State Fair 1909 promises wonders at Springfield
The Illinois State Fair opens Friday October 1 in Springfield for a nine day display of agricultural and mechanical prodigies. Secretary Dickinson reports space demand is unsatisfied with plans for an inside track, new poultry coops, and a grand Night Horse Show. Sacred services, bands, and free museum access at the State Arsenal accompany the event.
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Illnois
Dickinson
Cits
State Board
Hopkins
West
Chamber of Commerce
Springfield
Local picnic trip to Shaw's Grove near Darwin
A group from Turre Haute including Elmer Goodman Fred Kelley and Wistord McKee drove to Shaw's Grove near Darwin for a Sunday picnic. Miss Celia Lake Maude Walker Lyda Vorbeck Mahle Spittler Louies and Elisa Eggebrecht and Messis La Laornson joined the outing.
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Doll’s Grocery
Celia Lake
Maude Walker
Lyda Vorbeck
Mahle Spittler
Louies
Elisa Eggebrecht
Messis la Laornson
Robinson
Elmer Goodman
Fred Kelley
Wistord McKee
Turre Haute
Wm. Munshur
Mike Carrasa
Shaw’s Grove
Darwin
Funeral of Mrs Nash in Johnson Township
Norman Bennett attended the funeral of his sister Mrs Nash in Johnson township last week after a long illness with tuberculosis. She is survived by her husband and two daughters Misses Jonnie and Nellie Green. Also surviving are Messrs Gerald Triplett and John and Lewis Holt of Chrisman. They drove here in an auto Sunday and were guests of Misses Ruth Foster and Maud Foster.
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Norman Bennett
Johnson Township
Nash
Jonnie
Nellie Green
Gerald Triplett
John
Lewis Holt
Chrisman
Rth Foster
Maad
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Pekin, Illinois
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the State Arsenal
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Jagonville Ind
Robert Castee
C. F. Behner
Chicago
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Abe Garver
Martinsville
D. O. Martin
Terre Haute
Marshall
O. H. Wheeler
E. M. Bradshaw
Centralia
Keifer
D. D. Doll’s
Clyde Thompson
Charles Sullivan
Amusement Hall
John Ferris
Republican
Plum Street
T. W. Clark
Ruth Davison
Urbana
U. of IL
Amos B. Lucan
New York
Portland
Oregon
Mable Howell
Adrian Mich
Frank Lupher
Beaver Pa
Helen Pritchard
Delaware Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan College
B. F. Johnson
Allice
Marshall, Ill
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Wm. Houk
Isaiah Jennings
Nancy
Anderson Town
Eye and Ear Hospital
Main Street
Joe Gunder
W.S. Spotts
Clydg. Clem
Casey
Carroll Clem
Purdam Oregon
Wabash Valley Telephone Co
Marshall and West Union
William Healey
Ellen Farley
Jennie McNutt
Archer House
George Phelps
Esquire
Thomas Craig
Charles E. Schenck
Paris
State Sunday School Association
Will Wheeler
Wheeler
Marshall House
Vera Hicks
Vance Avenue
W. W. Sniff
The
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Athena
Hughes
Zion City
Simmons
Hart, Shaffner & Marx
Copen Hagen
United States
Stacy Adams
Howard & Foster
E. P. Reed
Queen
Grovers
Clark County
R. L. Warriner
South Side Square
John Hanks
Hamitten St
H. M. Dewey
Wabash
Charlie Sullivan
RB. A.mitchell
Obartte
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