
Goethals
Panama
Court House News
Brand
Zephyr
J. T. Arnold
W. H. Quiram
Fichstaedt & Longman
la Prairie van Antwerp & Osborn
Sparland Wm
Troe, Whitefield
G. BE. Fenwick
Jones
Segraves’ Drug Store
Illinois
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield, N. J
Calhoun
Bethel Ladies’ Aid
Henry Luft
Col. McVicker
John Riddell
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