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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1907
Page
11
The article contrasts lively newspapers with declining towns and celebrates Patoka as a thriving community. It notes mailings to influential readers, urges farmers to support growth, and describes a cooperative merchant plan offering targeted sales to draw trade, along with prizes to incentivize farmer participation.
A fragment suggests the text ponders whether 1908 is a leap year, noting the annual recurrence and the question as a final resort. The passage reflects unsure calculation about the calendar.
Vernon community notes report bad roads and a sick list as school closes for holidays. M W A officers elected including George Walton and J W Thompson. Christmas events and weddings teased along with Santa like bells. Chester Gray in training ship service and Elmer Dunn visiting from Oklahoma. Brown ill with meningitis and new walk added by Simeon White. Oatis to move into new house. Patoka ahead with industrial push. Node Roberts and family visit Vernon. Oates completes new home.
Miss Bessie Gerrish spent Saturday night with the Hall family. Myrtle Belcher's condition remains unchanged. Noah Belcher and family traveled from the north to celebrate Christmas at home. Wedding bells are expected soon. Rabbits are scarce as Harlen B. Gerrish sold 32 last week. Many Foltzville residents visited Centralia for socializing. Little Roberta Elmer has been ill but improving. The men loaded two lumber cars for shipment Saturday. Geoffrey Walker spent Sunday with Mrs Fannie Belcher and family. Ewing Davidson was in the area last week. Mrs Mary Welden of Kentucky visits relatives here. R. H. Foltz and Sam Harris did business in Centralia Monday.
Subscriptions to the Register are urged as townsfolk back efforts for Patoka growth. Various residents travel, relocate, or visit relatives over the holidays. Notables include Lizzie Lee in Indianapolis, Frank Pugh moving to Abraham Buss farm, and families gathering for Xmas dinners and church events.
Peter H Bopps suffers boils while locals swap visits over the holidays. H Mertin returns from Central Illinois. many townspeople including Orville Britt and Jacob Bopp, Nell Gore of Patoka, and Mrs Ella Tabor with Versa drop in. Students from Ewing College and State University plan holidays at home. two I C R R track workers take a break. A miscreant borrowed pencils and the wood rope from Wood school, prompting small town curiosity. Charles Herring returns to Mt Pulaski after visiting relatives. sister P H Bopp joins him briefly.
A White Haven note wishes Joyful holidays and hopeful resolutions. Local items mention visits, homecomings, births, moving, school recess, and dairy work while urging Creamery patronage and sending the newspaper as a gift. Notable mentions include John Linton's newborn son and Bob Ballance's telephone readiness.
Rainy conditions affect roads and schools with no classes in White Haven. James Belcher and neighbors recall last week. Lem Ballance and Robert Norris hailed as corn husker champions. George Leininger and wife visited Fred Leininger family Sunday. Igburch event continues at Mound wel. Residents attended Patoka Saturday. Willie Smith won a free lot. N Carter seen Sunday evening. O D Jackson did business in Patoka Saturday.
Thanks to the Editor for Xmas memory. Sunday was dark and dismal. Roads worsen mail delivery. Mrs. Albert Morey improves. An epidemic of colds with lagrippe and sore throat. Miss Cliffa Moore of White Haven visited relatives. Edna Albert, Han son teacher, came home to spend the holidays. Misses Elsie and Myrtle Emerson and Laura Emerson plan to go to Anna IL for Christmas with relatives.
Charley King and Edward Thom will attend meetings at the school house on the first Tuesday night in January to transact important business. J. M. McConnell and wife visited. C. Muffin and family Sunday. Frank Beck visited his sister Mrs. Jesse Walton south of Vernon Saturday night and Sunday. Rolly Linge was a guest of his uncle G W Anderson and family. George Shontz with a large force of men is clearing 80 acres of land west of here in the river bottom. Route No 1 from Vernon, G W Payne carrier, will be discontinued north of lat Creek after January 2nd due to bad roads. Wm Conners, who has been north the past two years, is visiting relatives. Mrs Albert Morey is worse again.
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