Manito Community Notes and Local Births and Fires
Grass fire near Theodore Bender’s home was contained by the Manito Fire Department. A son Gary Allen was born to Kenneth Voorhees and wife, with Vera Legg and Beryl Lawson among attendants at a Mason City and Manito wedding. Burial for Pekin native Lawrence Burton and other local incidents include a roof fire at Jim O Shea’s home and deaths and hospital injuries. August DeSutter injured when his team bolted. Wilma Waddell Golden joins the Express staff. Stanley Howard is born to Harry and wife.
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Manita
Theodore Bender
Kenneth Voorhees
Oakland
California
Gary Allen
J. E. Corbett
Manito
Flora Zimmerman
Joseph Hobbs
Vera Legg
Mason City
Beryl Lawson
Carroll Farnam
Pekin
Roy Hill Gilmore
Jack Hill
Ed House
Jim O'Shea
Harry Martin
Stanley Howard
August DeSutter
Louis DeSutter
August
Old Crusty play graces M C H S seniors
After a run of performances at M C H S seniors present the play Old Crusty. Le Roy Brenner longtime resident and ill health sufferer died March 29. The Manito Fire Department was involved in a light incident in the town.
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le Roy Brenner
Manito
Local Notes on Elections and Obituaries from Spring Lake Area
Twenty five years ago J M Roush departed to Astoria for summer work on a large concrete mausoleum. Mrs Louella Covert widow of Gus Covert died March 31 at her son William Mundon’s home in Spring Lake Township. Fred A Pfeiffer elected supervisor of Malone township. Bert V Golden defeated William Stevens in Spring Lake township for supervisor. E E Ethell prominent farmer and president of the Peoples State
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Louella Covert
Gus Covert
William Mundon
Spring Lake Township
Fred A. Pfeiffer
Malone Township
Bert V. Golden
William Stevens
E. E. Ethell
The
People’s State
Harriet A. Priddy
Parkland
Thomas R. Gale
A. A. Maxwell
Kewanee
Steers Bring Top Market at Chicago Yards on March 28
A bank sold yearly steers at the peak market in Chicago stockyards on March 28, with bids reaching $10.50 per hundredweight. The shipment of Herefords averaged 899 pounds each and were finished like show cattle.
Local Births and Deaths Round Up In Manito Area
A sequence of births and deaths in Manito and nearby towns lists several new parents including Mr and Mrs J Lux of Topeka with a newborn son, and Mr and Mrs Leander Copelen with a daughter born April 3. Deaths include Mrs R A Whiteford on April 8 and Uncle John Corbett on April 4, with funeral details and related notices.
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Joseph Seelye
Texas
Kansas City
Oklahoma
S. E. Dennis
J. Lux
Topeka
Leander Copelen
James Hilling
John W Rogers
Jeannerette
Louisanna
Manito
R Rogers
Petersburg
R A Whiteford
Manita
Cat return reward sparks grim confession
An advertisement promises $100 for a missing wife’s cat. A man then reveals he drowned the animal three days earlier, shaping a shocking reply that frames the request as a trap or confession.
F. S. Stables Sell Saddle Horses to Midwest Buyers
William H. Farrow of Pekin and Martin C. Schleder of Green Valley Illinois owners of F. S. Stables report sales of several American Saddle Bred horses over the past year. Richlieu's Easter Intruder 20410 was sold to F. C. Brown of Arnold Nebraska, who bought related offspring and plans a large saddle horse nursery. Other sales include Wilmar's Bourbon to H. B. Allen of Minneapolis and Kit Bourbon to Oscar Weyhrich of Green Valley. Schleder trains Wilmar's Victoria for junior harness events and Farrow added a black registered mare sired by Abdallah Peavine from East Peoria.
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William H. Farrow
Pekin
Martin C. Schleder
Green Valley
Illinois
F. & S. Stables
Richlieu
Brown Ranch
F. C. Brown
Arnold
Nebraska
Mr. Brown
Bourbon
Wests
Wilmar
Oscar Weyhrich
Ilinois
Kit Bourbon
Mr. Weyhrich
Depp Barrymore
Mr. Farrow
Robert H. Butler
East Peoria
Abdallah Peavine
Swa* Nee Lee
A Hint to an Over-Night Horse Trader
When Lincoln was a lawyer in Illinois he and a judge bantered about trading horses. They agreed to trade at nine the next morning with horses unseen and no backing out under a twenty five dollar forfeiture. The judge arrived leading the sorriest looker.
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Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Lincoln Takes Part in Horse Trade Prank
Mr Lincoln arrived with a wooden saw-horse on his shoulders causing laughter as he examined the judge's horse and quipped that he had never before been outdone in a horse trade. The crowd roared at the lighthearted moment during the gathering.
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Mr. Lincoln
Lincoln
H. C. Perryman
Williamson Press, Inc
Springfield
Illinois
H. L. Williamson
My Friend Whitey Dog Keeps Quiet When Scolded
A short verse about a well behaved small dog that follows its owner. The speaker notes the dog’s politeness compared with other animals and its reluctance to fight. The tone is affectionate and light.
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Alemory’s
Lawrence Burton
Havana
Alma
Art Burton
Alice Hill
Charles Wills
Forest City
Wilma Waddell Golden
the Express
Della Roush
Manito Resturant
Kaitch
Iamerican Gem Society
Jones Brothers Jewelers
Court St
Pekin, Ml
J. M. Roush
Astoria
R. A. Hilling
Jacob Graff
E. E. Randolph
John Owen
Spring Lake District
John Corbett
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
J. McGreevey
John Beck
Elizabeth Mosher
Galesburg
Jacob Armhurst
C. M. Hill
A. E. McJankin
Keota
Iowa
H. Rankin
Egypt
Republican State Central Committee
U. S
C. Wayland
Brooks
Dwight H. Green
Richard Yates Rowe
Secretary of
William G. Stratton
Sinon A. Murray
Elmer H. Droste
George F. Barrett
America
R.M. Benedict
Mr. Benedict
Mr. Schleder
Victoria
Richlien
Friend — Whitey
Sangamon County Farm Bureau
Auburn
Williamson
Springfield Federation of Teachers
Williamson Was
Fayette County
Farina High School
Wil
Springfield Typographical Union No. 177
H. L Williamson
Labor
Congress
Jiamson
Bond, Christian, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Sangamon
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