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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
9
The town records the season's first snow on Tuesday and lists a flood of social notices. Neighbors attend visits, dinners, and Thanksgiving gatherings. many residents are noted by name with asides about travels, illness, and new births or business visits. Subscriptions to the Register are urged, and local ads promote mill products and household goods.
Thanksgiving services at the M. E. church drew a large crowd last Thursday. Music included the choir and a double quartet. Rev. Pressly gave an appreciated address. Assistants included Revs Green Wiley and Willey. A charity offering of 10.50 was collected and a committee from each church was formed to manage funds where needed. Members named for each church were listed.
The Business Men's League will convene Thursday evening December 12 at 7:30 at Dr Murfin's office. All business men are urged to attend as by laws will be read and other important matters discussed. A Thanksgiving family reunion was held at Ed Delassus' home with sixteen attending including the Arnold, Belcher, and Stevens families.
Len Caldwell and his wife suffered serious injuries after a ram frightened their rig near Salem last Friday. Both were thrown from the vehicle. Mr Caldwell broke a limb and Mrs Caldwell sustained two broken bones. Neighbors and friends extend sympathy.
A Union Young People's Christian Society organizing meeting set for Sunday afternoon December 8 at 2 30. All local church youth invited to attend. Speakers urge participation from ages fourteen and up to build a town wide youth Christian group.
Miss Etta and Katie Clark entertained a party of girls on Thursday evening November 28. Attendees included Misses Georgia Cruse Jessie Haley Binnie Chandler Lottie Griffin Carrie Hostler Flossie Livesay Winnie Aull Clara Belcher and Mildred Peek. They left around 9 30 p m with one guest still present.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. church South accepted corn from Bro. Anson Griffin north of town. They husked 29 bushels in 1 hour 10 minutes and sold it for 50 cents a bushel, earning $14.50 paid by Louie Wasent. The event featured many participants and a note of thanks to Mr. Griffin and Dr. Murfin. Also recounted is the 1907 death and funeral of Okaw Camp No. 761, Patoka, its legacy, and its later resurrection to aid neighbors and orphans.
Thanksgiving was made pleasant for Rev. Pressly and his family by the thoughtfulness of church members and friends. They provided abundant provisions for dinner in anticipation of their son from Xenia, who could not return due to work, leaving the pastor’s family grateful for liberal, kind donations that made the day pleasant.
Members of Okaw Camp No. 761 proved their forestry skill last Friday by sending teams to the woods and returning loaded. In the afternoon neighbors gathered at the home of afflicted brother N Belcher and chopped his winter wood, a labor that delighted the family and demonstrated true fraternal support.
Miss Lillian Vail hosted a party at her parents home on December 2 1907 for her nineteenth birthday. Guests enjoyed social conversation piano violin and vocal music plus apples and candy. Attendees included Mabel Simcox Lela Church Edna Gaultney Daisy Gray Blanche Wilton Anna Ballance Nina Martin Bessie Griffin Ada Griffin Louise Johnson Elsie Belcher Harry Simcox Warren Alexander Port Wheeler Elliott Caldwell Max Conroy and others.
A reader from Vernon praises the Paroxa Register in a Thanksgiving note, calling it a newsy paper and enclosing one dollar to request a subscription. The writer, born near Patoka, wishes success for the Register and thanks its editors.
Notice to hunters and trespassers that hunting or trespassing on lands owned by the undersigned is forbidden. Violators will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Harrington Gerrisn.
Mr and Mrs D F Nichols and son Ankney left Tuesday for Sarita Texas to make their home A family reunion was held at their old Illinois home on Sunday December 1 with many relatives present A delightful dinner was served and guests wished the Nichols family a pleasant journey as they departed
The piece argues advertising works like a steady water stream from fire engines, replacing the bucket method. It asserts modern newspapers reach a wide, repeating audience and that practical, intelligent ad use promotes trade and profits due to effectiveness and low cost.
The writer from Macon Illinois dated December 1 1907 issues a challenge to any man in Marion County to husk with Merritt Caldwell or Joe Leonard for five or ten hours for money or honor. The note comes from Sorrow of the Register and is signed by Merrity Caldwell and Joe Leonard.
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