Martinsville notes mark Decoration Day parade and deaths
Local items recount Saturday visitors from Anderson and Orange, rainfall delays, and a looming judicial election. A lengthy obituary honors Jane Spraker, death May 25 1915, and a detailed Decoration Day program by the Sons of Veterans with 34 comrades present.
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Martingville
John
Wirick
Anderson
Joseph Cooper
Orange
Will
Flenner
Dolson
Ira
Murphy
Auburn
Chas. Wells and Son
Terre Haute
Don Winterrowd
Marshall
Mattie Smith
Chas
Bair
Calaboose
Nathan Roberts
Albert Cooper
Wiley ‘Phillippe and Son
Harve Thompson
John Ennis
Lew Curtis
Terre Haute Haute
Solomon
Ruth Spraker
Martinsville
Millard Payne
Lola
Vinnia
Guy
Wesley Chapel
M. E. Church
A. R. Wassell
Sons of Veterans
Veterans, Sons of Veterans
Main Street
Insurance on farm and city property
Tornado and fire insurance available on farm and city property. Strong companies at the lowest rates. Write or call Cole & Cole, Marshall, Illinois.
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Cole & Cole, Marshall
Illy
Dolson area weather and accident notes
Oats look to be better this year though rain halted corn planting for days. Lightning killed two cows and a steer in local farms during recent storms. Repairs begin on a steel bridge and a concrete arch as work paused by rain. Mrs Lou Schwartz and Mary Ashmore visited the Schwartz family. Mary stayed longer. Highway commissioner Joe Nicholson acquires new road tools and planned dual grader use. A lightning fire damaged Elizabeth Tate’s home but was contained. Community mourns Mrs Arbogast who had been living with Ham Clapp’s family.
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Mr. Baker
Dolson Chapel
George Claypool
Ed Buser
Doyle’s Creek
Charles Buckler Ford
Slater
Slater Hill
Lou Schwartz
Mary
Ashmore
Mike Schwartz
Joe Nicholson
Elizabeth Tate
Sudden Death Shocks Family Far From Home
A woman died unexpectedly while her family traveled to Clarksville for church services. They returned to find her dead. Funeral services were held Tuesday with relatives and friends following to Marshall Cemetery.
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Clarksville
Marshall Cemetery
Local notes from Vevay area and county fair plans
Homer Benbout drove to Vevay while corn remains unplanted. Grandmother Romine reports fresh peas, and June 18 Sunday School convention at Five Points. Ia Brosstian visits from Chicago Dental College. Commissioner Waters boosts Mar tinsville road work. Robert Watson seeks horses from Westfield. Angling road change petition near Jeff school. Beachout family to visit from Pasco. Women prepare to win $10 county fair garden prize.
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Homer
Arthur Benbout
Vevay
Romine
Ia Brosstian
Chicago Dental College
Thompson
John Waters
Martinsville
Robert Watson
Westfield
Jeff
Harry Beachout
Pasco
Wash
Residents Visit Family and Attend Local Events
Everett Armstrong of Livingston spent Sunday with Jas Weaver. Mr and Mrs Jas Liggett and daughter Laura visited Omer Hall and family. Lucinda Elliott of Riley Indiana visits son W P Elliott and family. Attendees joined decoration services at Dunlap. Lulu Hazel Flora Elliott visited Myrtle Black. Ice cream supper at church Saturday night June 5. Anna Welsh hosted guests Monday for a Children's Day program with Allie Mathew Ruth Weaver Ruth Setzer Goldin Lowe Lulu Elliott.
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Everett Black
Livingston
Jas. Weaver
Jas Liggett
Laura
Omer Hall
Lucinda Elliott
Riley
Ind
W. P. Elliott
Dunlap
Lulu
Hazel
Flora Elliott
Myrtle Black
Allie’ Mathew
Ruth Weaver
Ruth Setzer
Goldin Lowe
Lulu Elliott
Anna Welsh
Decoration Day Services and Notices Across York Area
Sunday Decoration Day services drew wide attendance in York and nearby towns with speeches by Judge Connelly of Marshall and gatherings including Mrs Sadie Marshall from Terre Haute. Notices call for printing bids and foreclosures in Clark County Illinois with court actions against C E Hendry and Verna Hendry.
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State of Illinois
Clark County
Court of
Martinsville Loan, and Building Association
C. E. Hendry
Erna Hendry
First National Bank of
Martinsville
Ilinois
C. BE. Hendry
Verna Hendry
Hendry
Marshall
Jay Swern
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