Down Memory's Lane Chronicle 1910 Manito village notes
Obituaries and local notices span deaths in Manito and Pleasant Plains. Katherine Brown dies at 35, and George Hild funeral held in Green Valley church. Local marriages include Reed Rohtping and Barnes Kennedy. Town events cover drainage contracts, farm trials, Knights of Pythias, and school graduations at Bradley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wiedmer
Springfield
W. R. Davis
United Evangelical Church
Bishop
George Hild
Forest City
Green Valley Presbyterian Church
Carl i B. Reed
Peoria
Elizabeth Rohtping
East Peoria
Christian Endeavor Society
The
Reformed Church
Harry Heyl
Earl Waner
Bradley
Harriett Barnes
Albert Sherer
Tessie Barnes
O. D. Kennedy
Loretta Galvin
Forest City deaths and local notes from June
Walter W. Kroell and Iva Kroell of Forest City died June 7 at 12 years 7 months 26 days. Henry Smith died June 10 in Topeka at 76. J G Hirth returned from visit before sailing for Europe. Memorial Day funds sent by R A Hilling for the Hall of Fame busts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W. and
Iva Kroell
Forest City
Ruby Warner
University of Chicago
Forest City Bank
Henry Smith
Topeka
Raymond Woodrow
Green Valley
J. G. Hirth
Europe
H. W. Williamson
Manito
Williamson
College of Journalism
Illinois
Eliza Parrish Lovejoy
Alton
Lincoln
R. A.hilling
Alumni Banquet Ties Class of 1939 to June 12
Alumni banquet honoring the class of 1939 was held June 12. Home Bureau members and their families enjoyed a lawn party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Waldmeier. Manito Epworth League observed its forty first anniversary with a program Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Bureau
Harry Waldmeier
Manito Epworth League
Epworth League
the Express
A. R. Kellay
U. of I
Illinois
D. W. Davis
Charles F. Warner
Grangers Elevator Company
Cecil Goodwin
Flea Infested House Fumigation Method
When a house is heavily infested with fleas the quickest and most satisfactory means of exterminating them is by fumigating with hydrocyanic acid gas.
Weekend Social Roundup From Manito Area
Mr and Mrs Theodore Bender spent Sunday in Peoria visiting Richard Talbott. Mrs Eula Collier Pekin and Mrs Mabel Schirbeck visited Mt Sterling. Families from Pekin Peoria and Jacksonville Illinois marked Father Day and college visits with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Bender
Peoria
Richard Talbott
John Fischer
F. C. Rice
John Fredrick
Champaign
Phil
U. of I
Kenneth ‘Look
Carl Look
Pekin
S. E. Dennis
Beverly
Joan Dennis
Lis
MacMurry College
Jacksonville
Illinois
Harold Thompson
Billy Thompson
John Thompson
Ed Lawson
Ray Hill
Gaile Beebe
Lila O'Hara
Eula Collier
Mabel Schirbeck
McNews
Mt. Sterling
Kenneth Look
Robert Farnum
Peoria Social Hosts Gather for Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Roy Frederick hosted Mr and Mrs Harold Budke and family Marvin Fischer Betty Ary Norman Smith Mrs Ellen Ary Emma Loo of Peoria last Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Fischer and Mr and Mrs Raymond Miller of Matanza Beach plan a Chicago vacation for three or four days. Mrs Gertie Buck traveled to Akron Ohio to visit Mr and Mrs Emerson Buck and family as well as Mr and Mrs Robert Page of Galion Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Frederick
Harold Budke
Marvin Fischer
Betty Ary
Norman Smith
Ellen Ary
Emma Loo
Peoria
John Fischer
Raymond Miller
Matanza Beach
Chicago
Gertie Buck
Emerson Buck
Akron
Ohio
Robert Page
Galion
Six-Figure Business Opportunity in Manito Franchise
A rare opportunity in Manito offers a protected franchise with world leading livestock and poultry feed company backing. Seeks a proven local entrepreneur with moderate capital to build a six figure yearly business within two years, with training, staff support, and inventory control guidance. Apply by writing to J J Nusser at Ralston Purina Company in Decatur Illinois with career history and two local references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Nusser
Ralston Purina Company
East Eldorado
Decatur, Tilinois
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Gem
Drea Jouclona
Pekin, Illinois
Katherine
Frank
Annie ‘Brown
Miss Brown
Pleasant Plains
Manita
J. E. Rogers
Florida
Otha
Manito Hardware Company
Bertie E. Heyl
Lewis R. Warner
John H. Day
Knights of Pythias
San Jose
Thomas Smith, Jr
Moline Plow Co
Joseph Breedlove
St. Francis Hospital
I. D. Zimmerman
Mayme Dwyer
Mary Kelly
George E. Sparks
Fred Durham
Gene White
Thomas Searcliff
Glasford
Odd Fellows
Meadow Lawn Cemetery
William L. Starrett
Lloyd Wallace Kroell
Community Express
Freeing
Pass (Association
A. A. DeVore, Jr
Manito Drug Company
Tlunois Bankers Association
Peoples State Bank OF
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Konisek Studio
Elizabeth ST
Ill
W. Saxon Goldwire Photographer
Manito Hardware Co
Manito, Illinois
Dr.Hiodkinson
Canada
Shriners
Fred Fornoff
Dillon
Pearl Talbott
Clarence Vogel
Manita Express
Manito Community Express
Wanda Thompson
J. E. Bradman
Beardstown
Browning
Harold Selke
Linda Hodkinson
Carol Lust
Flora Kastner
Middle States Telephone CO
OMEGA
Henry Birkenbusch & Son
Court Street
Cole
Ralph Stein
Allis-Chalmers Sales and Service
Milwaukes
Bernshausen
Manito,llinois
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