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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
9
Local view posts and market items from Patoka detail sales at Buss & Humes and Alcom's, church announcements, births and illnesses, social visits, weddings, and community events. Includes remarks on trades, entertainment, and school purchases, plus several personal updates.
Oil men scout Patoka Illinois as leases are secured around town. J H Mellroy of Pittsburg plans to secure land east of Patoka, bore three wells, and connect a pipeline if early results satisfy. His cousin W D Linton aids the venture and other parties are also securing leases this week. Investors urged to join the ground floor opportunity.
A combined event will be held at the I O O F Hall on Tuesday evening December 15. The program includes invocations songs recitations instrumental solos and medal presentations. Contestants include Lida Arnold Pearl Stump Garnet Farthing Elsie Belcher Flossie Livesay Clara Belcher Eunice Murfin Charley Zeers Maggie Simcox Eva Thalman with Mrs Dora Bundy county W C T U president delivering the talk and judges awarding medals. Admission will be charged.
The town board granted a ten inch Locust Street sewer franchise to C M Ashton I H Wilton J H Wiley A S Gray G A Jennings Wm Thallman T E Irvin Aaron Farmer Henry Clark and W W Murfin from Marion Avenue north to W H Sharp's place. Frank Osborne won and began work Wednesday. The Big Four Reality Co backed the project to improve town drainage. Tap-ins should be arranged with manager J H Wiley.
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