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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1923
Page
8
Owing to a contemplated business change the party requests all debtors to call and settle their accounts before February 1. Books for collection are at the store.
The clipping blends sales ads and social items. It notes Wm. Tenly in Chicago, a sale of a china closet buffet, a regular Astern Star Chapter meeting, and alfalfa meal ads. It mentions Emma Brewster visiting Sheldon, Fred BeGraff at a furniture convention, rental rooms in Beidler building, a missionary pastry sale, multiple families visiting, auto paint shop ad, winter coat bargains, Miss Viola Helder returning to Chicago, Dr. Dahnke at a rental association meeting, meat products for hens, high prices for hides, a small roof fire, Fred Diehl illness, a Ford theft with a $25 reward, probate matters for George R. Shaner, a sale of Zier farm lands, business changes at Peters Hartman, burglary at Ray Lichty, sympathy notes for Dr. Stearns and Mr. Schmucker, and thanks to the WCTU.
A closing out sale is set for Wednesday January 24 1923 at the Scott Cowen farm five miles southwest of Shannon and four miles east of Lanark. The sale includes 7 horses 77 Hereford cattle 32 brood sows and hogs seed corn 200 chickens white Pekin ducks and various farm machinery with usual terms and noon lunch. CHAS SPENGLER and Wm TENLEY announce agency changes for local meat dairy and poultry business with continued service and top prices for cream and eggs. The Men’s Bible Class hosted a supper and a lively program at the M E church with music and games. The Mutual Chautauqua Bureau plans a three event lecture series starting January 24 featuring Zellner Powers Snider Co and Dr Frank Church with tickets and guarantor notices.
Telegram announces the death of Kate Harmon Shoeman at Osage Saskatchewan Canada. Funeral held with interment at Osage. Shoeman lived near Lanark twenty years ago and leaves a bereaved husband two sons and a daughter. Also report of Mrs Sadie Michaels found ill from cerebral apoplexy. Dr Packard and Mrs Dick care for her. Michaels in critical condition with expected end.
Dr C C Ellis state health superintendent visited and praised local health chief Packard for handling the outbreak that kept smallpox out of Lanark town and schools. Quarantines eased for several homes. a mild new town case appeared but all exposed were vaccinated and isolated. further cases hoped to be few.
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