Lanark notes theater plans and community tales
The paper reports Tallman’s Opera House booking the George Garrick Company for The Merchant of Venice and Hamlet on November 6 through 7 with reserved seats at five and ten cents. It covers club meetings, musical performances, homeseekers’ excursions, and a surprise benevolent gathering by Pride of Lanark Rebekah Lodge for J A Thorp and wife, including a generous housewarming gift and a late supper mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallman
Opera House
George Garrick
Hamlet
Garrick
Pride of Lanark Rebekah Lodge No. 445
J. A. Thorp
Tennessee
J. A
Thorp
Kuthrauff
Lanark
Galpin
Lampert
Unclaimed Post Office Letters Lanark Week Ending Nov 24 1806
List of letters remaining unclaimed at the Lanark post office for the week ending November 24 1806 includes Davis Allen T and Wa Hoans P M. From Iowa Warranoo Iowa November 23 1896 notes the Gazette enclosing £1 50 for the publication and a local opinion about McKinley. Also contains curiosities about a Kansas snake story and a voluntary meteorological record for Lanark with weekly temperatures and precipitation along with humorous notes on kissing mustaches and a long reflection on newspaper life by Gen. Jasper Packard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Davis
Allen T
Hoans
P.M
Iowa
Warranoo
Eurrank Gazette
Gazette
McKinley
Pittsburg
Bell Boyle
Jasper Packard
The
New Albany Tribune
Rock Creek Items Show Community News At Mt Carroll
Mrs Tom Dresback visited Mt Carroll last week. Miss Livingstonteacher at Center Schoolvisited Mt Carroll Saturday. Bert and Will Zack traveled to Kent last week. Will will split and sell wood this week. Horner, Jno and Will Flickinger hunted at Black Oak and brought two rabbits. Oliver Wolfe of Leaf River visited John Zuck’s last week. Rock Creek Literary Society held its second meeting and adopted a constitution. On Friday Nov 27 a program featured music by Boyd Zake, several recitations, an essay on pupils and parents, a debate on printing press versus steam engine with local participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Dresback
Mt. Carroll
Leaf River
John Zuck
Rock Creek Literary Society
Boyd Zaek
Josie Flickinger
Will Donelly
Frank Donelly
A. E. Donelly
Bert Zuck
Grand Lodge plans village home for aged members in Illinois
The Grand Lodge of LO L of Illinois at its annual meeting approved creating a self-sustaining home for indigent aged members and their wives within a 420 acre tract in the ninth district near Chicago. The plan includes four-room cottages with gardens, farmed lands for bread and meat, and fruit and vegetable crops for market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge of
LO. C. F. of
Ilinois
Order
Rebekahs
Chicago
County of
Carroll
Ninth
Susie Smith
High School Notes Recap of November Meeting
The high school literary and debating society met November 18 in the school room. The program included songs, reports, roll call, a debate on whether the negro has benefited from emancipation with the affirmative led by Ray Sherwood and Lutie Van Aelstyn, the negative by Scott Wood and Grace Wolf, and a unanimous decision for the affirmative. Additional items featured duets, an essay on William Jennings Bryan by Fred Glotney, select reading, and a critics report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Song—Society
Ray Sherwood
Lutie van Aelstyn
Scott Wood
Grace Wolf
Nora
Roy Byers
Bryan
Fred Glot
Felty
Ethel Paterbaugh
Harry Price
Frank Kray
Shannon Opera House Saturday Show Draws Applause
Entertainment led by The Peak Sisters and the Sailor Drill delighted the Shannon crowd. Mrs. Jessie Emerick sang well from Freeport. Gallery misbehavior drew notice as locals urged parental oversight. Local clergy preached in Dunkard and Bethel churches. Community updates include visits, medical progress, and social plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Peak Sisters
Jessie Emerick
Freeport
Opera Hall
Bedlam
Shannon
Local Notes From Shannon Area And Cuba Prisoners
Mrs Pratt of Shannon visited Mrs Rima Sture vant and family. Henry Heisler and wife visited Ed Walkey near Freeport. There is a savings at William Bickster’s home on Wednesday evening Nov Sith. Grandma Baeckwaller visits Matilda Van Brocklin for a week. Miss Mae Doty Sundays with Miss Ida Merchant at Pearl City. Christmas church exercises planned. Miss Alice Adair to return home Wednesday. Mia and Effie Boyd visit Henry Vimner’s family. Jim Wilson travels to Rockford then Chicago. Two returned prisoners recount Cuban imprisonment and lack of U S protection. British consul freed Englishmen quickly. no American consul aided Americans. flags of nations reflect respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt
Shannon
Rima Sturevant
Henry Heisler
Ed. Walkey
Freeport
William Bickster
Mia
John Anderson
Sheldon
Iowa
Effie Boyd
Henry Vimner
Family
Jim Wilson
Rockford
Chicago
Cuba
Havana
United States
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Tam
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J. A. Walker
Ill
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East Side Market
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