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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1925
Page
5
Otto Maulding and family from Cen tralia visited Sunday and Monday with Chas Maulding and family. T Wooters and wife visited Sunday with John Steele and wife nearby. Art Wilson and wife from Alma visited Sunday with Merritt Caldwell.
Cyrus Nichols hauls milk from the vicinity to Vandalia on Monday for his first trip. Red top threshing is in full blast as a short hay crop and seed yield strain the area. Ora Green visits his parents in Montana. Hugh Graham paints Round Top schoolhouse. Chance schoolhouse painted inside and out by Oscar Caldwell and John Chance. Culse Donohoe and family visit Elmer Albert and family Sunday. Mrs Jessie Caldwell and son Darrel transact business in Salem Saturday. Riley Williams and wife and Henry Williams and wife transact business in Salem Monday. The condition of Gladys Nielsen.
Public notice in Salem Illinois announces the September 1925 term of the Marion County Circuit Court Chancery division. James E Wasem Leslie F Wasem and Maurice H Wasem are cited to appear, plead or demur to the Bill of Complaint filed June 27 1925, or a decree will be entered.
Patoka Register readers are informed about the State Protective Association based in Stanbery Building Vandalia Illinois offering certificates worth $1000 payable on death or for loss of two eyes hands or feet. A $3 fee and $1 per member contribute to calls with ages 10 to 55 eligible. The first death Floyd Hatfill Pleasant Mound Illinois insured under certificate 645-33, claim paid July 24. Agents and members are sought and correspondence invited.
Henry Obendroth and family visited John Steele and Rev. Henley who led services at Zion on Sunday and Sunday night. Mrs Eliza Brown was thrown from a bogey last Friday, suffered severe bruises, but has since nearly recovered.
Albert Brown and wife visited Melvin Belcher and Jim Christie and wife. Ralph Chris tied and family of Walker visited relatives. Fanny Sybert of Assumption stayed with Mary Pribble. Mrs Lucy Christie and children reunited with brother Ora Brumfield. Harold Payne and wife from St Louis visited his father. Donald Ford nipped by a mad dog. Ora Cox killed it. Warren and John Lake acquired two hound pups. John Fiedler and Louis Boers joined Frank Lake and family. Frank Lake and Bud Cox drove to Ramsey on business. Orval Jones and family visited St Elmo. Hazel and Hiomer Jones from Iowa stayed. John Galyean and wife from St Louis visiting. Elsie Lake and children with T J Christie.
7 Charles Sloan of Odin was the guest of Mrs. Mayme Robinson on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Herring and children spent Sunday in Assumption. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Green second daughters were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Arnold in Kinmundy Sunday.
Mrs. Sam Arnold was confined to the house last week by an attack of the summer flu. Mrs. Blanche Doolen and children visited Mrs. Sam Jones. Lewis Jones and family spent Sunday with S. S. Walker and family. John Thalman and family visited Robert Arnold. James Griffin and wife from Patoka with Roy Griffin and family from Ramsey joined Francis Griffin's Sunday gathering. The community attended the reunion last week.
The article cites lingering heat in recent days badly stressing the corn crop. It notes drought conditions reduce yield and farming in Crackers Neck faces damage as temperatures stay high.
Sunday school at Temple drew several attendees from area households. Noah Belcher and wife and Ada Downing of Colfax visited with Mat cher and family, while Ed ard Calvin Belcher and wives joined Chay ey Lowen and wife. Millard Palmer and family visited Pete Bopp and family, and Rolling and family of Fairfield called on Clarence Bown and family. Miss Lila Bopp, visiting Mrs. Millard Palmer, returned home after two weeks.
Vernon area residents share visits and trips including Jesse Walton family in Decatur and G F Norris visits. Miss Estelle Livesay returns from Ramsey. Soldiers and Sailors Reunion in Salem attended. baptismal service and Pentecostal revival at Breezy Hill Patoka with 13 candidates and all day meeting. varios visits from Decatur Centralia Vandalia Mt Olive Kinmundy Champaign and Wisconsin vacations noted.
Sparse items note warm weather worry about cooling, Lulu Sharp improving, and assorted visits. Otto Marohl Rollin Cox Tom Towler and Ralph were in South Centralia on Monday. Frank Sharp delivered watermelons to Vandalia market. Dell Shepard family visited Cracker Neck. Lou Belcher and wife attended a birthday dinner. John Shepard went to Vandalia on business. Elza Sharpe had several teams hauling lime recently.
Martins Millinery on the second floor of Martin and Martin Store offers the latest styles in fall and winter hats with prices described as reasonable.
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