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Fragmented local notices and events from mid century paper
The page lists varied items: a Baptist church sermon, a commercial prank, a lawyer moving to Molin as collector for a large manufacturer, and death notices for Reuben White of Jackson. Also reported are a poisoning suicide by Mrs. William Lay, a marriage in Eckford, a drowning near Marengo, a fireball sighting in the southwestern sky, printer’s log work after a Cape & Bona fire, a deserter case against W. H. Gray, German Evangelical church meetings with Rev. Koebler, and arbitration over a bilingual sermon dispute at Fredonia plus an English German mix church issue. The season’s schedule notes for New Year events and a lead solo by Edward Elliott are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tompking
the Hainer
Lizale Hognitre
Maraball
Philip Parr
Eckford
A. Frye
Tueaday
Floyd R. Wallan
Ron
Frank
Viame
Marengo
Wee
Jin Wilame Lake
Qitha Latierta
Wil- Tame
BUC
Comstock
Chicago
Gape & Bona
W. H. Gray
Jackson
Ja Doraortey
Ft. Wayne
Rock Springs
Songer
German Evangelical Church
W. A. Koebler
Portage Prairie
Mich
Fredonia