Warrants for 20 Boys Over Halloween Disturbance
Twenty youths face charges of disturbing the peace after a disturbance at Jonas Smith's hardware store in Okanville during Halloween. Constables Dohlmeyer and Lehr were pelted with eggs and fruit and locked in a telephone booth by about 200 people before sheriff Petri arrived. The ring leaders will be tried before a local magistrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas Smith
Okanville
Hallowe’en
Smith
M. H. Petri
George Dohlmeyer
Nashville
Jacob Lehr
Sheriff Petri
Ashley
Thanksgiving Social Notes From Fairman Town
Ed Wood and family shared a Thanksgiving dinner with Harry Bopp and relatives. Visitors included Mrs. Jewel Chausse and Frances with Mrs. Marie Cozad. New neighbors replaced Jerry Bell. Marie Cozad attended a Boulder play. Local farmers hauled slate to fill mud holes. Chas Lutz butchered. Bill Crothers family visited C E Cozad. Mat Belcher family and Opal spent Sunday with…
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Wood
Harry Bopp
Jewel Chausse
Frances
Marie Cozad
Jerry Bell
Childrens
Joseph Yardley
Patoka Prairie
Boulder
Chas. Lutz
Bill Crothers
Betty Jean
C. E. Cozad
Mat Belcher
Opal
Local folks share farm work and travel notes
Mr and Mrs Luther Williams are noted among neighbors. Leonard Crothers and Ralph Foltz return from the north after a fall corn shucking period. Ben Padberg and son with Joe Ruchels of Centralia were hunting Sunday in the area. James Nettles finished husking in Town and came home Monday night. Mr Gaylord Wilson and Miss Josephine Smith visited Saturday with Mr and Mrs Clarence Cozad. Herb Stone enabled two truck loads of stock to St Louis Monday and Wash Bowen ran Stone’s milk route Monday. Jake Foltz helped Charlie Lutz shovel Monday. Ralph Foltz hauled coal to Charlie Lutz Monday and Herb Stone hauled coal for Patoka milk plant Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Will Crothers are pleased owners of a new Chevrolet coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Williams
Leonard Crothers
Ralph Foltz
Ben Padberg
Joe Ruchels
Centralia
James Nettles
Gaylord - Wilson
Josephine Smith
Clarence Cozad
Herb Stone
St. Louis
Wash Bowen
Jake Foltz
Chas. Lutz
Ralph. Foltz
Patoka
Will Crothers
Public Sale of Farm at Archie Skaggs Estate
Archie Skaggs owner to sell at public sale at E L Sharp farm 5 1/2 miles west and 1 1/2 miles south of Patoka on December 9 1929 at 1 PM. Items include horses cattle farming implements harness feed and household goods with cash and credit terms 9 months 7 percent interest on notes 5 percent cash discount. George Belcher is auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
E. L. Sharp
E.C
Archie Skaggs
George Belcher
Wanted at once 50 bales red top hay
Louie Wasem seeks 50 bales of thresh ed, mowed and baled red top hay. Mr. Neil Davidson of Champaign visited Thanksgiving Day to see home folks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Wasem
Neil Davidson
Champaign
Lights and Oddities From a Busy New York Life
A column chases color in New York scenes from bankers on yachts to aviation adventures and underground passages. It notes a bank head swimming for health, two businessmen misadventuring by air, and curious city quirks from Grand Central tunnel networks to a polite restaurant miscommunication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hawks
Cleveland
New York
Pennsylvania Mountains
Grand Central Terminal
Odorless Skunks Offer Miracle In Iowa
The Iowa state game and fish department reports five odorless skunks. Parents hesitate to let children approach the cage, but the new variety can be handled without fear of odor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Towa
State Game and Fish Department
Thanksgiving Visitors From Sullivan And Decatur
Miss Wilma Delassus of Sullivan spent Thanksgiving with grandmother Mrs Léah Delas sus. Clark Blankinship and wife and Chas J Blankinship and wife of Decatur visited their old hometown for Thanksgiving Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Delassus of
Sullivan
Mrs
Léah Delassus
Clark Blankinship
Chas. J. Blankinship
Decatur
For Sale Classified Ads Sparsely Weathered Listings
A column of short classifieds: corn for sale at 70e per bushel from T T Cox near Patoka. hay and calves offered by Louie Wasem and Melvin Hines. property for sale or trade by Anderson Green. soil fertility rock phosphate from Wm Ehrat of Robin Jones Phosphate Co. apple trees from Chas Purvis. pigs from W A Ververs. Jersey cow and Black cow with calves offered by Mrs Belle Peddicord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. T. Cox
Patoka
Louie Wasem
Melvin Hines
Alma
Anderson’ Green
Wm. Ehrat
Shobonier
Robin Jones Phosphate Co
Nashville
Tennessee
Stark
Chas. Purvis
Odin
W. A. Ververs
Tfe
Jersey
Belle Peddicord
Odin, Ill
No Hunting Ban Readers Sign for Landowners
Local property owners list names and dates to enforce a no hunting rule on their land. The notice warns trespassers including hunters and trappers will be prosecuted. Signatories include Harmon Hampy Wm A Ververs John Frahis Pope Sisters O F Barnes W O DuComb Bud Johnson D L Freyer Orville Genre Herb Stone Lydia Logan with weekly fees of five cents per home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon Hampy
Wm. A. Ververs
Tfe
John Frahis
Pope Sisters
O. F. Barnes
Tfe ‘Vv
DuComb
Bud Johnson
Notice of No Hunting or Trespass on Farms
The undersigned prohibit hunting or trespassing on their lands with gun or dog. Signatories include M. Lee, Chas. Meador, J. T. Boring, A. D. Nichols, W. K. McNicol, Cyrus Nichols, Mary E. Nichols, Blanche Doolen, Elmer Berry, and others. Auto and property insurance by Mae Eagan. auto license applied for. notary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Lee
Chas. Meador
J. T. Boring
J. A. Caldwell
Wm. Jones
Oscar Caldwell
A. D. Nichols
W. K. McNicol
Lafe Bassett
W. A. Neilson
J. A. Bassett
Jas. McNicol
H. H. Jones
Joseph Knight
E. G. Arnold Elmer Berry
M. C. Souter
Cyrus Nichols
Mary E. Nichols
Blanche Doolen
W. R. Williams
Fred Atkins
Nm. McNicol
H. R. Livesay
T. Walton
A. L. Irvin
A. W. Foster
Merle Jones
S. B. Foster
Cyrus Arnold
Chris Neilson
Co. A. Walton
J. W. Black
MAE Eagan Auto and Property Insurance
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Ka and
Vernon
Odin Coal
Corno
George
Asem, Lm Macer
Shaft of
Greenwich Village
Bill
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Kingston
Red Ryan
Kingston Prison
Altowm’s
Lucas Crawford
J. M. Smith Vernon
Earl Graham
Illinois
Carl Cunningham
East Broadway
Grocery Centralin Baking Co
Ar Aitadonna
Agen
Farm Service Hardware Stores
Pres. Hoover
The
United States
Patoka Hardware Co
Geo. A. Nattier
O. A. Nattier
Philip Wise
Greenville, Ill
Belleville
Chicago
Springfield
Detroit
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Denver
Washington
Los Angeles
Egytia'y Transportation System
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